Naval Science Textbooks and Professional Trade Publications

SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS

Naval Science Textbooks and Professional Trade Publications

THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS to determine the availability of potential sources capable of providing this required item(s) for the Naval Service Training Command, Great Lakes. Vendor shall be logistically prepared to process and deliver large volumes of textbooks and publications required for the programs, including a NJROTC curriculum used by over 600 High Schools and over 87,000 student cadets throughout the United States and overseas.

The contractor shall provide textbooks, publications and reference material published by the Naval Institute Press when ordered by the Navy.

These items are required by the Naval Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) and Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) for classroom education of student cadets. Additionally, the Navy’s Manpower Training and Education (MPT and E) enterprise may require U.S. Naval Institute professional, reference and trade publications for Officer and Enlisted professional development and education. The Naval Service Training Command (NSTC) intends to acquire textbooks, professional and reference publications and trade titles published by Naval Institute Press and available in the Naval Institute Press quarterly catalog. NSTC required textbooks and publications are intended to satisfy NJROTC and NROTC curriculum and syllabus requirements.

Instructional material in textbooks shall comply with existing Navy curriculum requirements and standards as determined by NSTC. Navy curriculum managers periodically review NJROTC and NROTC text materials to ensure current Navy policy, procedures, technologies, etc. are reflected in the text. The contractor shall edit and update text content when requested by NSTC in order to maintain course and text relevance. The period of performance shall be comprised of one base year and four separate one year option periods. Option periods shall be exercised separately by the contracting officer. The contractor shall complete distribution of textbooks and publications in accordance with shipping instructions reflected in individual orders.



A single IDIQ, firm fixed price contract is anticipated.

It is anticipated that the solicitation will be issued in late May 2018. The NAICs code for this acquisition is 511130 –Book Publishers, size standard 1000 employees, FSC 7610. Offerors possessing the requisite skills, resources, and capabilities necessary to provide the item are invited to respond to this marketing research survey/sources sought via a submission of an executive summary, no more than three (3) pages in length, which addresses the firm’s experience in providing the item. The submission should include the following information: (1) company name, address, point of contact with corresponding phone number, e-mail address, business size under NAICS 511130, and (2) relevant corporate experience references.

This relevant corporate experience information should identify the applicable contract number; the total contract dollar amount; contract period of performance/delivery; a brief description of the services performed/item supplied; and customer point of contact with corresponding telephone number and e-mail address.

All submissions are required to be submitted via e-mail to claryce.holt-bond@navy.mil no later than 5:00 pm (local Philadelphia time) on 15 May 2018. Please direct any questions concerning this sources sought synopsis to Claryce Holt-Bond at 215-697-9684, or Claryce.holt-bond@navy.mil.