Intent to Award Sole Source EBSCO Hobbies
Closed Special Notice Posted
A later notice was posted. The latest for this opportunity is the Limited / Sole Source Justification from . See the latest notice
- Solicitation number
- FA860420P5019
- 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
- Place of performance
- Jbsa Lackland TX 78236 USA
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
This Special Notice from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center announces their intent to award a sole source contract to EBSCO for subscription database access. The required databases include EBSCO DIY Package, Home Improvement Reference Center and Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center, which must provide detailed home improvement, craft, and hobby information updated weekly, including over 1,900 full texts, detailed how-to instructions, and covering various repair and project topics. Search functions are required to allow limiting by keyword/phrase and include citation and sharing features, with seamless access from any location within 5-10 seconds. The contract period is from September 30, 2020 to September 29, 2022 with one option year.
Interested parties have until June 25, 2020 to respond by providing contact and company information to be considered for potential future competitive procurements. The purpose of this Special Notice is to fulfill requirements for reliable and unbiased hobby, craft, and home improvement database resources. Key deadlines include a response date of June 25, 2020 for interested contractors to provide their details. Eligibility is open to any contractor able to meet the requirements outlined for database content coverage, search functionality, and access services.
Notice text
Information must be updated at least weekly, providing reliable data, unbiased information. Must provide more than 1,900 full text magazines and books, videos, hobby profiles and full-text recipes. Must offer detailed "how-to" instructions and creative ideas to meet the interests of virtually every hobby enthusiast. Full text is provided from leading hobby, craft and home improvement magazines. Subjects should arts and crafts, collecting, home and garden, indoor recreation, kids' crafts, model building, needlecrafts and textiles, outdoor recreation, performing arts, science and technology, scrapbooking and papercrafts. Must provide users with detailed, user-friendly “how-to” information covering a variety of home improvement and repair projects. Must include more than 150 full-text reference books, including major reference works from Quarto Publishing Group, 50 full-text magazines and trade publications,
35,000 images not available anywhere else online, approximately 100 videos of popular home repair projects. Database should cover maintenance, remodeling, electrical work, decorating home and garden, outdoor improvements, plumbing and wood projects. 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 must include online help, option to save, print, email,
save search histories and results. Access to information needs to 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. Must be able to interface with the Air Force Portal, Army Knowledge Online (AKO), Marine Corps, Military OneSource, and Navy Digital Library (NDL).
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 5019 IASS.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Redacted J&A - EBSCO Hobbies and Crafts Reference Center | Limited / Sole Source Justification | |
| Intent to Award Sole Source EBSCO Hobbies | Special Notice |
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