a. RFQ Online Journal Subscriptions.pdf

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION

Online Journal Subscriptions

Solicitation Number: HU000125Q0002 Solicitation Issue Date: 14 November 2024

Questions Date/Time 21 November 2024 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) Response Date/Time: 28 November 2024 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)

Classification Code: DA – IT and Telecom - Applications PSC: DA10 – IT and Telecom – Business Application / Application

Development Software As A Service

Contact Points: Shea Foster, Contract Specialist Email: shea.foster@usuhs.edu

Emily Mashek, Contracting Officer Email: emily.mashek@usuhs.edu

Contracting Office: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) Acquisitions Directorate

4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in 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. The solicitation is being issued using Simplified Acquisition Procedures.

This competition is set-aside for small businesses. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this requirement is 513120, Periodical Publishers, with a size standard of 1,000 employees.

This solicitation incorporates the provisions and clauses in effect in Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-01 dated 11 November 2024 and Defense Publication Notice 20241010 dated 10 October 2024. Refer to the FAR and DFARS for this information at www.acquisition.gov.

Requirement Description

The Uniformed Services University (USU) Learning Resource Center (LRC) has a requirement for online journal subscriptions to support the University’s students, faculty and researchers. All subscriptions must be available in electronic format to be accessed by all approved USU patrons via the Internet. Remote access via a secure EZ Proxy server and compliance with ASA guidelines is required. Quotes that do not include access for all registered users are not acceptable. The Period of Performance is 01 January 2025 - 31 December 2025. The required journal titles are outlined in Attachment 1: Journal Subscriptions List. See attached documents for full details.

General Information

Basis of Award - Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA)

The Government intends to award a firm-fixed price contract to the responsible, responsive vendor whose quotes meet all of the requirements of the Journal Subscriptions List (Attachment

1) and proposes the lowest total price.

To be eligible for award, the vendor must quote on all subscriptions outlined in the Attachment

1. Failure to quote on requirements outlined will result in rejection of the quote (non-responsive).

The Government reserves the right to award without discussions.

Past Performance

The Government will review available records for any adverse performance information in order to mitigate performance risk.

Questions

Offerors shall submit all questions about this solicitation in writing to the Contracting Officer and the Contract Specialist no later than the date and time specified above. All responses to the questions will be in writing, without identification of the questioner, and will be included in an amendment to the solicitation. It will be the responsibility of the Offeror to monitor SAM.gov for the issuance of any amendments to the solicitation.

Quote Submission

Offerors shall submit their quotes via email to the Contracting Officer and the Contract Specialist no later than the date and time specified above. FAX quotations will not be accepted. Responses received after the response date and time will not be considered. Please reference the RFQ name and number in the subject line of email communications.

System for Award Management (SAM)

In order to be eligible for award, vendors must be registered and active in SAM.gov.

Instructions to Offerors

Technical Quote

1. Offerors must provide a detailed overview of services provided and technical solutions to augment their quote.

2. Quote submissions must include the following information:

a. Company’s full name and address

b. CAGE, Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), and Tax Identification Number

c. Name, title, phone number, and email of the person authorized to sign contracts for the company.

Price Quote

1. The quote should provide prices and solutions to meet all the requirements of the Attachment 1. The offeror may add lines to their quote if needed to account for additional items or for items that are separately priced.

2. The Offeror must provide a price for each item listed and provide a total delivered price.

3. If an item is not separately priced, offerors may enter NSP (not separately priced) or

$0.00 in the price column. For example, if shipping is included in the price, enter NSP or $0.00 in the price column.

4. Quote prices shall be valid for a minimum of 90 days.

Provisions and Clauses

The solicitation and contract are subject to the FAR provisions and are also subject to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFARS) provisions and clauses listed in Attachment 3.

List of Attachments

Attachment 1: Journal Subscriptions List Attachment 2: Price Quote Table Attachment 3: Provisions and Clauses