This is a solicitation for a commercial acquisition using Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 12 procedures. Travis AFB, CA has a requirement for a civilian enterprise newspaper as outlined in the attached statement of work. Civilian enterprise newspapers are covered under Air Force Instruction 35-101 and DoDI5120.4. The civilian enterprise newspaper is published at no cost to the government. In consideration for the contractual arrangement, the publisher will receive all the proceeds from any advertisements placed in the newspaper. This service will be provided for delivery at Travis AFB, CA. Period of performance is 30 Aug 2009 through 29 Aug 2010, and two one-year option periods, that may be unilaterally exercised and extended by the government. The government intends to make a single award to the technically acceptable offeror that best meets the needs of the government. A selection group will pick the awardee. This group will review written data, to include recent, relevant past performance information, from prospective civilian publishing firms, and, if necessary, hear presentations from firms to gather information upon which to make a selection. The selection will investigate the competence, reliability, technical production, and business capabilities and resources of each offer before making a selection. This is a Full and Open procurement. It is advertised with a Standard Industrial Code (SIC) of 2711, business size of 500 employees and a NAICS code of 511110. The statement of work and contract provisions/clauses are attached to this notice. Prospective offerors who download the solicitation are requested to submit their company name, address, phone number, fax number, email, points of contact, DUNS number and business classification 9i.e. - large, small, disadvantaged, 8(a), HUBZone, woman owned, veteran, service disabled, etc.) to Bryan Armstrong, Contract Specialist at bryan.armstrong-02@travis.af.mil All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. This notice does not obligate the government to award a contract nor does it obligate the government to pay for any proposal preparation costs. prospective offerors must have or obtain a DUNS number, be registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) at http://www.ccr.gov, must complete FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representation and Certification Commercial Items at http://orca.bpn.gov, and Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) at https://wawf.eb.mil to ensure electronic funds transfer. Questions regarding this solicitation notice may be directed to the point of contact listed below.
