JSTOR Intent to Sole Source.pdf

The 42nd Contracting Squadron at Maxwell AFB, AL hereby gives NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE to Ithaka Harbors, Inc. (dba JSTOR) to provide access to online databases to support the research needs of Air University students, faculty, and staff in accordance with (IAW) the attached Statement of Requirements (SOR).

Brief Description of Requirement: Air University Library (AUL) requires a subscription for the annual access fees to the content AUL previously purchased in the JSTOR Arts & Sciences Collections I, II, IV, VI and IX. The content was purchased on a previous contract, and an annual fee is required to maintain access to the content. This contract will be a base year plus four option years.

Period of Performance: Base Period: 01 Oct 2024 – 30 Sept 2025

Option Year One (1): 01 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2026 Option Year Two (2): 01 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2027 Option Year Three (3): 01 Oct 2027 – 30 Sept 2028 Option Year Four (4): 01 Oct 2028 – 30 Sept 2029

Place of Performance: Air University Library.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 519290, Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services, which contains a size standard of 1,000 Employees.

There will be no written solicitation issued. This is an intent to award a sole source procurement under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. This will be a Firm-Fixed Price Requirement utilizing Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures.

The contractor needs to be registered in the DoD System for Award Management (SAM).

Register via the SAM website https://www.sam.gov, and be eligible to process invoices through Wide Area Workflow (WAWF). Register via the WAWF website https://wawf.eb.mil.

Those capable of meeting the requirement IAW the SOR are requested to provide the following information in their response:

1) Current capability that demonstrates your company's ability to meet the above requirement.

2) Company name, point of contact, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers, type of business and size, Cage Code and UEI number.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

1) Information submitted will not be returned to the respective respondents. Oral submissions of information are not acceptable and will not be accepted in response to this notice.

https://www.sam.gov/ https://wawf.eb.mil/

2) Respondents may respond via e-mail no later than 12 July 24, 11:00 AM CST, to Mr.

Jaeden Alvarez, jaeden.avlarez.2@us.af.mil; (334) 953-6218 and Ms. LaChandra Thompson, lachandra.thompson@us.af.mil; (334) 953-6569.

If no responsible, responsive offers are received by the above date, a sole source contract will be issued to Ithaka Harbors, Inc. (dba JSTOR) under the authority of FAR 6.302-1.

ATTACHMENT:

1. Draft Statement of Requirements (SOR) mailto:jaeden.avlarez.2@us.af.mil mailto:lachandra.thompson@us.af.mil