NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE

The United States Air Force (the Government) intends to issue a Firm-Fixed-Price order to a single source Wiley subscription, on or about 20 Dec 2020.  The period of performance (PoP) shall be from 1 Jan 2021 – 31 Dec 2021..    

PSC: 7A20

NAICS: 511210

Size Standard: $41.5M

Software name: Wiley

Supplier name: Wiley

Product description:

Air Force institute of Technology requires leased access to e-journals for science, technology, and management fields.  Access to the paid content will be provided by the vendor over the internet, via IP recognition, at their website.  Access terms will be 1 year. 

The product in the requirement, specific journal title subscriptions, furnishes online research literature and data to directly support AFIT and Air Force research efforts.  The research data is within AFIT-selected peer-reviewed scholarly journals in science, engineering, management, environment and other AFIT-related research fields, with archival access to volumes back to 1997 for most of the journals.

Purchase entitles AFIT to perpetual access to the respective volumes of the journals published during 2021, even if this requirement is not renewed. The journal portal will be fully searchable, nearly continuous access (with understandable maintenance), and will allow customization (branding) and COUNTER 4 or 5 usage data.  (Counter 5 preferred).

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 6 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:

1. 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. 
2. In your response, you must address how your product meets the product characteristics specified above.
3. Submitted information shall be UNCLASSIFIED.
4. Responses are limited to 10 pages in a Microsoft Word compatible format.

Responses should be emailed to Stephen J. Wenclewicz at [email protected] and [email protected] 7 Dec 2020, 2:00 PM EST.  Any questions should be directed to Stephen J. Wenclewicz through email.