DAFL – Online Book Club
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA805224PRE201Rev
- Agency
-
Air Force Installation Contracting Agency
Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 513130 Book Publishers
- PSC
- 7610 Books And Pamphlets
- Place of performance
- United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The United States Air Force (USAF) is conducting market research to determine if businesses are capable of providing an online book club platform that meets specific requirements. The USAF is seeking an alternative product for an "Online Book Club" that will be used by the CSAF and CMSAF offices to share highlighted books from their Leadership Library with USAF members. The key requirements include providing a worldwide accessible website platform, enabling 5 ten-week online book discussions per year, including a book club manager to moderate the discussions, and incorporating features such as message boards, bookmarks, and author talks. The USAF is seeking responses to this sources sought notice by May 9, 2024, to assist in determining if it should proceed with a competition for this requirement.
This is not a set-aside procurement, and the USAF has not indicated any potential incumbents or current contractors. The anticipated period of performance is June 28, 2024, to June 27, 2025, and the contract will fall under NAICS code 513130 with a size standard of 1000 employees. The USAF has not provided any information about award values or budget ranges.
Notice text
This is a Sources Sought Synopsis published by the United States Air Force (the Government or USAF). There is no solicitation available at this time. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. The purpose of this sources sought notice is to conduct market research to determine whether there are businesses available capable of providing an alternative product that meets the characteristics below. The Air Force anticipates procuring this product as a FY24 base effort with a projected period of performance of 28 June 2024 – 27 June 2025. Responses to this sources sought notice will assist in a determination of whether it is in the best interest of the Government to proceed with a competition.
FSC: 7610 NAICS: 513130 Size Standard: 1000 employees
Subscription name: DAFL – Online Book Club
Description: DAF Libraries wants an online book club on a platform that is available world wide and in a closed environment only available to all DAF members. This book club will be provided for the CSAF and CMSAF offices to share highlighted books in their Leadership Library with DAF members. Must provide a moderator for 5 online books each lasting 10 weeks.
Product characteristics an equal item must meet to be considered:
- Must be able to provide an online book club on a website platform that is available worldwide for all DAF members to access
- Must be able to provide five10 week online book discussions in 1 year
- Must include a book club manager who monitors the conversation going with the book club members and the website
- Must enable admin access to DAFL staff to moderate and monitor the conversation with the book club members and the website.
- .Must include a message board that members can message questions and comments to other book club members.
- Must include bookmarks (members to mark text/posts they want to go back to), bookshelf (for suggested titles), author talk, chat
- Must be enable book club members get to come and go as they please and open 24/7 for access to the website platform to participate in the book club.
- Must be able to provide an unlimited number of participants in the online book club
- Must be able to dedicate customer service representative to resolve all service issues
- VCL must be able to test the platform to evaluate if it meets requirements
- Must work with contract POC to establish authentication methods to provide optimal accessibility for all eligible patrons.
- Security between the Website and server must be Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.3
- Must be able to supply or allow retrieval of database usage statistics
- Must have HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with long duration deployed on the servers to mitigate/prevent man-in-the-middle attacks
- Website certificates should be RSA 2048-bits (SHA256withRSA)
- Must be able to interface with the Department of the Air Force Portal and the DoD Library Services Platform
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Q-A.pdf | ||
| Attachment 1 - Notice.pdf |
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