Thunderbolt Luke AFB Newspaper Agreement

This agreement will be paid for by Non Appropriated Funds (NAF).

Luke AFB is requesting proposals from interested publishers desiring to compete for a two-year contractual agreement with renewal options of two years for up to a total of six years to publish the Thunderbolt, beginning with the 28 Jan 2022 issue. Publisher to produce a monthly newspaper to be known as Thunderbolt, a civilian enterprise newspaper published to provide news and command information to personnel of Luke AFB, AZ. This publication is subject to the requirements of DOD Instruction 5120.4, AFI 35-101, and the regulations and instructions incorporated therein by reference and the conditions and agreements as contained herein. The North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) code for this requirement is 511110 and the small business size standard is 1,000 employees. This requirement is unrestricted. The publication shall be prepared, printed and delivered at no cost to the government; however, the Contractor shall receive all revenue accruing from the sale of advertising carried with the publications. The Contractor will also be required to provide manpower in the way of, not limited to, an editor and production assistant to write, edit, photograph and lay out the newspaper to work in the public affairs office located on Luke AFB, AZ. These requirements are further outlined in accompanying Agreement.

If your firm wishes to compete for the opportunity to publish the Thunderbolt, please, submit a technical proposal and completed Agreement, no later than 4:00 pm MST on 10 Dec 2021 to:

56 Contracting Squadron

Attn: SrA Jordyn Collins

14100 W Eagle Street

Luke AFB, AZ, 85309-1217

Email: jordyn.collins@us.af.mil

Telephone: 623-856-2730

Or

56 Contracting Squadron

Attn: Ms. Sara Lackey

14100 W Eagle Street

Luke AFB, AZ, 85309-1217

Email: sara.lackey.2@us.af.mil

Telephone: 623-856-3446