Purchase Order FA805223P0026
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- This firm fixed-price purchase order contract was awarded by the Air Education and Training Command (AETC), a component of the U.S. Department of Defense, to Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc. for the provision of online encyclopedia resources. The contract, valued at $99,202.00, runs from August 2019 to August 2020 and provides the AETC with access to Britannica's full suite of online encyclopedia content, including articles, biographies, multimedia, and primary source materials. This contract was a...
- Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., doing business as Encyclopedia Britannica, was awarded a $102,000.00 firm fixed-price purchase order contract by the Department of the Air Force Air Education and Training Command to provide online encyclopedia subscriptions. The contract has a completion date of September 1, 2020 and was awarded on August 31, 2020. There was no set-aside designation used for this contract. Based on the information provided, Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc. has a history of...
- This is a firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the Department of Defense Education Activity (DODEA) to Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., doing business as Encyclopedia Britannica, for $96,409.00. The contract is for the BRITANNICA ONLINE ACADEMIC EDITION FOR DOD LIBRARY CONSORTIUM and has an ultimate completion date of August 31, 2019. The contract was awarded on September 1, 2018 with no set-aside designation. Through this contract, Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc. provided online...
- The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) awarded Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., doing business as Encyclopedia Britannica, a firm-fixed-price purchase order contract for an annual subscription to Britannica Online. The $134,806.00 contract was awarded on September 1, 2015, with a completion date of August 31, 2018. This contract was not set aside for any specific business type. Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc. is a for-profit manufacturer that provides online encyclopedia resources to...
- The U.S. Air Force's Air Education and Training Command awarded a $671,931 firm fixed-price purchase order to World Book, Inc. (doing business as World Book Publishing) on September 30, 2024, for development and delivery of the DOD Online Youth Encyclopedia. The contract extends through September 30, 2027, and will be performed at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. World Book, Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary specializing in educational reference materials and digital learning...
- The Air Education and Training Command (AETC) awarded a $41,681 firm fixed-price purchase order to Ebsco Industries Inc. for library subscription services through the OpenAthens platform, with performance at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. The contract, which carries an ultimate completion date of February 28, 2028, was awarded on March 1, 2025, with no set-aside designation. Ebsco Industries Inc., headquartered in Ipswich, Massachusetts, is a leading provider of digital information...
- The Air Education and Training Command (AETC) awarded a $57,865 firm fixed-price purchase order to Ebsco Industries Inc.'s Ebsco Division on June 10, 2024, for e-resource services supporting the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. The contract, which carries no set-aside designation, will remain active through July 31, 2026. This purchase order represents a task order execution under Ebsco's existing contractual relationships with the...
- The U.S. Air Education and Training Command awarded a $270K firm fixed-price purchase order to Grey House Publishing, Inc. for a DODL Financial Ratings and Literacy Basics subscription. The contract was awarded on September 30, 2024, with an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2028, and will be performed at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. This subscription providing financial education and literacy resources supports the Air Force's training mission by delivering...
- The U.S. Air Force Education and Training Command (AETC) awarded a purchase order to Cengage Learning, Inc. on September 30, 2023, for a Gale Search subscription at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. The firm fixed-price contract carries a ceiling value of $132,683.70 and is scheduled for completion by September 29, 2026. No set-aside designation was applied to this award, indicating it was competed in the open federal marketplace. The subscription provides access to Gale's...
- The U.S. Air Education and Training Command (AETC) awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order to Scholastic Inc. (doing business as Scholastic U.S.A.) for DODL Teachables and Flix subscription services, with a ceiling value of $322.5K. The contract was awarded on September 30, 2024, with an ultimate completion date of September 29, 2028. Services will be performed at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. This award does not utilize a set-aside designation and represents a continuation of...
The Air Education and Training Command (AETC) awarded a $604,177 firm fixed-price purchase order to Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc. for an online encyclopedia subscription service supporting educational programs at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. The contract, awarded on September 1, 2023, is scheduled for completion by August 31, 2026, and represents a continuation of the company's ongoing relationship with Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) and AETC. This award is unrestricted with no set-aside designation and will provide comprehensive digital reference materials to support K-12 curriculum requirements at the installation. Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., a Chicago-based subsidiary of foreign-owned Qualtero Inc., is a self-certified small disadvantaged business specializing in digital educational content delivery. The company has established a track record of supplying online encyclopedia resources to federal defense and education entities, with multiple prior awards to AETC and DoDEA locations. The firm fixed-price structure ensures predictable costs for the government while the multi-year performance period through August 2026 provides continuity in educational resource access for military personnel and their families at Lackland Air Force Base.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| P00002 | Exercise an Option | $211.3k | 7/17/25 | |
| P00001 | Exercise an Option | $201.2k | 8/23/24 | |
| Not listed | Not listed | $191.7k | 8/31/23 |