Intent to Award Sole Source - Grey House Publishing

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, Grey House Publishing, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) (only one source reasonably available) on or about 1 August 2018. The period of performance (PoP) shall be from 30 September 2018 - 29 September 2019. Four (4) 12-month option periods are anticipated through 29 September 2023. FSC: 7630 NAICS: 519130 Size Standard: 1000 employees Subscription name: Weiss Ratings' Financial Ratings Series Supplier name: Grey House Publishing Product description: Online resource providing a single source for financial strength ratings and financial planning tools covering insurance, banks, mutual funds, and stocks for the Department of Defense. Product characteristics an equal item must meet to be considered: - Must be able to provide financial strength ratings and financial planning tools covering insurance, banks, mutual funds, and stocks. - Must be able to provide information on the strength and weakness of banks and credit unions by geographical area. - Must be able to provide information and ratings on insurance companies including those that supply Medicare Supplemental Insurance. - Must be able to provide personalized customer accounts. - Must be able to provide independent, unbiased ratings of at least 63,000 stocks, funds, insurers and financial institutions. 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 five (5) 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: 1. Contractors must include the following information: a. Points of contact, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers. b. 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. c. 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. d. Company CAGE Code or DUNS Number. 2. This requirement is not intended for specific brand name products. Contractors are encouraged to suggest products other than those specifically referenced by brand name. Responses must address how alternate product meet the product characteristics specified above. 3. Submitted information shall be UNCLASSIFIED. 4. Responses are limited to 10 pages in a Microsoft Word compatible format. Responses should be emailed to Timothy Smith at timothy.smith.109@us.af.mil and Joelynn Laux at joelynn.laux@us.af.mil no later than 5 July 2018, 2:00 PM EST. Any questions should be directed to Timothy Smith through email.