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SOL-CI-11-00074Federal

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to negotiate a sole source contract with Scholastic, Inc. for the Spanish-language translation of the copyrighted children's book, The Magic School Bus Gets Cleaned Up. This book is part of the EPA's Clean School Bus USA initiative, launched in 2003, which utilizes Scholastic's Magic School Bus series to educate children on environmental topics, particularly clean air and clean school buses. The translation aims to create a customized educational tool for Spanish-speaking children to support the EPA’s environmental programs. Given that Scholastic's products are proprietary and only available through them, the agency intends to proceed without a competitive bidding process unless alternative capable firms submit documentation within seven days to challenge the sole-source justification. This procurement will follow the Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 12 commercial procedures and the primary NAICS code is 511210, which pertains to publishing activities. Interested parties must submit written documentation to the EPA’s Cincinnati Acquisition Division within the specified timeframe for consideration. The decision to continue with a sole source contract or open competition rests with the government. Contact information for submissions includes mail, fax, and email, with no telephone inquiries accepted. The contract solicitation number is SOL-CI-11-00074, with the posting date of August 8, 2011.

General Info

EPA to sole source Scholastic for Spanish translation of Magic School Bus under Clean School Bus initiative.

Agency

Environmental Protection Agency → Cincinnati Acquisition Division (cad)

NAICS

323117 - Books Printing

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PostedAug 8

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyEnvironmental Protection Agency → Cincinnati Acquisition Division (cad)

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OfficeCINCINNATI, OH, 45268, USA

Organization / AgencyEnvironmental Protection Agency → Cincinnati Acquisition Division (cad)

Office AddressCINCINNATI, OH, 45268, USA

ContactsNo contact information available

Full Description

SynopsisSpanish-language Translation of Scholastic/EPA BookThe Magic School Bus Gets Cleaned Up The U.S. EPA intends to negotiate on a Sole Source basis, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) with Scholastic, Inc. for the purposes of purchasing the Spanish-language Translation of Scholastic/EPA Book, The Magic School Bus Gets Cleaned Up. The US EPA launched the Clean School Bus USA initiative in 2003 and in 2006 partnered with Scholastic to utilize the story-line and characters contained in Scholastic, Inc.?s branded and copyrighted Magic School Bus children?s storybook series to create a customized book tailored to focus on the goals of the EPA Clean School Bus USA program. The Magic School Bus Gets Cleaned Up is used by the EPA to promote clean air, clean school buses and other environmental programs. This copy written book will be used to create a customized version of this educational children?s book for Spanish speaking children. This procurement will be accomplished under FAR Part 12, Commercial Procedures. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTATIONS. Scholastic Inc. products are considered to be proprietary/copy written and only sold by Scholastic Inc.; however, any firm believing itself capable of providing this product may submit appropriate documentation within 7 calendar days of electronic posting of this notice. A determination not to compete the proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered only for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement or to proceed on a sole source basis. The applicable NAICS code is 511210. Please submit relevant documentation in writing to: US EPA, ATTN: Greta Perry, 26 W. Martin Luther King, Mail Stop: Norwood, Cincinnati, OH 45268 or fax your request to +1 (555) 000-0000, or email contact@example.gov. No telephone requests will be honored.