Iass ebsco
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Agency
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Air Force Research Laboratory
Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- PSC
- 7630 Newspapers And Periodicals
- Place of performance
- Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The United States Air Force, through the Air Force Research Laboratory, has issued a Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source contract for EBSCO database subscriptions to support the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT). The government intends to award a Firm-Fixed-Price order to EBSCO Publishing on or about July 4, 2025, with a performance period from August 1, 2025, to July 31, 2026, including two option years. The contract will provide access to multiple EBSCO academic research databases including Business Source Ultimate, Academic Search Ultimate, and various eBook subscription collections covering business, academic, engineering, and IT content. This acquisition supports the AFIT D'Azzo Research Library's mission to provide comprehensive academic and scientific research resources for defense professionals. The contract falls under PSC 7630 for newspapers and periodicals with a NAICS code of 519210 and a size standard of $21 million.
While this is announced as a sole source procurement, the government is providing an opportunity for all responsible sources to submit capability statements, proposals, or quotations within seven days of the notice issuance to determine whether to conduct full and open competition or small business set-aside procurement. Contractors must submit responses limited to 10 pages via email to the contracting officer by July 4, 2025, at 12:00 PM EST, including contact information, business size classification, socioeconomic status, and CAGE or DUNS numbers. Responses must demonstrate how the contractor's product meets the specified database and eBook collection requirements outlined in the notice. Small businesses interested in potential set-aside consideration must demonstrate compliance with FAR 52.219-14 Limitation on Subcontracting requirements. The government reserves sole discretion in determining whether to compete this requirement based on received responses, and will not compensate contractors for information provided in response to this announcement.
Notice text
NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE
The United States Air Force (the Government) intends to issue a Firm-Fixed-Price order to a single source; EBSCO, on or about 04 July 2025. The period of performance (PoP) shall be 01 August 2025 – 31 July 2025 with two option years.
PSC: 7630
NAICS: 519210
Size Standard: $21M
Subscription Name: EBSCO
Supplier Name: EBSCO Publishing
Product Description:
The Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) requires access to the EBSCO Academic Search Ultimate database, EBSCO Business Source Ultimate database, and EBSCO eBook Subscription collections (Academic Collection, BusinessCore, and EngineeringCore). The Academic Search Ultimate database and EBSCO eBook collections are electronically accessible via the EBSCOhost website. EBSCO is a global publisher of academic, scientific, and technical book titles. The materials included in this acquisition are necessary to allow the AFIT D'Azzo Research Library to support the institute's mission to "Educate defense professionals to innovatively accomplish the deterrence and warfighting missions of the U.S. Air and Space Forces." Access to the EBSCO Academic Search Ultimate database and EBSCO eBook Subscription collections enhances the broad access to academic and scientific research that is crucial to the work done at the Air Force Institute of Technology.
Product Name Begin Date Expire Date
Business Source Ultimate 08/01/2025 07/31/2026
Academic Search Ultimate 08/01/2025 07/31/2026
eBook Subscription BusinessCore 09/01/2025 07/31/2026
eBook Subscription Academic Collection 09/01/2025 07/31/2026
(North America)
eBook Subscription EngineeringCore 09/01/2025 07/31/2026
eBook Subscription University Press Collection 08/01/2025 07/31/2026
eBook Subscription ITCore 08/01/2025 07/31/2026
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 within 7 days of issuance of this notice. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a full and open competitive procurement or a small business set aside competitive procurement. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this announcement.
If the Government decides to compete this requirement, a synopsis shall be issued utilizing the combined synopsis/solicitation procedure identified in FAR 12.603. If this effort becomes a Small Business Set-Aside, FAR 52.219-14, Limitation on Subcontracting, will apply. Therefore, small businesses that want to be considered for a small business set-aside should demonstrate how they intend to comply.
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:
- Contractors must include the following information:
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- Points of contact, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers.
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- 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.
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- Identification of any other socioeconomic status (Women-Owned Small Business, Economically Disadvantaged Small Business, 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business or HUBZone).
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- Company CAGE Code or DUNS Number.
- In your response, you must address how your product meets the product characteristics specified above.
- Submitted information shall be UNCLASSIFIED.
- Responses are limited to 10 pages in a Microsoft Word compatible format.
Responses should be emailed to Ja’Quan M. Dangerfield at jaquan.dangerfield@us.af.mil no later than, 04 July 2025 12:00 PM EST. Any questions should be directed to Ja’Quan M. Dangerfield through email.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| IASS EBSCO.docx | DOCX document |
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