NOI_USAFA_DF_Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries (CARL).pdf
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This notice of intent details a sole source contract award to the Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries to provide membership and database access services to the United States Air Force Academy McDermott Library from September 2023 through September 2028. Line items include annual membership fees, access to the Prospector database consortium, and agreements for the Elsevier ScienceDirect Freedom Collection and the UPSO eBook program. The notice was issued by the 10th Contracting Squadron on behalf of the USAFA library and provides rationale for the sole source award due to CARL being the only organization that can provide strategic partnership and distributed print repository access for the member libraries. Responses to dispute the sole source determination were due by August 30, 2023 to the points of contact listed. The anticipated award date is May 2022 through firm fixed price purchase orders for the multi-year period of performance.
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Notice of Intent
Notice of Intent to Sole Source
This is a special notice is prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 5.2 - Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions. The contracting office for this notice is the 10th Contracting Squadron, USAF Academy, CO 80840.
The US Air Force Academy (USAFA) intends to award a sole source commercial contract using simplified acquisition procedures in accordance with FAR parts 12 & 13 to Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries, a large business headquartered at 3801 E Florida Ave, Ste 515, Denver, CO 80210-2544. The authority for this non-competitive award is 10 USC 2304(c)(1), limited number of responsible sources. The NAICS code for this requirement is 519210. The size standard as defined by the U.S. Small Business Administration is $21.0 million.
This notice incorporates provisions and clauses that are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2023-04 effective 02 June 2023. The Government has deemed Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries to be a responsible contractor with respect to performance.
1. Only one responsible source and no other item will satisfy the USAFA requirement.
2. Membership in the Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries is a strategic partnership that enhances USAFA McDermott Library's ability to access collegiate-level research library materials throughout Colorado and Wyoming in order to reduce costs, increase access to information, to share expertise, and to enhance service for the member libraries. Membership in the Alliance provides access to a distributed print repository, which allows retention of seldom-used print materials, allowing USAFA to maintain unique collections while freeing space in the library.
3. This request is issued for the USAFA McDermott Library (DFLI). Anticipated award on May 2022 as a
Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order.
Based upon the information above, there is only one solution that meets USAFA’s requirement. Therefore, the contracting officer has determined that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available IAW FAR 13.106-1(b)(1).
REQUIREMENT:
Line item Description Quantity Unit of Issue 0001 USAFA Annual Alliance Fee: 30 Sep 2023 – 29 Sep
1 EA
0002 USAFA Prospector Fees: 30 Sep 2023 – 29 Sep 2024 1 EA
0003 USAFA Elsevier ScienceDirect Freedom Collection Alliance agreement: 30 Sep 2023 – 29 Sep 2024
1 EA
0004 UPSO eBook Program Alliance agreement: 30 Sep 2023
– 29 Sep 2024
1 EA
1001 USAFA Annual Alliance Fee: 30 Sep 2024 – 29 Sep
1 EA
1002 USAFA Prospector Fees: 30 Sep 2024 – 29 Sep 2025 1 EA
1003 USAFA Elsevier ScienceDirect Freedom Collection Alliance agreement: 30 Sep 2024 – 29 Sep 2025
1 EA
1004 UPSO eBook Program Alliance agreement: 30 Sep 2024
– 29 Sep 2025
1 EA
2001 USAFA Annual Alliance Fee: 30 Sep 2025 – 29 Sep
1 EA
2002 USAFA Prospector Fees: 30 Sep 2025 – 29 Sep 2026 1 EA
2003 USAFA Elsevier ScienceDirect Freedom Collection Alliance agreement: 30 Sep 2025 – 29 Sep 2026
1 EA
2004 UPSO eBook Program Alliance agreement: 30 Sep 2025
– 29 Sep 2026
1 EA
3001 USAFA Annual Alliance Fee: 30 Sep 2026 – 29 Sep
1 EA
Notice of Intent
3002 USAFA Prospector Fees: 30 Sep 2026 – 29 Sep 2027 1 EA
3003 USAFA Elsevier ScienceDirect Freedom Collection Alliance agreement: 30 Sep 2026 – 29 Sep 2027
1 EA
3004 UPSO eBook Program Alliance agreement: 30 Sep 2026
– 29 Sep 2027
1 EA
4001 USAFA Annual Alliance Fee: 30 Sep 2027 – 29 Sep
1 EA
4002 USAFA Prospector Fees: 30 Sep 2027 – 29 Sep 2028 1 EA
4003 USAFA Elsevier ScienceDirect Freedom Collection Alliance agreement: 30 Sep 2027 – 29 Sep 2028
1 EA
4004 UPSO eBook Program Alliance agreement: 30 Sep 2027
– 29 Sep 2028
1 EA
A SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE POSTED. Based on previous market research conducted, the Government intends to proceed with this sole source action. This synopsis is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation for bids or proposals. DO NOT submit a bid/quote at this time.
All responsible sources may submit a capability statement. Interested concerns must show clear and convincing evidence that competition of this requirement would be advantageous to the Government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement is solely within the discretion of the Government.
Responses and questions shall be submitted to Ronald Wilson at ronald.wilson.26@us.af.mil no later than 10:00am, MDT on 30 August 2023. Responses received after this will be considered late IAW FAR 52.212-1(f) and will not be evaluated.
Contractors must have a current registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) at http://sam.gov/ to be eligible for award. The Government bears no legal liability for any costs incurred by responding to this notice.
Point of contacts are Ronald Wilson and Kira Grimm:
ronald.wilson.26@us.af.mil kira.grimm@us.af.mil mailto:ronald.wilson.26@us.af.mil http://sam.gov/%20to%20be%20eligible%20for%20award.
mailto:ronald.wilson.26@us.af.mil
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