NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE

The United States Air Force (the Government) intends to issue a Firm-Fixed-Price Purchase Order to a single source, The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Incorporated, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) (only one source reasonably available) NLT 30 Jan 2023. The Period of Performance (PoP) shall be from Date of Award thru indefinite, as this is a one-time purchase for perpetual access. 

PSC: 7A21

NAICS: 519210

Size Standard: $21M

Software name: AFIT/ENWL (AFIT Library) – IEEE SAE eBooks

Supplier name: The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Incorporated (IEEE)

Product description:

The Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) library requires perpetual access to the SAE eBooks library, as hosted on IEEE Xplore® digital library, to allow AFIT-wide access to recent collections of eBooks on automotive engineering research to build on existing collections.

The SAE eBooks are not available elsewhere in the format and terms required. The electronic library hosted by the vendor will allow the access needed to provide one-of-a-kind research critical to the overall mission entailed in AFIT -wide engineering education and research.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations.  However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the Government.  The Government will consider responses received within 4 days of issuance of this notice. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a full and open competitive procurement or a small business set aside competitive procurement. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this announcement.

If the Government decides to compete this requirement, a synopsis shall be issued utilizing the combined synopsis/solicitation procedure identified in FAR 12.603.  If this effort becomes a Small Business Set-Aside, FAR 52.219-14, Limitation on Subcontracting, will apply. Therefore, small businesses that want to be considered for a small business set-aside should demonstrate how they intend to comply. 

A determination not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. 

Contractors should be aware of the following information:

• Contractors must include the following information:
  • Points of contact, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers.
  • Identification as a large U.S. business, a small U.S. business, or a foreign business. Please note that size indicated should be based on the NAICS code for this effort listed above.
  • Identification of any other socioeconomic status including: Women-Owned Small Business, Economically Disadvantaged Small Business, 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business or HUBZone.
  • Company CAGE Code or DUNS Number. 

• In your response, you must address how your product meets the product characteristics specified above.

• Submitted information shall be UNCLASSIFIED.

• Responses are limited to 10 pages in a Microsoft Word compatible format.

Responses should be emailed to Shane Love at [email protected] and Stephen Wenclewicz at [email protected] no later than 09 JAN 2023 @ 5:00 PM EST.  Any questions should be directed to Shane Love, Cc Stephen Wenclewicz through email.