Department of the Navy, NAWC-AD Contracts Competency Division Bldg. 588, M/S 32 Patuxent River, MD 20670-5304

76 -- JOURNALS AND PERIODICALS SOL N00421-96-R-5151 POC Donna Bibee, Contract Specialist, Code 2621DB, (301) 342-1844 ext. 161, Clare Carmack, Contracting Officer, Code 2621CC, (301) 342-1825 ext.115. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation, proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation Number N00421-96-R-5151 is issued as a request for proposal (RFP). The incorporated documents and provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-37 and Defense Acquisition Circular 91-10. The applicable SIC is 2721. The contract line item numbers and items, for a quantity of one each, are: CLIN DESCRIPTION 0001 Academy of Management Journal 0002 Academy of Management Review 0003 ACM Journal Atomic Spectroscopy 0004 Acta Metallurgica Et Materalia (Outside Africa, Europe, & Middle East) 0005 Administrative Science Quarterly 0006 Aerospace Daily 0007 Air Force Magazine 0008 American Ceramic Society 0009 American Journal of Physics 0010 American Scientist 0011 Artificial Intelligence 0012 Budget and Program Newsletter 0013 California Management Review 0014 Composite Structures 0015 Congressional Quarterly Service 0016 Corrosion 0017 Corrosion Science 0018 Datapro Computer Systems Series. 4 Volume Service 0019 Datapro Directory of Software(DDSR) 0020 Datapro Information Management & Workflow (DCIM) 0021 Datapro Managing Information Networks 0022 Datapro Managing LANS 0023 Datapro Reports on Information Security (DISR) 0024 Datapro Workgroup Computing Series (Combo I) (DMIR) 0025 Datapro Workstations & Servers. Issues & Systems (DWKS) 0026 Decision Sciences 0027 Defense & Aerospace Electronics 0028 Defense Daily (With Index) 0029 Defense Organization Service 0030 Defense Week 0031 Digital Systems Journal 0032 Editors Workshop Newsletter 0033 Electrochemical Society 0034 Electronic Clipper 0035 Experimental Mechanics 0036 Family Safety & Health 0037 Federal Contracts Report 0038 Flight International 0039 General Construction Estimating Standards 0040 Government Market Planning Information Services 0041 Hazmat Transport News 0042 Home Energy 0043 HR Focus 0044 Human Resource Executive 0045 Human Resources Management 0046 IEEE Computer Magazine 0047 Imaging Systems (DOCI) 0048 Inside the Navy 0049 Inside the Pentagon 0050 Inside Visual Basics for Windows 0051 International Journal of Control (Outside Japan) 0052 International Journal of Fatigue 0053 International Journal of Approximate Reasoning 0054 International Security (Institutional Rate) 0055 Job Safety & Health 0056 Journal of Aircraft 0057 Journal of Applied Physiology 0058 Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology (Surface Mail) 0059 Journal of Current Laser Abstracts 0060 Journal of Electrocardiology 0061 Journal of Environmental Regulation 0062 Journal of Management Information Systems 0063 Journal of Organizational Behavior Management 0064 Journal of Quantum Electronics 0065 Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets 0066 Journal of Strategic Change 0067 LAN Magazine 0068 Locksmith Ledger International 0069 Lubrication Engineering 0070 Macuser (Surface Mail) 0071 MACWORLD 0072 Management Review 0073 Managing Open Systems 0074 Materials Science & Engineering. Section A (Outside Africa, Europe, & Middle East) 0075 Mathematica Journal 0076 Metals Abstracts. With Monthly Index 0077 MIS Quarterly 0078 National Aerospace Standards (Paper Edition) 0079 National Interest 0080 Occupational Safety and Health Reporter 0081 ONLINE 0082 Operations Research 0083 Optical Engineering 0084 Optical Society of America Journal. Part A: Optics, Image..... 0085 Optical Society of America. Journal Part B: Optical Physics 0086 Optics Communications (Outside Africa, Europe, & Middle East) 0087 Optics Communications (Outside Africa, Europe, & Middle East) 0088 Optics Letters 0089 Organizational Dynamics 0090 Personnel Management 0091 Planning Review 0092 Polymer Preprints, Japan (English Edition) 0093 Professional Photographer 0094 Professional Roofing 0095 Project Management Journal 0096 Public Manager 0097 Quantum Electronics 0098 Ragan Report 0099 Recruiting Trends 0100 Reports on Data Networking (DDCR) 0101 Research Technology 0102 Rotor & Wing International 0103 Safe Foreman 0104 Saving Energy 0105 Scanning Microscopy 0106 Science News 0107 Sloan Management Review 0108 Smart Materials & Structures 0109 Spatial Vision 0110 Staying Safe 0111 Strategic Review 0112 Supervision 0113 T R News 0114 Training and Development Alert 0115 U.S. Black Engineer 0116 U.S. Identification Manual 0117 Unixworld's Open Computing 0118 Unmanned Systems 0119 Vertiflite 0120 Vision Research 0121 Webb Report 0122 Werkstoffe Und Korrosion / Materials & Corrosion 0123 Woman Engineer (New York) The contractor shall meet all of the specific requirements to provide annual subscription services as follows: 1) Electronic records compatible with SIRSI Corporation's STILAS library management system including database loadable tapes/disks of these records, Electronic MARC serial records to be loaded into the library's automated library management system, Electronic bibliographic records for all journals procured. 