Notice of Intent to Sole Source GRAPHIC NOVEL PRODUCTION

THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE SYNOPSIS ONLY.  The U.S. Government currently intends to award a Purchase Order for the creation of a Graphic Novel, on an SOLE SOURCE basis, but is seeking vendors that may be able to perform this requirement in order to support a competitive procurement.  Accordingly, the U.S. Government highly encourages all interested businesses (small) to respond to this synopsis.  In addition, small businesses, in all socioeconomic categories (including, 8(a) Business Development Program, Small Disadvantage Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Women-Owned Small Business concerns), must describe their identifying capabilities in meeting the requirements at a fair market price, i.e., information which may help support a set-aside.

The proposed sole source Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order to Winkstink Design, Inc., 16 Casa Del Oro Loop, Santa Fe NM 87508-8753 for a priority response. The Army Cyber Institute (ACI) at the United States Military Academy (USMA) has a requirement for a capable contractor to Design one (1) graphic novel on information warfare and Design two (2) graphic novellas on WMDs. The authority is Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items, 41 U.S.C. 1901 as implemented by FAR Subpart 13.5 – Soliciting from a Single Source.  The Army Cyber Institute is supporting Army and NATO research about the future operating environments and threats.  This includes: ARCYBER’s research on transforming into an information warfare command, HQDA G3 Protection Teams Insider Threat education initiative, and NATO’s research into emerging destructive technology coupled with the employment of weapons of mass destruction (WMD).  All of these areas are of a high priority to the nation as seen in multiple strategic documents. Taking the research that ACI has already completed or is currently completing, several Science-Fiction Prototypes (SFPs) will be developed. The purpose of these SFPs is to help ARCYBER, DOD, and NATO envision operations in the environments of the future (10 years out). The developed Science-Fiction Prototypes will be used to building stories that will be conveyed in the graphic novels.