Intent to Award Sole Source EBSCO Consumer Reports
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- FA8604-20-Q-5018
- Agency
- AFLCMC Wright Patterson AFB Lifecycle Management Center, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 519130 Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals
- PSC
- 7630 Newspapers And Periodicals
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The United States Air Force intends to award a firm-fixed-price purchase order to EBSCO Industries, Inc. for a subscription to the EBSCO Consumer Reports database. The database must provide searchable full-text access to Consumer Reports Magazine and include product ratings, reviews, and advice from research experts covering appliances, automobiles, electronics, food, health, and personal finance topics. The database needs keyword and product search functions, an A-Z product list, and the ability to limit by category. The period of performance is from September 30, 2020 to September 29, 2025, including four one-year options. Responses to the notice were due by September 10, 2020.
There is no set-aside designation for this requirement. The NAICS code is 511210 and PSC code is R699. EBSCO Industries, Inc. is identified as the potential incumbent and current contractor. The total value of the firm-fixed price order is not specified but it is for a five-year subscription to the EBSCO Consumer Reports database.
Notice text
NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE
Product description: DoD Libraries require access to a database that provides product ratings and reviews and in-depth advice, tips, and trends written by research experts for consumers. Information should be updated frequently, providing reliable data, unbiased information, and more than 9,000 ratings, reviews, product comparisons and video clips. Contents should have buying advice, product reviews, product ratings, product recommendations, money-saving advice and tips, and product videos. Database subjects should cover appliances, automobiles, babies and kids, electronics, food, health information, and money/personal finance. The database needs to have Keyword search, product search, A-Z product list, and the ability to limit by major category. Search functionality should be by keyword, Boolean/phrase, options to limit by keyword or phrase, capability to cite, export, and Permalink functionality sustainable URL to return to original article. Customer convenience services should include online help, option to save, print, email, save search histories and results, and one-on-one trusted advice straight from a consumer research specialist. Access to information should be seamless, minimal response time between query initiation and query results, and search results within 5-10 seconds. Database must be able to provide password embedded URL’s for access through Library OPACS. It also must be able to interface with the Air Force Portal, Army Knowledge Online (AKO), Marine Corps, Military OneSource, and Navy Digital Library (NDL).
Product characteristics an equal item must meet to be considered:
- Must provide searchable full-text access to Consumer Reports Magazine
- Must provide product ratings and reviews and in-depth advice, tips, and trends written by research experts for consumers.
- Information must be updated frequently, providing reliable data, unbiased information, and more than 9,000 ratings, reviews, product comparisons and video clips.
- Contents must have buying advice, product reviews, product ratings, product recommendations, money-saving advice and tips, and product videos.
- Contents should have buying advice, product reviews, product ratings, product recommendations, money-saving advice and tips, and product videos.
- Must provide subjects covering appliances, automobiles, babies and kids, electronics, food, health information, and money/personal finance.
- Must have Keyword search, product search, A-Z product list, and the ability to limit by major category. Search functionality should be by keyword, Boolean/phrase, options to limit by keyword or phrase, capability to cite, export, and Permalink functionality sustainable URL to return to original article.
- Customer convenience services should include online help, option to save, print, email, save search histories and results, and one-on-one trusted advice straight from a consumer research specialist.
- Access to information should be seamless, minimal response time between query initiation and query results, and search results within 5-10 seconds.
- Must be able to interface with the Air Force Portal, Army Knowledge Online (AKO), Marine Corps, Military OneSource, and Navy Digital Library (NDL).
- Must be able to provide password embedded URL’s for access through Library OPACS.
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Intent to Award Sole Source.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| J&A EBSCO Consumer Reports | Limited / Sole Source Justification | |
| Intent to Award Sole Source EBSCO Consumer Reports | Pre-Solicitation | |
| Sources Sought EBSCO Consumer Reports | Pre-Solicitation |
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