FA8604-17-N-5030.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, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) (only one source reasonably available) on or about 15 December 2016. The period of performance (PoP) shall be from 01 January 2017 – 31 December 2017. Four one-year options are anticipated that would extend the PoP through 31 December 2021.

FSC: 7630

NAICS: 519130

Size Standard: 500 employees

Subscription name: SpringerLink

Nature Digital Library

Supplier name: Springer Nature

Product description:

The AFRL libraries have access to all current SpringerLink engineering and physics electronic journals (years of full-text coverage may vary).

The Nature Digital Library collection of online journals is one of the most comprehensive sources of peer-reviewed scientific literature. The AFRL library has access to the following

Nature Digital Library titles:

- Nature Nanotechnology

- Nature Photonics

- Nature Complete

- Nature Materials

- Nature Physics

Product characteristics an equal item must meet to be considered:

SpringerLink

Covers a broad range of scientific disciplines, with a focus on engineering and physics literature.

Search interface that includes numerous primary categories and ability to perform keyword and other specialized topical queries for effective searches.

The ability to download HTML or PDF versions of documents.

Subscription is able to provide access to multiple users via IP address (multi-user, multi-campus subscription).

eJournals, eBooks, and papers and chapters dating back several decades.

Multiple language translations of content.

Nature Digital Library

Covers a broad range of scientific disciplines, with focused journals covering materials and physics topics.

Covers a broad range of scientific disciplines, with focused journals covering nanotechnology and photonics topics.

Search interface that includes numerous primary categories and ability to perform keyword and other specialized topical queries for effective searches.

The ability to download HTML or PDF versions of documents.

Subscription is able to provide access to multiple users via IP address (multi-user, multi-campus subscription).

Multiple language translations of content.

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 David Noffsinger at david.noffsinger@us.af.mil and Jason

Correll at jason.correll.2@us.af.mil no later than 14 November 2016, 2:00 PM EST. Any questions should be directed to David Noffsinger through email.