Middle School Learning Database

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Middle School Learning Database 773 Enterprise Sourcing Squadron Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA) Lackland, TX 78226-1865 Date: 28 September 2023 Title: Middle School Learning Database Request for Quote (RFQ) / Solicitation Number: TBD Closing Response Date: 28 September 2023 at 3 PM CST Contact Point(s): SSgt Thomas Jobe, Contract Specialist Email: thomas.jobe@us.af.mil Mr. Reginald Myles, Contract Specialist Email: reginald.myles@us.af.mil Phone Number: 720-560-7334 Contact Point(s): Ms. Dorothy Howe, Contracting Officer Email: dorothy.howe@us.af.mil 1. Description: 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; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-05 September 22, 2023. This requirement shall be under NAICS 513130 with a size standard 1000 employees. The Department of the Air Force, Air Force Installation Contracting Center (AFICC), 773 Enterprise Sourcing Squadron (ESS) has a requirement for a database that contains the best of reference content with age-appropriate videos, newspapers, magazines, primary sources, and more. Categories must cover a range of the most-studied topics including cultures, government, people, U.S. and world history, literature. See attached 1, Product description and a list of line item number(s) and items, quantities, and units of measure, see Pricing Schedule B. 2. Requirement: The mission of Air Force Libraries is outlined in DoDI 1015.10 stating DoD Libraries will provide information resources and services required to accomplish the mission. The Air Force libraries support military personnel assigned to contingency operations, remote sites, and military missions IAW DoDI 1015.10, Military Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Programs. The program provides professional military and voluntary education programs materials and services. Libraries also provide facilities, resources, and services to enhance the quality-of-life, regeneration, and resiliency for authorized customers. These resources relate to various overarching goals of the AF such as recreation, physical wellness, emotional resiliency, and educational pursuits. To meet these needs, the awarded vendor must: Must provide over 300 topic pages provide content that supports national and state curriculum standards for grades 6 to 8 in English language arts, social studies, and science. Must provide content that is written explicitly for middle school students on a variety of topics, including government, U.S. and world history, geography, literature, science, and social issues. Must be able to accommodate different learning styles and provide feature a variety of nonfiction, informational text, and formats, including books, images, audio, video, newspapers, primary sources, and more to support learning. Must provide authoritative information/content that is from leading sources, such as National Geographic, NPR, NASA, AP Video news, and more. Must have a database with a discovery layer, the ability to sort by source types and publication date, subject thesaurus, and viewed in HTML or PDF. Search functionality should be by keyword, Boolean/phrase, options to limit by keyword or phrase, capability to cite, export, and Permalink functionality sustainable URL to return to original article. Must be able to provide online help, search and browse, option to save, print, and email information, and save search histories and results. Access to information should be seamless, minimal response time between query initiation and query results, and search results within 5-10 seconds. Must be able to interface with all 4 service branch library and Military OneSource websites using industry standard authentication methods to ensure only eligible patrons can access resources from any internet connected computer browsers and mobile devices. Must work with contract POC to establish authentication methods to provide optimal accessibility for all eligible patrons. Security between the Website and server must be Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.3 Must be able to supply or allow retrieval of database usage statistics by Branch of Service (Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Military OneSource/Other, and Navy) Must have HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with long duration deployed on the servers to mitigate/prevent man-in-the-middle attacks Website certificates should be RSA 2048-bits (SHA256withRSA)56withRSA) 3. Period of Performance: The Period of Performance (POP) is for one base period of 12-month and option year. 30 September 2023 - 29 September 2024 30 September 2024 - 29 September 2025 30 September 2025 - 29 September 2026 4. Questions: The Government will accept questions concerning solicitation number TBD until: 28 September 2023 at 2 PM CST. Email your questions to reginald.myles@us.af.mil. Any questions received after this date and time need not be considered. 5. Quotes Due Date: Quotes must be submitted electronically to the Contract Specialist, Reginald Myles, via e-mail at reginald.myles@us.af.mil. and the Contracting Officer, Ms. Dorothy Howe, dorothy.howe@us.af.mil. Quotes must conform to the requirements of this solicitation and be received no later than: 28 September 2023 at 3 PM CST It is the responsibility of the offeror to ensure that the quotes and its attachments are received. Any quotes received after designated closing date and time need not be considered. Quotes must include aggregate total of base plus all option year CLINS on Pricing Schedule B (IAW FAR 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options). All quotes shall conform to the Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) structure of the attached Pricing Schedule B. 6. Notice to Vendor(s): The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date. In the event the Government cancels this solicitation, the Government has no obligation to reimburse Vendors for any costs. Respondent understands and agrees that it submits its quote at its own risk and expense, and releases 773 ESS/PK from any claim for damages or other liability arising out of the posting process. 773 ESS/PK shall not be liable for any errors in Vendor's response. Vendor is responsible for careful review of its entire response to ensure that all information is correct and complete. Vendors are liable for all error or omissions contained in their responses. All informational material submitted in response to this posting becomes the property of 773 ESS/PK and shall not be returned. 7. Period of Acceptance of Quotes: The Vendor agrees to hold the prices in its quote firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers. 8. Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF): Include in the quote that a Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) account has been initiated or already established (DoD) has mandated the use of WAWF. All invoices shall be submitted using Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF). To get more information about how to register for WAWF contractors can go to the following web site and download the Contract Pay information: http://www.dfas.mil/contractorpay/ContractPayInformation.pdf. 9. SAM Registration: Firms submitting a quote subsequent to the solicitation described herein, MUST be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database, or risk the quote as being non-responsive, regardless if the package is considered complete, timely or any other salient consideration. Information to register on SAM can be found at the web site, SAM.gov | Home . List of Attachments: ATCH 1 - Product Desription ATCH 2 - Pricing Schedule Provisions and Clauses; Instructions to Offerors; Eval Criteria