PARALEGAL RESEARCH AND WRITING BOOKS Sources Sought SAM.docx

The 42d Contracting Squadron, Maxwell Air Force Base AFB, AL, is seeking sources to provide paralegal textbooks for students enrolling in the Paralegal Apprentice Course. All feedback and information received may be used to determine the appropriate acquisition strategy. The Government is seeking information from industry to assist in determining what types of products and capabilities are available in the market for this type of requirement outlined in the attached DRAFT STATEMENT OF REQUIREMENT (SOR).

NOTES OF IMPORTANCE:

1. A solicitation does not exist for this requirement. This is only a sources sought synopsis, so please do not submit proposals. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this sources sought.

2. If the Government decides to pursue a solicitation, portions of your responses to this sources sought may be incorporated into the final solicitation. Respondents are discouraged from submitting any information deemed competition-sensitive or proprietary.

3. Respondents will not be reimbursed for any costs incurred in responding to this sources sought. Information submitted will not be returned to the respective respondents.

4. Oral submissions of information will not be considered in response to this sources sought.

To assist the Government in developing a potential acquisition strategy, please provide the following information:

1. GENERAL INFORMATION:

a. Company name, address, point of contact, voice and fax telephone numbers and email address.

b. Type of business, (i.e., small, small disadvantaged, woman-owned, Hub Zone, serviced- disabled veteran-owned small business, large business, etc.), under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 513130, which contains a size standard of 1,000 EMP. CAGE Code and Unique Entity Identifier (UEI).

c. Under which NAICS code does your company usually provide the objectives described above. Please provide rationale for your answer if different from NAICS 513130.

d. Please describe any customary commercial contract terms or conditions that you feel would make any resulting contract more effective if applicable.

2. CAPABILITIES: The Legal Research and Writing block of instruction awards a total of seven semester hours of college credit toward an American Bar Association approved Associate of Applied Science Paralegal degree through the Community College of the Air Force. The book is issued to all students enrolling in the Paralegal Apprentice Course, with a view toward them bring the book back with them for the Paralegal Craftsman Course. Please address the following regarding your capabilities in meeting the requirements:

a. Can your company provide the following item as listed in Section 2.0 of the SOR?

i Total Quantity: 200 ii Book Title: Legal Research and Writing for Paralegals 10th Edition. Prior editions are obsolete and out of print.

iii Author: Deborah E. Bouchoux iv ISBN: 9781543847581

b. Can your company provide the requested textbooks with a delivery date NLT 30 Aug 2025, as stated in section 3.0 of the SOR?

c. If your company provides the textbook in a “print on demand” process, please provide an estimated timeframe for when the books will be delivered once an order is placed.

3. RESPONSES: E-mail responses to this sources sought to the points of contact identified below.

The due date and time for responses to this sources sought is at 12:00 P.M. Central Standard Time on 24 June 2025.

Jordan Johnson (Contract Specialist) @ jordan.johnson.49@us.af.mil (334)953-8945 Mr. Jeremy Kersey (Contracting Officer) @ jeremy.kersey.1@us.af.mil (334)953-3526

Attachment:

Statement of Requirements (SOR) Draft