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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, Elsevier B.V., under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) (only one source reasonably available) on or about 1 July 2020. The period of performance (PoP) shall be from 01 July 2020 through 30 June 2021.

FSC: 7630

NAICS: 519130

Size Standard: 1,000 employees

Subscription name: Elsevier’s Science Direct

Supplier name: Elsevier

Product description: Science Direct is an electronic platform used for peer-reviewed scholarly publications. This platform is an electronic gateway to access "Annals of Nuclear Energy", "Computers & Geosciences", "Journal of Environmental Radioactivity", and "Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors").

Product characteristics an equal item must meet to be considered:

• Must be able to provide full text online access to the following journals: Annals of Nuclear Energy, Computers & Geosciences, Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors.

• The online database must be a part of a larger scholarly portfolio that supports the database and can be searched in conjunction with the other resources.

• Must be able to meet the technical and security requirement for access to STINFO systems

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. If this posting specifically references brand name products, offerors are encouraged to suggest products other than those specifically referenced. Responses must address how the alternate 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 Taylor Wilson at Taylor.Wilson.6@us.af.mil and Evan Ewing at Evan.Ewing@us.af.mil no later than 3 June 2020, 2:00 PM EST. Any questions should be directed to Taylor Wilson through email.