NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE-FY26-DAFL Overdrive.pdf
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This is a Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract. The 772d Enterprise Sourcing Squadron intends to award a Firm-Fixed-Price contract to Overdrive Inc. for a subscription to the Hoopla platform under FAR 13.106-1(b)(2) authority (only one source reasonably available). The contract is scheduled for award on 28 August 2026, with a performance period of 30 September 2026 through 15 June 2027, followed by three one-year option periods extending through 15 June 2029. The product classification is PSC 7630 and NAICS 516210 with a small business size standard of $47M.
The Department of the Air Force Library Program requires digital content including e-books, e-audiobooks, and movies for download through the OverDrive platform. The content must integrate with the existing $5 million worth of materials already on the platform under a Department of Defense Libraries contract. The government specifies that this content cannot be sourced from alternative vendors and must be continuously updated as new titles are released by publishers to OverDrive. Although this is a sole source award notice, the government will accept capability statements, proposals, or quotations from all responsible sources submitted by 28 August 2026 at 12:00 PM CST. Interested contractors must include points of contact, business size classification, socioeconomic status, CAGE Code, and UEI. Responses are limited to 10 pages in Microsoft Word or PDF format and should be submitted to SSgt Christian Etner (christian.etner@us.af.mil) and Gustavo Guadron (gustavo.guadron@us.af.mil).
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NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE
The 772d Enterprise Sourcing Squadron (772 ESS) intends to award a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract to a single source, Overdrive Inc, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(2) (only one source reasonably available) on 28 August 2026. The projected period of performance of 30 September 2026 – 15 June 2027. This effort will have three – one year option periods: Option year 1 - 30 September 2027 – 15 June 2028, and Option year 2 - 16 June 2028 – 15 June 2029.
PSC:
NAICS:
516210
Small Business Size Standard:
$47M Subscription:
Directive Authority for DAFL Overdrive Supplier:
Overdive Inc.
Product Description:
The Government has a requirement to procure a subscription to Hoopla platform subscription.
The Department of the Air Force Library Program has the following requirement: Overdrive offers downloadable e-books, e-audio books, and movies for checkout through their online system. These materials include current fiction, non-fiction, language learning materials, reference and recreation materials. Must provide a large and growing catalog of books and audio books in digital format to add to existing DAFL collection on the OverDrive platfrom.
DAFL VCL wants to add content to the existing 5 million worth of content already on the platform we have a contract for with DoD Libraries. This content cannot be purchased from another vendor and added to the existing content on the platform. DAFL VCL is constantly choosing new books to be added as they are released by the publishers to OverDrive.
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 28 August 2026, 12:00 PM, 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: SSgt Christian Etner at christian.etner@us.af.mil and Contracting Officer: Gustavo Guadron at gustavo.guadron@us.af.mil no later than 28 August 2026 at 12:00 PM CST.
mailto:gustavo.guadron@us.af.mil
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