SOLICITATION NOTICE
76 -- Library Products and Incedental Services
- Notice Date
- 7/21/2010
- Notice Type
- Justification and Approval (J&A)
- NAICS
- 424920
— Book, Periodical, and Newspaper Merchant Wholesalers
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Direct Reporting Units, USAF Academy - 10 CONS, 8110 Industrial Drive, Suite 200, USAF Academy, Colorado, 80840-2315, United States
- ZIP Code
- 80840-2315
- Solicitation Number
- FA7000-10-R-0028
- Archive Date
- 7/31/2010
- Point of Contact
- Christopher L. Wilson, Phone: 7193333600
- E-Mail Address
-
christopher.wilson@usafa.af.mil
(christopher.wilson@usafa.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Award Number
- FA7000-10-D-0015
- Award Date
- 7/1/2010
- Description
- Library Products and Incidental Services General Information Document Type: Award Notice and J&A Posting Solicitation Number: FA7000-10-R-0028 Posted Date: 1 July 2010 Original Archive Date: Current Archive Date: Classification Code: 76 - Books, Maps, and other Publications Set Aside: N/A NAICS Code: 424920 - Book, Periodical, and Newspaper Merchant Contracting Office Address Department of the Air Force, Direct Reporting Units, USAF Academy - 10 CONS/LGCB, 8110 Industrial Drive Suite 200, USAF Academy, CO, 80840-2315, UNITED STATES Description IDIQ Award Date: 1 July 2010 IDIQ Award Number: FA7000-10-D-0015 IDIQ Award Amount: $8,750,000.00 EST (Base plus four (4) 1-year options) Contractor: EBSCO Industries Inc. Original Point of Contact Christopher Wilson, Phone 719-333-3600, Fax 719-333-9103, Email: christopher.wilson@usafa.af.mil Current Point of Contact Christopher Wilson, Phone 719-333-3600, Fax 719-333-9103, Email: christopher.wilson@usafa.af.mil Justification and Approval Summary Statutory Authority - The statutory authority for this requirement is 10 USC 2304(c)(1) as Implemented by FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Applicability of Authority - Ebsco Information Services has been the only company that can provide the breadth of titles needed, the infrastructure and indexing services to access online titles and products, and the need for sophisticated claims and reports services. Other companies may provide periodical subscriptions, online products, and/or individual subscriptions but after evaluating market capabilities no other company can provide all of these items and incidental services and allow access to them under one umbrella. Efforts to Obtain Competition - A Sources Sought Synopsis was posted 2 March 2010 stating that Ebsco was the only known source that could provide the entire list of products required and any interested vendor that felt they could meet the requirement should respond. Furthermore, the synopsis stated the governments intend to negotiate as a sole source with Ebsco if no responses were received or no capable vendor could be found. The Sources Sought Synopsis produced no responses. Additionally, the Contract Specialist completed a survey of 8 Universities that resembled the Air Force Academy requirement based on similar accreditations within Colorado. The Contract Specialist found that each University used Ebsco. Although several Universities used additional sources for similar products all still required Ebsco to meet part of their library product and incidental services requirements. No other company could be found that could meet the entire requirement of the McDermott Library. Market Research - As part of Market Research the McDermott Library technical expert reviewed other competitors in the periodical subscription market and found none that could provide all the titles, online databases, and services needed by the library. Other competitors provide online products but do not provide periodical subscription service. Furthermore, all Higher Learning Commission and Association for the Advancement of Collegiate Schools of Business accredited colleges in Colorado were contacted. All Universities contacted stated that they use Ebsco services and although there are other sources that provide various related services, they still require EBSCO to meet their requirement. Other Facts - Having all periodicals, subscriptions, memberships and online databases provided by one vendor is a mandatory requirement for the library. They have limited human resources available and the volume of periodicals and online products required and the administrative effort to track orders and process payments coming from numerous publishers could not be supported by the McDermott Library. Interested Sources As evidenced above we could find no other company capable of meeting the requirement. Though extensive market research was conducted and a Request for Information was issued, there were no companies found to support all periodical and online products required. Steps to Foster Competition - In future acquisitions we will seek additional sources by reevaluating markets capabilities. However, current market conditions don't indicate there will be any other companies capable of providing all the periodicals and online products in the near future.
- Web Link
-
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(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/DRU/10ABWLGC/FA7000-10-R-0028/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Place of Performance, Address:United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO, Postal Code:80840, Country:United States, USAFA, Colorado, 80940, United States
- Zip Code: 80940
- Zip Code: 80940
- Record
- SN02213011-W 20100723/100721235253-bed7c1e9e350c7f34cc0493ed706b19b (fbodaily.com)
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