Intent to Award Sole Source - O'Reilly Media Safari

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE

The United States Air Force (the Government) intends to issue a Firm-Fixed-Price Purchase order to a single source, O'Reilly Media, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) (only one source reasonably available) on or about 15 August 2018. The period of performance (PoP) shall be from 30 September 2018 - 29 September 2019.

FSC: 7630

NAICS: 519130

Size Standard: 1000 employees

Subscription name: Safari

Supplier name: O'Reilly Media

Product description: Safari is an e-reference resource for technology and business professionals providing access to over 54,000 eBooks, videos, and tutorials featuring technology, digital media & professional development topics.

Product characteristics an equal item must meet to be considered:

• Must be able to provide online research tools from professionally curated sources that offer trusted information eBooks, videos, case studies, and interactive tutorials that focus on technology, digital media, coding, cybersecurity, web design and professional development topics
• Must be able to provide live online training with instructors in real time
• Must include over 43,461 eBooks, 1,186 Journals, 1,032 articles, 4,021 streaming videos, and 776 books & 148 videos on technology and professional test preparation from publishers such as including O'Reilly, Pearson, Wiley, Packt, Harvard Business Review, and Wharton Digital Press

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 2 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:

1. Contractors must include the following information:

a. Points of contact, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers.

b. 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.

c. Identification of any other socioeconomic status including: Women-Owned Small Business, Economically Disadvantaged Small Business, 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business or HUBZone.

d. Company CAGE Code or DUNS Number.

2. If this posting specifically references brand name products, offerors are encouraged to suggest products other than those specifically referenced. Responses must address how the alternate product meets the product characteristics specified above.

3. Submitted information shall be UNCLASSIFIED.

4. Responses are limited to 10 pages in a Microsoft Word compatible format.

Responses should be emailed to Nicole Cantrell at nicole.cantrell@us.af.mil and Joelynn Laux at
joelynn.laux@us.af.mil no later than 9 July 2018, 2:00 PM EST. Any questions should be directed to Nicole Cantrell through email.

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