Library Book Collection Development

Amendment 1: Provides Answers to Vendor Questions, Attached. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number FA4625-10-Q-0051 is issued as a request for quotation for Library Book Collection Development. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-44, DFARS DCN 20100623, AFFARS AFAC 2010-0402. The NAICS code is 451211 with the corresponding small business size standard of $7.0 million dollars. All offers are to remain valid until 30 September 2010. Basis for Award; The Government will award a contract from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government. Paper copies of the Request for Quotation shall not be made available. Requirement: The Whiteman AFB Library would like to purchase approximately 1531 books, DVD's & CD's. The purchase criteria is as follows: 65% of the titles will be hardback books (even mix of adult & juvenile); 30% of the titles will be DVD (even mix of adult & juvenile); 5% of the titles will be music CD's. The books, DVDs, and Music CDs selected for purchase will be identified during collection development and maintenance activities in the library's collection. Since a library's collection development and maintenance activity is a continual and gradual process, no exact titles are provided. The vendor must have the capability of providing standard library collection development services and practices to include the following: - Offer best seller list. - Provide browse & search capabilities (Title, Author, ISBN, and keyword) via an online website. - Provide search features that enable the search results to be refined by binding (library binding, hardback, paperback, etc.), price, age group, awards, release date, etc. - Provide sorting capabilities of search results (title, author, binding, ISBN, publisher, publication date, Dewey Decimal Classification, etc.). - Provide collection development tools: Forthcoming releases/Pre-pub announcements as well as award winning lists, starred or recommended reviews from top review journals (such as Booklist, Kirkus, Publisher's Weekly, and Library Journal). - Provide extensive DVD, Music CD, Audio-Books, and book titles for adults and youth. - Provide an account management/administrative module to review account status information (open invoices, overall account balance, etc.). - Preprocessing of dust jackets for books and adhering barcodes to library materials prior to shipping to library. - Provide current action on status of orders via the administrative module on vendor's website (what is the current status of the item? - In- processing, recently shipped, cancelled, backordered. - Package materials (with invoice) and ship order. PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE 52.204-6, DUNS 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items 52.212-3, Reps and Certs 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items (including the following) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alternate I 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans 52.222-39, Notification of Employee Rights Concerning Payment of Union Dues or Fees 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires fill-in 52.216-1, Type of Contract 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965 52.233-2, Service of Protest fill-in (509th Contracting Squadron/LGCB, Whiteman AFB, MO 65305-5344) 52.247-34, F.o.b. Destination 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions incorporated by reference fill-in (http://farsite.hill.af.mil) 52.252-2, Clauses incorporated by reference fill-in (http://farsite.hill.af.mil) 52.252-5, Authorized Deviations in Provisions fill-in (a )(48 CFR Chapter 1), (b) (48 CFR Chapter 2) 52.252-6, Authorized Deviations in Clauses fill-in (a )(48 CFR Chapter 1), (b) (48 CFR Chapter 2) 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items. 52.203-3, Gratuities 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests 5352.201-9101, Ombudsman Mr. Raymond Carpenter/129 Andrews Street, Ste 102/Langley AFB VA 23665-2769/ Phone: +1 (555) 000-0000 Fax: +1 (555) 000-0000 5352.223-9001, Health and Safety on Government Installations 5352.242-9000, Contractor Access to Air Force Installations Quotes are to be e-mailed to the following e-mail address: contact@example.gov, Attn: Kristy Svendsen . NOTE: Quotations shall be received by 27 July 2010, 3:00 PM CST; late quotations will not be considered for award. Prospective offeror must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) (http://www.ccr.gov/) and Online Certification and Representations Applications (ORCA) (http://orca.bpn.gov/) in order to be eligible for award. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which, if timely received, shall be considered by this agency.