NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE_ FY25_DoD Chiltons Nat Geo and Legal.pdf

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE

The 773d Enterprise Sourcing Squadron (773 ESS) intends to award a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract to a single source, Cengage Learning, Inc (Gale), under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(2) (only one source reasonably available) on 15 November 2024. The period of performance (PoP) shall be:

15 November 2024 – 14 May 2026.

PSC:

NAICS:

519290 Small Business Size Standard:

1,000 employees Subscription Department of Defense (DoD) Chilton’s, National Geographic, and Legal Reference subscription Supplier Cengage Learning, Inc (Gale)

Product Description:

This requirement is to procure a subscription to Chilton’s Auto Repair Manuals, National Geographic (Magazine, Kids, People, Animal, World and various media formats), and Legal Reference database that works with our Gale Entrepreneurship and Business database package subscription.

Chilton’s Auto Repair manuals database must provide information on repairing over 2,600 latest to vintage vehicle makes and models with comprehensive automotive expertise. The car repair database must be directed toward DIY repair. Information must include information in full text, diagrams, specification tables, troubleshooting guides, photos, illustrations, multimedia (videos and animation), and ASE test prep.

Legal Forms and Reference must provide a database of legal forms to help support the Gale’s Small Business database currently subscribed to by DoD Libraries.

National Geographic Kids, National Geographic People, Animals, World, & National Geographic issues/content must be from current date to back issues from 1888. Content must include full-text books, magazines, videos, maps and National Geographic images. National Geographic Kids must include the complete run of the magazine from the first issue in 2009 to the present and provide authoritative, age-appropriate digital content suitable for younger students in subjects like English Language Arts, social studies, and science.

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 by 6 November 2024, 9:00 AM, CST for this notice. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this announcement. 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 and UEI.

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 or PDF compatible format.

Responses shall be e-mailed to Contracting Specialist: Jackelin Guerrero Funes at jackelin.guerrero_funes@us.af.mil and Contracting Officer Ernest Medina at ernest.medina.2@us.af.mil no later than 6 November 2024 at 9:00 AM CST.