5_-_Intent_to_Award_Sole_Source_Synopsis.docx

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, CQ-Roll Call, Inc. under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) (only one source reasonably available) on or about 01 March 2017. The period of performance (PoP) shall be from 01 March 2017 – 28 February 2018. Four one-year options are anticipated that would extend the PoP through 28 February 2022.

FSC: 7630

NAICS: 519130

Size Standard: 1000 employees

Subscription name: Federal News Service Subscription

Supplier name: CQ-Roll Call, Inc.

Product description:

The AF Libraries has access to the following Federal News Service titles:

Defense. News events related to U.S. defense policy, with an emphasis on Senate Armed Services & House Armed Services committee hearings, Defense & Military Construction subcommittee hearings, media briefings by military leadership.

Foreign Affairs. News events related to U.S. foreign policy, with an emphasis on Senate Foreign Relations & House Foreign Affairs committee hearings, foreign leaders visits, State Department briefings, other public policy events in Washington.

Washington Daybook. A current calendar of Washington political events.

Product characteristics an equal item must meet to be considered:

· Provides verbatim transcripts of government briefings, speeches, press conferences, and other newsmaker events.

· Offers congressional hearing transcript database and transcript database with speeches and press conferences of policymakers and newsmakers.

· Offers special order transcribing services to transcribe audio or video tape provided by the client, or tape and transcribe events by special order; and a transcript wire service to see transcripts in sections of two-three pages at a time as they are transmitted.

· Provides Coalition Provisional Authority briefings in Iraq; and FNS NewsClips Online, an electronic media monitoring service to track what is written today about various interests or issues of the client in the online editions of newspapers, magazines, newsletters, television and radio stations, cable news outlets, and Internet only and trade publications.

· Offers TV news/public affairs monitoring, video taping, and transcribing services; translation services in Ukrainian, Georgian, Polish, Korean, Slovak, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese, Malay, Indonesian, French, German, and Spanish languages.

· Offers Russian Government Transcripts in English of press conferences, briefings, statements, and interviews by Russian political leaders and spokespersons.

· Offers a schedule of events occurring in Washington.

· Tapes, translates, and transcribes the Middle East news and government events; broadcasts and print media interviews of the Middle Eastern political leaders and spokespersons.

· Highlights of the U.S. broadcast news coverage of the Middle East; and the Middle East briefings by the White House, State, and Defense departments.

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 Micah Flax at micah.flax@us.af.mil no later than 21 February 2017, 10:00 AM EST. Any questions should be directed to Matthew Main through email.

All responses should be received no later than 21 February 2017, 10:00 AM (Eastern).