Sources_Sought_FNS_Periodicals.pdf

Sources Sought Synopsis

This is a Sources Sought Synopsis published by the United States Air Force (the Government or USAF). There is no solicitation available at this time. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. The purpose of this sources sought notice is to conduct market research to determine whether there are businesses available capable of providing an alternative product that meets the characteristics below. The Air Force anticipates procuring this product as a FY17 base effort with four (4) option years. The period of performance for this subscription is 01 MAR 2017 – 28 FEB 2022. Responses to this sources sought notice will assist a determination of whether it is in the best interest of the Government to exercise the existing option or to proceed with a competition.

Option Period: 01 MAR 2018 – 28 FEB 2022

FSC: 7630

NAICS: 519130

Size Standard: 500 employees

Subscription name: Federal News Service periodicals

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.

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 competes 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 an administrative decision by the Government that is solely within its discretion.

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 of 10 pages in a Microsoft Word compatible format.

Any information submitted by respondents to this sources sought synopsis is strictly voluntary.

The Government will not reimburse the respondents for any costs associated with their response.

This synopsis does not constitute a Request for Proposals nor does its issuance restrict the Government as to its ultimate acquisition approach. The Government reserves the right to contact the submitting parties, on an as required basis, for further clarification on material provided. Respondents should not construe this notice as a commitment by the Air Force for any purpose.

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 13 February 2017, 2:00 PM EST. Any questions should be directed to Matthew Main through email.

All responses should be received no later than 13 February 2017, 2:00 PM (Eastern).