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NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT: EBSCO eBook Package

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The Naval War College's College of Distance Education requires 160 eBook titles for the CIWAG program and intends to award a firm fixed price contract to Ebsco Industries, Inc. under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 and FAR 13.106-1(b). Ebsco's eBook package offers several advantages including seamless integration with existing collections, no hosting fees, and provision of MARC records at no extra cost. Its platform allows library staff to create guides and workflows tailored to user needs, and is already familiar to the staff, students, and faculty, streamlining research and usage. This contract is planned as a sole source award based on market research and a justification asserting that only Ebsco meets these specific and unique requirements. The solicitation is not a request for proposals, and no solicitation document will be issued. The Navy invites interested parties to express their interest and capability by submitting responses via email to the Contract Officer by August 25, 2020, at 12:00 PM EST. If no responses are received, the contract will be awarded solely to Ebsco by August 26, 2020. The contract is categorized under NAICS code 323117 with a small business size standard of 1,250 employees. The Naval War College emphasizes that all costs for responding are the responsibility of the interested parties, no payment will be made for information or administrative costs, and communications must be via email only.

General Info

Naval War College to award sole source contract to Ebsco for 160 eBooks, no fees.

Agency

Department Of Defense → Naval War College

NAICS

323117 - Books Printing

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PostedAug 19

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Defense → Naval War College

ContactsNo contacts available

OfficeNEWPORT, RI, 02841-1207, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Defense → Naval War College

Office AddressNEWPORT, RI, 02841-1207, USA

ContactsNo contact information available

Full Description

Under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, the Naval War College, College of Distance Education (CDE), has a requirement for 160 EBook titles for CIWAG. Ebsco EBook Package offers no cost administration tools that allow staff to develop library guides and workflows around the existing user platform. Ebsco provides the Library with access to our current EBooks. These EBooks will integrate seamlessly with our already purchased collections. They also do not charge hosting fees and MARC records are provided at no additional charge. The Naval War College intends to award a firm fixed price contract under the authority as prescribed in FAR 13.106-1(b) to Ebsco Industries, Inc., 10 Estes ST., Ipswich, MA 01938-2106. A determination not to compete this proposed contract is based on market research and is solely within the discretion of the government. As evidenced in the sole source justification provided by the requiring activity there is only one contractor that has the specific qualifications that meet the peculiar requirements of this contract. Ebsco Industries, Inc. is the sole and exclusive source where these eBooks will integrate seamlessly, allows staff to develop library guides and workflows around the existing user platform and our staff, students and faculty are familiar with the site streamlining searches. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. No solicitation document is available. The Contractor identified is Ebsco Industries, Inc. The NAICS code is 323117 and small business size is 1,250 EMP. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability by sending responses regarding this requirement to the Naval War College, Procurement Division via email ONLY to Andrea Albanese, Contract Officer, at contact@example.gov no later than August 25, 2020, 12:00 PM EST. The U.S. government will not pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this Notice. All costs associated with responding to this Notice will be solely at the expense of the interested party. No phone calls please. If no responses are received by the above referenced date/time a sole source contract will be awarded no later than August 26, 2020. Email: andrea.albanese@usnwc