Science Direct

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE The 773d Enterprise Sourcing Squadron (773 ESS) intends to award a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) purchase order to a single source, Elsevier Inc., under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) (only one source reasonably available) on or about 1 September 2023. The period of performance (PoP) shall be from 1 September 2023 to 31 August 2024. PSC: 7630 NAICS: 516210 Small Business Size Standard: $47 million Subscription: Science Direct Supplier: Elsevier Inc. Product Description: The DAF 557 Weather Wing has a requirement for specific electronic resources in order to fulfill their mission. Science Direct is the electronic platform for peer-reviewed scholarly publications. It is the electronic gateway to access the four publications ("Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestial Physics", and "Planetary and Space Science") to which 557 Weather Wing presently subscribes. These four titles are not available in full-text format. Science Direct is how one accesses these titles from a central electronic location. Through access to Science Direct, and subsequently the publications "Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestial Physics", and "Planetary and Space Science" mission-critical information becomes available; directly addressing the unique nature of the 557 Weather Wing mission. Through Science Direct these materials are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, and 557 Weather Wing's dedicated weather monitoring team of scientists, engineers and research personnel require information from these vital publications in order to perform their day-to-day jobs Product Characteristics an Equal Item Must Meet to Be Considered Must be able to provide full text online access to the following journals: Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics Planetary and Space Science The online database must be a part of a larger scholarly portfolio that supports the database and can be searched in conjunction with the other resources. Must be able to meet the technical and security requirement for access to DAF Weather Agency (557 WW) systems This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the Government. The Government will consider responses received by 26 August 2023, 3:00 PM, CST for this notice. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a full and open competitive procurement or a small business set aside competitive procurement. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this announcement. If the Government decides to compete this requirement, a synopsis shall be issued utilizing the combined synopsis/solicitation procedure identified in FAR 12.603. If this effort becomes a Small Business Set-Aside, FAR 52.219-14, Limitation on Subcontracting, will apply. Therefore, small businesses that want to be considered for a small business set-aside should demonstrate how they intend to comply. A determination not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Contractors Should Be Aware of the Following Information: 1. Contractors must include the following information: Points of contact, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers. Identification as a large U.S. business, a small U.S. business, or a foreign business. Please note that size indicated should be based on the NAICS code for this effort listed above. Identification of any other socioeconomic status including Women-Owned Small Business, Economically Disadvantaged Small Business, 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business or HUBZone. Company CAGE Code and UEI. 2. If this posting specifically references brand name products, offerors are encouraged to suggest products other than those specifically referenced. Responses must address how the alternate product meets the product characteristics specified above. 3. Submitted information shall be UNCLASSIFIED. 4. Responses are limited to 10 pages in a Microsoft Word or PDF compatible format. Responses shall be e-mailed to Mr. Ernest Medina at contact@example.gov no later than 28 August 2023 at 3:00 PM CST.