SOURCES SOUGHT
70 -- Sources Sought Notice - Under Grad and Grad Data - Peterson's, LLC.
- Notice Date
- 11/7/2023 1:38:50 PM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 513130
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- Contracting Office
- W6QM MICC-WEST POINT WEST POINT NY 10996-1514 USA
- ZIP Code
- 10996-1514
- Solicitation Number
- W911SD-24-R-0013
- Response Due
- 11/10/2023 9:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 11/25/2023
- Point of Contact
- Tara D'Amico, Phone: 8459385102
- E-Mail Address
-
tara.m.damico.civ@army.mil
(tara.m.damico.civ@army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- SBA Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
- Description
- SOURCES SOUGHT This is a Sources Sought Notice ONLY.� The U.S. Government has a requirement for digital licenses to access Peterson�s, LLC. digital platform of Undergraduate Database and Graduate Database Datasets for the Office of Economic and Manpower Analysis, at West Point, NY in accordance on a small business set-aside basis, provided 2 or more qualified small businesses respond to this sources sought synopsis with information sufficient to support a set-aside.� Be advised that the U.S. Government will not be able to set aside this requirement if 2 or more small businesses do not respond with the information to support the set-aside.� We encourage all small businesses, in all socioeconomic categories (including, 8(a) Business Development Program, Small Disadvantage Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Women-Owned Small Business concerns), to identify their capabilities in meeting the requirement at a fair market price.� If any interested party believes it is capable of meeting this requirement may identify themselves, however, they must submit evidence of their capability to fulfill the requirement as an authorized agent. If you are an authorized agent of Peterson�s, LLC. you must submit written proof from Peterson�s, LLC. that says you are an authorized agent with permission to sell / supply licenses to their digital platform on their behalf (* INFO WILL BE VERIFIED *). Authorization letter from Peterson�s, LLC. that says you are an Authorized Agent with permission to sell / provide the licenses listed above and access to their digital platform on Peterson�s, LLC. behalf. The letter must have the full name, phone#, and email address of your POC at Peterson�s, LLC. Your authorization claim will be verified with Peterson�s, LLC.� All interested parties must provide the following data with their responses: Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, DUNS number, CAGE code, a statement regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code. Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, DUNS number, CAGE code, a statement regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code. This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes � it does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future.� This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. �Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this sources sought notice. �The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. �Submittals will not be returned to the responder.� Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFQ or IFB or RFP, if any is issued. �If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Governmentwide Point of Entry. �It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the Governmentwide Point of Entry for additional information pertaining to this requirement.� The anticipated NAICS code(s) is ��513130 � Book Publishers with a size standard of 1,000 employees. A need is anticipated to provide digital licenses to access Peterson�s, Inc. digital platform of Undergraduate Database and Graduate Database Datasets for the Office of Economic and Manpower Analysis, at the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY.� In response to this sources sought, please provide: 1.� Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, DUNS number, CAGE code, a statement regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code. 2.� Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor or not.� Identify subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming arrangement that will be pursued, if any. 3.� Information in sufficient detail regarding previous experience (indicate whether as a prime contractor or subcontractor) on similar requirements (include size, scope, complexity, timeframe, government or commercial), pertinent certifications, etc., that will facilitate making a capability determination.� 4. Information to help determine if the requirement for the digital licenses to access Peterson�s, Inc. digital platform of Undergraduate Database and Graduate Database Datasets is commercially available, including pricing information, basis for the pricing information (e.g., market pricing, catalog pricing), delivery schedules, customary terms and conditions, warranties, etc. 5.� Identify how the Army can best structure these contract requirements to facilitate competition by and among small business concerns. 6.� Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition.� Please contact the MICC-WP, Tara D�Amico, at Tara.M.Damico.civ@army.mil, 845-938-5102, if you believe that this action is unreasonably restricting competition.� Include the subject of the acquisition, this announcement, and the MICC POC information from the Sam.Gov notice.� Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion.
- Web Link
-
SAM.gov Permalink
(https://sam.gov/opp/4541775c20694578a08c93a7b3567652/view)
- Place of Performance
- Address: West Point, NY 10996, USA
- Zip Code: 10996
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 10996
- Record
- SN06878924-F 20231109/231107230136 (samdaily.us)
- Source
-
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