Intent to Sole Source to Thomson Reuters-West Publishing Corporation

This notice of intent is not a request for quotes and no solicitation is available. A determination not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The 42nd Contracting Squadron at Maxwell AFB, AL hereby gives a notice of intent to award this acquisition as a sole source award to Thomson Reuters-West Publishing Corporation, 610 Opperman Drive, Eagan, MN 55123 for the purchase of Books, Legal Publications for Air Force Attorneys. Thomson Reuters-West Publishing Corporation is the sole publisher and does not authorize resellers; they distribute their publications themselves. Description of the Requirement: The contractor must provide the items as specified in accordance with the following CLIN structure. Item No. Description of Requirement Quantity 0001 Books, Purchase Federal Civil Judicial Procedures & Rules, ISBN 9780314679659 60 0002 Books, Purchase NEPA, ISBN: 9780314640888 5 0003 Books, Purchase Federal Environmental Law, ISBN: 9780314679703 16 0004 Books, Purchase Environmental Law (Rodgers) West, Service # 22015585 16 0005 Books, Purchase Federal Criminal Code & Rules, ISBN: 9780314679680 9 0006 Books, Purchase Patent Law Handbook, ISBN: 9780314641861 1 0007 Book, Purchase West Military Justice Digest West Service # 22076112 12 0008 Book, Purchase West Military Justice Reporter West Service # 22013064 46 0009 Book, Purchase Government Contract Changes West Service # 40330165 1 0010 Book, Purchase Government Contract Compliance Handbook West Service # 15865883 1 The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is, 323117 and the small business size is, 1250 employees. As implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 8.405-6(a) (1) (B), only one source is capable of responding due to the unique or specialized nature of work to satisfy agency requirements. This will be a firm-fixed price contract for a base year only. If there are any other businesses that can provide the specified services, they must respond to this notice before 1 August 2016 at 5:00pm Central Standard Time (CST). Firms responding to this intent to sole source are asked to provide the following information in their initial response: company's full name, business size, address, point of contact, and a clear indication as to whether or not they can provide the item the government is seeking. Oral submissions of information are not acceptable and will not be accepted in response to this notice. If no responses are received by the above referenced date/time a sole source contract will be awarded to Thomson Reuters-West Publishing Corporation. Contract award is subject to the availability of funds. The Point of Contact (POC) for this notice is Michael Grayson, Contract Specialist who can be contacted at contact@example.gov or Marcus Abram at contact@example.gov.