Legal Publications for Air Force Attorneys

SOURCES SOUGHT: AFLOA/JAS - Legal Publications for Air Force Attorneys Response Deadline: COB 1 Aug 16 42nd Contracting Squadron/LGCA-2 Contract Specialist: Michael Grayson; Contracting Officer: Marcus Abram Maxwell AFB, AL 36112 Purpose: THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION IAW FAR 15.201(e). This notice is solely for market research and planning purposes and does not constitute a request for proposal, request for quote, or invitation for bid, nor does its issuance in any way restrict the Government to its ultimate acquisition approach. No award will be made from this Sources Sought and the Government will not pay for any effort expended in responding to this notice. The purpose of this Sources Sought is to gather information from contractors on purchasing books in relation to legal publications for AF Attorneys. The contractor shall provide all books requested. All feedback and information received may be used to determine the appropriate acquisition strategy for possible future acquisitions. Please do not request a copy of a solicitation because one does not exist. 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 Questions: In order to develop a potential acquisition strategy this information would be useful: 1) Does your company provide the items specified in the requirements described above? Please answer yes or no, if your company is capable of fulfilling this requirement. 2) If your company can meet this requirement please provide a yes or no answer, to the following questions in regards to the non-manufacturer rule: a. Will your company manufacturer at least 50% the products required to meet this requirement. Is your company a small business and will it perform 50% of the cost for Manufacturing? b. Will at least 50% of the products required to meet the requirement be purchased from U.S. owned Small Business Manufacturer? 3) How much lead time is required to meet this requirement? a. Please provide the number of days it will take your company to acquire the products and assemble the products. b. How much time will be required to ship the units to Maxwell AFB? Responses: This Sources Sought is prepared for planning purposes only and is not restricted to small business. If the government decides to pursue an RFQ, portions of your Sources Sought response may be incorporated into the Government's RFQ. Contractors are discouraged from submitting any information deemed competition-sensitive or proprietary. However, if sources elect to submit competition-sensitive or proprietary information, sources bear sole responsibility for marking said information as such to ensure appropriate safeguarding by the Government. The Government shall not be held liable for any damages incurred if proprietary information is not properly identified. All submissions become Government property and will not be returned. Sources Sought responses must include the following: 1) Sources Sought responses must include company name, address, cage code, DUNS number, at least one designated point of contact, voice, and fax telephone numbers, and an email address. 2) All questions and responses to our request for information/questions shall be submitted, via e-mail, to contact@example.gov; contact@example.gov. 3) All responses are due by e-mail no later than COB on 1 Aug 16. Primary POC Alt POC Name: Michael Grayson Marcus Abram Phone #: (334)-953-0530 +1 (555) 000-0000 E-mail: contact@example.gov contact@example.gov