SOURCES SOUGHT
76 -- Base Newspaper Sources Sought - SOW
- Notice Date
- 3/2/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 511110
— Newspaper Publishers
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, HQ Air Force Test Center (AFTC) - Edwards, 5 S WOLFE AVE, Edwards AFB, California, 93524-1185, United States
- ZIP Code
- 93524-1185
- Solicitation Number
- F1SEAM6034A001
- Archive Date
- 3/24/2016
- Point of Contact
- Brian Wu, Phone: 661-277-8472, Anne Beach, Phone: 661-277-7598
- E-Mail Address
-
brian.wu@us.af.mil, anne.beach@us.af.mil
(brian.wu@us.af.mil, anne.beach@us.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- SOW This is a sources sought request to see if there are any vendors capable of providing/printing a base newspaper. Please email your responses to the contracting specialist, Brian Wu by the deadline. For and in consideration of the mutual promises of, and mutual benefits derived by, the parties hereto, this contract is made and entered into by and between the contracting office, Edwards Air Force Base, and (publisher's name, address) herein after referred to as the publisher. b. This contract provides for the publisher to produce weekly a newspaper to be known as the DESERT WINGS, a civilian enterprise newspaper published to provide news and command information to the varied personnel of Edwards Air Force Base. This publication is subject to the requirements of Department of Defense Instruction (DODI) 5120.4 June 1997, Air Force Instruction 35-113 dated March 2010 and the regulations and instructions incorporated there in by reference, and to the conditions and agreements contained herein. c. The publisher agrees to use the name DESERT WINGS, which is owned by the US Air Force, and no other name on the newspaper during the life of the contract, unless directed otherwise by the Director of Public Affairs, Commander 412 th Test Wing or AFTC. Publisher further agrees not to contest ownership by the U.S Air Force of the foregoing name or to make any use directly, or indirectly, of that name or a name that can be confused as or is similar to that name on any publication it may independently produce. d. Each issue of the DESERT WINGS shall consist of not less than 6 pages of news text and associated news related photos, with an average of 8 pages as a minimum. The size of the paper may exceed 14 pages counting advertising. The publication should not exceed 65 column inches per page, unless mutually agreed upon or that mission dictates as stated by the Director of Public Affairs or their designated representatives. e. The masthead of each issue shall carry the following disclaimer in type not smaller than six point. (1) "Published by (publisher's name), a private firm in no way connected with the U.S. Air Force, under exclusive written contract with the Air Force Flight Test Center and 412 th Test Wing. This civilian enterprise Air Force newspaper is an authorized publication for members of the US military services. Contents of the DESERT WINGS are not necessarily the official views of, or endorsed by, the US Government, the Department of Defense, or the Department of the Air Force." (2) The appearance of advertising in this publication, including inserts and supplements, does not constitute endorsement by the Department of Defense, the Department of the Air Force, or (publisher's name) of the products or services advertised." (3) "Everything advertised in this publication shall be made available for purchase, use, or patronage without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age marital status, physical handicap, political affiliation, or any other non-merit factor for the purchaser, user, or patron." See paragraph 4c hereof. (4) Editorial content is edited, prepared, provided or approved by the Director of Public Affairs, Chief, Public Affairs Media Operations Division or one of their designated representatives at Edwards Air Force Base or as provided by DoD or Air Force news gathering and providing agencies. All photographs are Air Force photographs unless otherwise indicated. f. The masthead may contain the names and editorial titles of the military or civilian members assigned the duty of preparing its content. If used, the names and titles shall be listed in a section of the masthead entitled. " DESERT WINGS EDITORIAL STAFF." g. Editorial content shall be based on news releases, features, editorials, and reports prepared by DoD, Air Force newsgathering agencies and the Public Affairs Office at Edwards Air Force Base. All other editorial material must be approved by the Director of Public Affairs, the Chief of the Public Affairs Media Operations Division or their designated representatives. Additional information: Technical point of contact is KENJI THULOWEIT, 412 TW/PA 661-277-4127 E-mail: kenji.thuloweit@us.af.mil. Contractual point of contact is Brian Wu, (661) 277-8472, E-mail: brian.wu@us.af.mil. Alternate contractual point of contact is Anne beach, (661) 277-7598 e-mail: anne.beach@us.af.mil. Responses must be received no later than (NLT) 1:00 p.m., Pacific Standard Time, 03/09/2016. Responses should be submitted to: Brian Wu (AFTC/PZIOA), Directorate of Contracting, 5 South Wolfe Avenue, Edwards AFB, CA 93524. Telephone requests to be placed on a mailing list will not be honored. Facsimile responses are acceptable and must be received on or before the closing date and time.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 5 South Wolfe Ave., Edwards AFB, California, 93524, United States
- Zip Code: 93524
- Zip Code: 93524
- Record
- SN04036979-W 20160304/160302234925-c171db376ed2e26c8d640c4c0816d0c5 (fbodaily.com)
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