2) Subscription follow up services and inquiries, including claiming, at no additional charge. 3) Documentation that individual publishers have been prepaid prior to contractor receiving payment from the government. The contractor shall begin delivering contract line item numbers (CLINs) 0001-0123 within 90 days after contract award to: Central Library, Bldg. 407, NAWCAD, MS 27, 22195 Cedar Point Road, Patuxent River, MD 20670-5304. Delivery is FOB Destination. Inspection and acceptance shall be made at destination. FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items (OCT 1995) is incorporated by reference and applies to this acquisition. The provision at 52.212-2 Evaluation - - Commercial Items (OCT 1995) does not apply to this acquisition. Instead, the following information will be used for evaluation of offers: a firm fixed price award will be made to that responsible offeror submitting an acceptable proposal and offering the lowest evaluated price. Price shall be the deciding factor among acceptable proposals. To be acceptable, the offeror's proposal must be evaluated as acceptable for each of the requirements listed above. Acceptability will be determined solely on the content and merit of the information submitted in response to this announcement. Therefore, it is incumbent on the offeror to provide sufficient literature, documentation, etc. in order for the Government to make an adequate assessment of the proposal. The price proposal shall be evaluated on the overall lowest price to the Government. The offeror shall provide backup information verifying the price offered, e.g. a copy of a current price list, a current catalog, three invoices for the same journal, etc. A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award. Each offeror shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial (MAR 1996) with its proposal. FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (OCT 1995) is incorporated by reference and applies to this acquisition. The clause at 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (JAN 1996) is incorporated by reference, however, for paragraph (b) only the following clauses apply to this acquisition. 52.212-5(b): 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alternate I (OCT 1995), 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns and Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns (OCT 1995), 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (APR 1984), 52.222-35 Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans (APR 1984), 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers (APR 1984), 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (JAN 1988). Additionally, each offeror shall include a completed copy of Defense FAR Supplement (DFARS) provision 252.212-7000, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (NOV 1995). DFARS clause 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items (NOV 1995) is incorporated by reference, however, for paragraph (b) only the following clauses apply, 252.225-7001 Buy American Act and Balance of Payment Program, 252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities., 252.225-7036 North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, 252.247-7024 Notification of Transportation of Supplies by Sea. CONTRACT DATA REQUIREMENTS LIST (CDRL) - - The Government requires that one data item be provided. This data item shall be entitled ''Status of Subscription orders and Renewal Schedules'' and may be submitted in contractor format. This CDRL requires the contractor to submit this report semi annually, beginning six months after contract award, and shall be included at no additional cost to the Government. WARRANTY - The contractor shall extend to the Government full coverage of any standard commercial warranty normally offered in a similar commercial sale. Acceptance of the warranty does not waive the Government's rights under the Inspection clause, nor does it limit the Government's rights with regard to the other terms and conditions of this contract. In the event of a conflict, the terms and conditions of this contract shall take precedence over the warranty. The warranty period shall begin upon final acceptance of the applicable deliverables listed in the schedule. This is a DO rated contract. Offers are due to Donna Bibee, Contract Specialist, Contracts Competency Bldg. 588, MS 32 Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, MD 20670-5304, by 2:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time 31 July 1996. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. For information regarding this solicitation or to request copies of FAR provision 52.212-3 or DFARS provision 252.212-7000, contact Donna Bibee, Code 2621DB, at (301) 342-1844 ext. 161 or by fax at (301) 342-1864. (0185)

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