Paralegal Research and Writing Books Sources Sought

The 42d Contracting Squadron at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, is seeking sources to provide paralegal textbooks for students enrolling in the Paralegal Apprentice Course through the Air Force Judge Advocate General's School. The procurement specifically requires 200 copies of "Legal Research and Writing for Paralegals, 10th Edition" by Deborah E. Bouchoux (ISBN 9781543847581) to support a legal research and writing instructional block that awards seven semester hours of college credit toward an American Bar Association-approved Associate of Applied Science Paralegal degree through the Community College of the Air Force. This sources sought notice falls under NAICS code 513130 for Book Publishers with a size standard of 1,000 employees. The procurement encourages responses from various business types including small, disadvantaged, woman-owned, Hub Zone, and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. Interested vendors must submit their responses by June 24, 2025, at 12:00 PM Central Standard Time, providing company information, capabilities, and potential delivery details to the contracting team led by Contract Specialist Jordan Johnson and Contracting Officer Jeremy Kersey.

This opportunity is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside, restricting competition to qualified small business entities. The textbooks must be delivered to Renna Brakefield in the Paralegal Division at Maxwell Air Force Base no later than August 30, 2025, providing vendors with approximately two months from the response deadline to fulfill delivery requirements. The specific quantity requirement is 200 copies of the textbook, which students will retain for use in subsequent Paralegal Craftsman Course training beyond the initial apprentice program. No current contractors or incumbents are identified in the documentation, and no specific budget ranges or award values are disclosed in this pre-solicitation phase. The procurement is part of the Department of the Air Force Air Education and Training Command's broader educational mission to provide comprehensive paralegal training to military personnel. All feedback and information received through this sources sought process will be used to determine the appropriate acquisition strategy for the formal solicitation.