Amendment 1 - Interactive Engineering eBooks Database

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION DESCRIPTION: This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. The Air Force will not issue a written solicitation. This Synopsis/Solicitation constitutes the only request for quotes for this requirement. This solicitation utilizes FAR Part 13 procedures. The Government reserves the right to award without discussions.
The solicitation document, FA8604-19-Q-5030, is a Request for Quotes (RFQ) and incorporates FAR provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-99 (See Attachment 1). The associated NAICS code is 519130 and small business size standard is 1000.

REQUIREMENT DESCRIPTION: This requirement is an online subscription for electronic access to an interactive engineering eBooks database that delivers answers to technical questions by providing best practice insights, validated equations, materials and substance data, utilizing a unified platform for the Air Force Technical Applications Center.

The subscription:
1. Must be able to provide under CLIN 0001, an information solution that delivers answers to technical questions by providing best practice insights, validated equations, and materials and substance data utilizing a unified platform for the Air Force Technical Applications Center and have the following minimum characteristics:
i. Must have the ability to provide geographical and chemical references through a searchable database. Search interface must include primary categories and ability to perform keyword and other specialized topical queries.
ii. The database must be a part of a larger scholarly portfolio that supports the database and can be searched in conjunction with the geographical and chemical databases.
iii. Must cover a broad range of engineering disciplines.
iv. Must include full eBooks and individual chapters dating back several decades.
v. Must have the ability to extract data from within eBook documents and manipulate it via tools contained within the interface, allowing users to generate graphs, charts, and other outputs.
vi. Must be able to download HTML or PDF versions of book chapters and other available documents (PDF is preferred).
vii. Must enable users to create user accounts to establish alerts and save searches.
viii. Must provide access to multiple users via IP address (multi-user, multi-campus subscription).
ix. Must include English translations of non-English language content.

2. Must be able to provide under CLIN 1001 - 4001 An information solution that delivers answers to technical questions by providing best practice insights, validated equations, materials and substance data utilizing a unified platform for the Air Force Technical Applications Center (Option(s) 1-4):
i. The same characteristics listed under CLIN 0001

Please reference the attachments for the full Combined Synopsis/Solicitation and additional pertinent information.

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