Attachment 1 Product Description.docx

Product Description

DAFL – Online Book Club

773 Enterprise Sourcing Squadron

Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA) Lackland, TX 78226-1865

Date: 15 August 2024 Title: DAFL – Online Book Club

Request for Quote (RFQ) / Solicitation Number: FA805224PRE201 Closing Response Date: 29 August 2024 at 4:00 PM CST Contact Point(s): Gustavo Guadron, Contracting Officer Email: Gustavo.Guadron@us.af.mil

Contact Point(s): Juan Norris, Contracting Specialist Email: juan.norris.2@us.af.mil

1. Description: This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items 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; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This requirement shall be a full and open competition, under NAICS 513130 with a size standard of 1000. The Department of the Air Force, Air Force Libraries, 773 Enterprise Sourcing Squadron (ESS) has a requirement for the provision of a DAFL Online Content Management Subscription. See attachment 1, Product description and a list of line-item number(s) and items, and units of measure, see Pricing Schedule B.

2. Requirement: DAF Libraries wants an online book club on a platform that is available world wide and in a closed environment only available to all DAF members. This book club will be provided for the CSAF and CMSAF offices to share highlighted books in their Leadership Library with DAF members. Must provide a moderator for 5 online books each lasting 10 weeks.

Product Characteristics an equal item must meet to be considered:

· Must be able to provide an online book club on a website platform that is available worldwide for all DAF members to access

· Most be able to provide five10 week online book discussions in 1 year

· Must include a book club manager who monitors the conversation going with the book club members and the website

· Must enable admin access to DAFL staff to moderate and monitor the conversation with the book club members and the website

· Must include a message board that members can message questions and comments to other book club members.

· Must include bookmarks (members to mark text/posts they want to go back to), bookshelf (for suggested titles), author talk, chat

· Must be enable book club members get to come and go as they please and open 24/7 for access to the website platform to participate in the book club.

· Must be able to provide an unlimited number of participants in the online book club

· Must be able to dedicate customer service representative to resolve all service issues

· Firm-Fixed Price Order

· VCL must be able to test the platform to evaluate if it meets requirements

· Must work with contract POC to establish authentication methods to provide optimal accessibility for all eligible patrons.

· Security between the Website and server must be Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.3

· Must be able to supply or allow retrieval of database usage statistics

· Must have HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with long duration deployed on the servers to mitigate/prevent man-in-the-middle attacks

· Website certificates should be RSA 2048-bits (SHA256withRSA)

· Must be able to interface with the Department of the Air Force Portal and the DoD Library Services Platform