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Single Source Justification (Simplified Acquisition)

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Due to circumstances described herein, the activity requests authority to purchase electronic access to RB Digital OneClick content using Other Than Full and Open Competition as prescribed by FAR 13.106-1(b), soliciting from a single source, and 13.501(a), Sole source acquisitions. This individual action will result in the award of a new Firm Fixed Price Contract. This sole source requirement will be acquired from the following organization: Record Books, LLC.

The mission of AF Libraries is outlined in DoDI 1015.10 stating DoD Libraries will provide information resources and services required to accomplish the mission. The AF libraries support military personnel assigned to contingency operations, remote sites, and military missions IAW DoDI 1015.10, Military Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Programs.

The program provides professional military and voluntary education programs materials and services. Libraries also provide facilities, resources, and services to enhance the quality of life, regeneration, and resiliency for authorized customers. These resources relate to various overarching goals of the AF and Do Dsuch as recreation, physical wellness, emotional resiliency, and educational pursuits.

To meet the agency needs described herein, the AF libraries must procure resources that can be accessed globally, including in areas with low or no internet access, and provide the below stated requirements. These resources need to include access to quality of life resources. The RB Digital OneClick content is a vital leisure tool for AF personnel. RB Digital is important to service personnel and library staff for having the ability to provide instantly accessible digital information in multiple platforms that can be streamed or downloading with no waiting. This subscription must be firm-fixed pricing so there is no increase when new titles are accessed. It should also not limit the number of titles or electronic checkouts per title. This ebook/audiobook collection provides information that supports professional, education and enhances quality of life for AF personnel.

The subscription must work on RB Digital One Click platform, and be accessible globally in areas with low or no internet access. The E-content purchased must be audiobooks and have access to quality of life resources. Content must be able to be streamed or downloaded with no waiting.

RB Digital is important for the Airmen and the families for having the ability to provide instantly accessible digital e-books/audiobooks in multiple platforms that can be streamed or downloading with no waiting. This collection of e-books/audiobooks provides information that enhances professional, academic and quality of life for AF personnel.

RB Digital OneClick content expands current content AF Libraries owns and other e-resources on the DoD Libraries contract for the RB Digital Platform that is available to all AF Libraries. Content owned/available by AF Libraries is on the RB Digital proprietary platform and cannot be moved to another without substantial duplication of cost. This proposal is to add additional content to the proprietary RB Digital platform already under contract by DoD Libraries.

RB Digital is the only known source capable of providing the item described above for the Department of Defense to accomplish the libraries' mission. RB Digital is the exclusive publisher of their own audiobooks that has content not obtained anywhere else plus exclusive rights to other publisher's audiobooks. RB Digital has exclusive legal copyright to

Single Source Justification (Simplified Acquisition)

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AFSVC/SVPL will keep an open dialog with the users/patrons and evaluate statistics to determine the necessity to use this resource to supplement its collection of research databases. AFSVC/SVPL will continue to survey the market for vendors to obtain competition in databases. The library uses publishers' advertisements, professional conferences, vendor demonstrations, customer suggestions and new publication reviews in conducting its surveys.

AFSVC/SVPL will attempt to obtain competition whenever possible by use of professional journals and trade exhibits. The AFSVC/SVPL personnel will continue to keep up-to-date and review new research databases to determine if another source will meet the needs of the students, faculty, and staff. We will also keep an open dialog with our patrons and usage statistics to determine the necessity for future purposes.