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D -- SUBSCIPTION FOR ON-LINE INSPEC DATABASE SOL N00039-00-R-3171 DUE 070500 POC Heidi Radaford, 619-524-7386 E-MAIL: For more information, contact the Contract Specialist, radaford@spawar.navy.mil. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with Subpart 12.6 of the FAR, 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. This solicitation document incorporates all provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-11. The solicitation number is N00039-00-R-3171 and is being issued, on 14 June 2000, as a Request for Proposals. Only written offers received by 5 July 2000 in accordance with this solicitation will receive consideration and responses must convey the ability of the offeror to meet the stated requirements. Award decisions will be based on a competitive selection of proposals resulting from the technical evaluation and the Contract Negotiator's best value analysis and not cost alone. SPAWAR reserves the right to award to other than lowest cost. A 22-month (10-month base period of performance with one year option), Firm Fixed Price contract issued under the provisions of FAR Part 12 is expected to result from this synopsis. This procurement will provide unlimited online access for desktop users from the following Naval organizations (including their subsidiary sites): Site 1: NPG, Monterey, CA Site 2: NAWC/WD, China Lake, CA Site 3: NSWC, Dahlgren Division, Dahlgren, VA Site 4: SPAWAR Systems Center, San Diego, CA Site 5: Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD Site 6: NRL, Washington, DC Evaluated Requirements The following requirements will be evaluated by the Government and are of equal level of importance to one another: 1) Unlimited access via the Internet by six (6) Naval sites to INSPEC database containing the most comprehensive online English language abstracting and indexing database of the world's scientific literature in physics, electrical engineering, electronics, communications, control engineering, computers and computing, and information technology covering 1969 to date with weekly or more frequent updates. 2) Access must be made available to the sites via IP or password/ID; the vendor will supply blind login scripts. One Naval site, the Naval Research Laboratory, requires local loading authority. The vendor must provide monthly cumulative and site usage statistics to a Naval focal point. The vendor must provide system downtime warning and re-instatement information in a timely manner, as well as provide a technical point of contact for the Naval focal point for answering access questions and resolving problems. 3) The vendor must provide distribution copies of its printed publicity and marketing materials, tip-sheets, training videos, etc. for each Naval site; and no-cost user training if available as a standard option or reduced cost training options via various means, e.g., on-site, telephone, etc., if not provided as a part of standard subscription. 4) Capability for linking to locally mounted electronic journals covered by INSPEC, or demonstration of capability planned forimplementation during period of performance Evaluation Ratings The following evaluation ratings will be utilized in rating the requirements cited above: Outstanding Excellent, responsive description/detail to evaluation factor. Exceeds requirements in a beneficial way to the Navy and has no significant weaknesses. Good Better than adequate, responsive description/detail to evaluation factor. Meets requirements and minimal deficiencies are readily correctable. Acceptable Adequate, responsive description/detail to evaluation factor; any deficiencies are readily correctable. Poor Fails to meet evaluation factor; however, deficiencies are correctable. Unacceptable Fails to meet evaluation factor and deficiency is uncorrectable without major revisions of proposal. The projected period of performance will be from 18 September 2000 through 31 July 2001. The projected period of performance for the Option Year is 1 August 2001 through 31 July 2002, if exercised. Any interested vendors are required to submit their proposals to include capability of meeting the above requirement and cost breakout by site by 5 July 2000 via email to radaford@spawar.navy.mil or mail at SPAWAR, Attn: Heidi Radaford, Code 0231P, 4301 Pacific Highway, San Diego, Ca 92110. Posted 06/14/00 (W-SN464846). (0166)

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