5_-_SpringerCompScieBooks__Intent_to_Award.pdf

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, Springer, LLC., under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) (only one source reasonably available) on or about 15 September 2016. The proposed action is to procure perpetual access to Springer Computer Science eBooks.

FSC: 7630

NAICS: 519130

Size Standard: 1000 employees

Subscription name: Computer Science eBooks

Supplier name: Springer, LLC

Product description: The series Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS), including its subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (LNAI) and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics (LNBI), has established itself as a medium for the publication of new developments in computer science and information technology research and teaching -quickly, informally, and at a high level.

Product characteristics an equal item must meet to be considered:

• Concurrent access for multiple users.

• All Springer ebooks in their computer science topic areas.

• Access to Lecture Notes in Computer Science, including its sublibraries

• Tutorials for search methods

• eBooks arranged by year

• Updated by open access

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 5 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:

a. Points of contact, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers.

b. 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.

c. 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.

d. 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 Matthew Main at matthew.main.4@us.af.mil and Jason Correll at jason.correll.2@us.af.mil no later than 29 August 2016, 2:00 PM EST. Any questions should be directed to Matthew Main through email.