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SAMDAILY.US - ISSUE OF JUNE 18, 2020 SAM #6776
SPECIAL NOTICE

76 -- Notice Of Intent To Award Sole Source - EZProxy Subscription

Notice Date

6/16/2020 9:13:23 AM
 

Notice Type

Special Notice
 

NAICS

519130 — Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals
 

Contracting Office

FA8650 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL RAK RXK WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OH 45433-7541 USA
 

ZIP Code

45433-7541
 

Solicitation Number

FA8650-20-P-4320
 

Response Due

6/22/2020 2:00:00 PM
 

Archive Date

07/07/2020
 

Point of Contact

Tracy Sober
 

E-Mail Address

tracy.sober@us.af.mil
(tracy.sober@us.af.mil)
 

Description

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE The United States Air Force (the Government) intends to issue a Firm-Fixed-Price Purchase order to a single source, OCLC, Inc., under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) (only one source reasonably available) on or about 25 June 2020.�The period of performance (PoP) shall be from 01 July 2020 � 30 June 2021.� FSC: 7630 NAICS: 519130 Size Standard: 1,000 employees Subscription name: � OCLC EZProxy Supplier name: OCLC, Inc. Product description: The OCLC EZproxy Hosted Service product for electronic resource authentication is an innovative and frequently used library service within the government, academia, and specialized library communities.� The OCLC product required is vital to efficient library operations.� This product enhances the rapid and broad access to scientific knowledge. Product characteristics an equal item must meet to be considered: Must provide a publically accessible login page (or pages) allowing library customers to authenticate into subscribed library products both on-base and from any off-base location with network access. Must provide library staff with the ability to create and maintain user credentials for all library customers, allowing for rapid updates to terminate user access if necessary. Must provide IP authentication via a dedicated, individual IP address for each AFRL library location. Librarian-accessible usage data for resource usage and customer access. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations.� However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the Government.� The Government will consider responses received within 6 days of issuance of this notice. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a full and open competitive procurement or a small business set aside competitive procurement. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this announcement. If the Government decides to compete this requirement, a synopsis shall be issued utilizing the combined synopsis/solicitation procedure identified in FAR 12.603.� If this effort becomes a Small Business Set-Aside, FAR 52.219-14, Limitation on Subcontracting, will apply. Therefore, small businesses that want to be considered for a small business set-aside should demonstrate how they intend to comply.� A determination not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.� ��Contractors should be aware of the following information: Contractors must include the following information: Points of contact, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers. Identification as a large U.S. business, a small U.S. business, or a foreign business. Please note that size indicated should be based on the NAICS code for this effort listed above. Identification of any other socioeconomic status including: Women-Owned Small Business, Economically Disadvantaged Small Business, 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business or HUBZone. Company CAGE Code or DUNS Number.� In your response, you must address how your product meets the product characteristics specified above. Submitted information shall be UNCLASSIFIED. Responses are limited to 10 pages in a Microsoft Word compatible format. Responses should be emailed to Tracy Sober tracy.sober@us.af.mil and Jennifer Arnett at jennifer.arnett.1@us.af.mil no later than 22 June 2020, 5:00 PM EST.� Any questions should be directed to Tracy Sober through email.
 

Web Link

SAM.gov Permalink
(https://beta.sam.gov/opp/decff1b0db004e279a979df60b810232/view)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Wright Patterson AFB, OH 45433, USA

Zip Code: 45433

Country: USA
 

Record

SN05692190-F 20200618/200616230203 (samdaily.us)
 

Source

SAM.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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