Notice of Intent to Sole Source Emergency Care Textbook, Workbook and Review Plus App Package ISBN: 9780136994015
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Agency
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Air Education and Training Command
Air Force, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 513130 Book Publishers
- PSC
- 7610 Books And Pamphlets
- Place of performance
- Jbsa Ft Sam Houston, Texas 78234, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Air Force Air Education and Training Command has issued a Special Notice regarding a sole-source firm fixed-price purchase order for emergency care educational materials. The notice, posted on January 27, 2025, outlines the intent to award a contract to Pearson Education Inc. for 1,500 units each of the 14th Edition Emergency Care Textbook, Workbook, and Review Plus App. The procurement will be executed using Simplified Acquisition Procedures under Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold. The contract falls under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) category of Book Publishers, with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. Market research identified four small businesses capable of providing quotes for this requirement.
Interested parties have been invited to submit a narrative describing their capabilities and qualifications to fulfill the requirement by January 30, 2025, at 10:00 AM Central Time. Contractors must email their submissions to Jill Van Plew and Gary Beck, with the expectation of providing clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. The primary rationale for the sole-source approach stems from the publisher's anticipated price increase on February 3, 2025, and other contractors' inability to meet the Government's required delivery date. The notice explicitly states that it is not a request for quote or proposal, and the Government does not anticipate receiving additional responses. Any costs incurred in submitting a capabilities statement will not be reimbursed, and the determination to open the requirement to competition remains solely at the Government's discretion. The contract will be awarded to Pearson Education Inc., a large business, for the specified educational materials.
Notice text
Amendment 1 - 27 january 2025
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FROM: FY25 Emergency Care Textbook, Workbook and Review Plus App Package ISBN: 9780136994015
TO: Notice of Intent to Sole Source Emergency Care Textbook, Workbook and Review Plus App Package ISBN: 9780136994015
SPECIAL NOTICE
Intent To Award Sole Source Contract (Synopsis)
Emergency Care Textbook Workbook, 14th Edition
The 502d Contracting Squadron (CONS) – Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA) Randolph, TX intends to award a sole-source firm fixed-price purchase order to PEARSON EDUCATION INC. (CAGE Code 3A8R6; Unique Entity ID MXY4T98LNFC5) 221 River St, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5989 a large business for the purchase of the following (1,500) textbooks:
1.(1,500 EACH) – ISBN 9780136994015 – 14TH Edition of the Emergency Care Textbook
2.(1,500 EACH) – ISBN 9780136994015 – 14th Edition Emergency Care Workbook
3.(1,500 EACH) – ISBN 9780136994015 – 14th Edition Emergency Care Review Plus App
This purchase will be made utilizing Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold.
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this commercially available requirement is 513130 – Book Publishers having a Small Business Administration’s (SBA) size standard of 1,000 employees.
This notice of intent is NOT a request for quote or proposal. The Government does not anticipate receiving additional responses to this notice. Market research identified four (4) small businesses that were interested and capable of providing a quote for this requirement. However, according to the publisher, an incremental price increase is anticipated on 3 February 2025 and the other contractors are unable to deliver before this potential price increase and in addition are unable to meet the Government’s required delivery date.
Interested parties may submit a narrative describing their capabilities and qualifications to fulfill the requirement via email to jill.van_plew@us.af.mil with a copy to gary.beck@us.af.mil no later than 30 January 2025 at 10:00 AM Central Time. Any response to this notice must show clear and convicting evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Any costs incurred in submitting a capabilities statement will not be reimbursed by the Government. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition, based upon the responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Special Notice | |
| FY25 Emergency Care Textbook, Workbook and Review Plus App Package ISBN: 9780136994015 | Pre-Solicitation |
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