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This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; this is a Request for Quotation (RFQ) and a written solicitation will not be issued. The anticipated award will be a firm-fixed price contract. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-56, 02 April 2012. The reference number for this acquisition is FA5209-12-Q-BL01. The NAICS code for this requirement is 424920; Size Standard 100 employees. This acquisition is a one year subscription for the publication listed below of YONHAP (763098). DESCRIPTION: a. (CLIN) 0001 (1 EA) - YONHAP ENGLISH PREMIUM NEWS i. The period of performance is from May 2012- April 2013. Delivery shall be F.O.B. Destination to: Publications Library Unit #45009 APO AP 96343-5009 Delivery Period: 30 DAYS ARO The following provisions applies to this acquisition: FAR 52-212-1 Instructions to offerors-Commercial items FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial items (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: 1. Price (Award will be made single award) (b) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award. (End of clause) Offeror shall include a completed copy of the provision FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representation and Certifications-Commercial Items Alternate I The following clauses applies to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial items Addendum to FAR 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS - COMMERCIAL ITEMS (Feb 2012): (k) Taxes. The text is deleted and replaced as follows: (1) Unless otherwise provided in this contract, the contract price includes all applicable taxes and duties, except taxes and duties that the Government of the United States and the Government of Japan have agreed shall not be applicable to expenditures in Japan by or on behalf of the United States. (2) The Status of Forces Agreement between the Japan and the United States and implementing the Japanese laws authorizes the United States exemption from certain Japanese taxes for materials, supplies, equipment and services procured for official purpose in Japan by the United States Armed Forces or by authorized agencies of the United States Armed Forces. Those taxes include (1) Consumption tax, (2) Gasoline tax and local road tax on gasoline, (3) Diesel oil tax, and (4) Liquefied petroleum gas tax. (3) The Contractor will submit requests for gasoline or diesel oil tax exemption certificate to the Contracting Officer. This request will show the actual amount of gasoline or diesel oil used exclusively for the performance of this contract, with documentary evidence and detailed item breakdown to support the accurate consumption of gasoline or diesel oil, or other necessary information and data as may be required. The Contracting Officer will issue to the Contractor a tax exemption certificate for the actual amount of gasoline or diesel oil used exclusively for the performance of this contract. (u) Conciliation. Except as otherwise provided in this contract, any disagreement arising under this contract which is not resolved by the parties to this contract may be submitted to the United States - Japan Joint Committee for conciliation in accordance with Paragraph 10, Article XVIII of the Status of Forces Agreement under Article VI of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between Japan and the United States of America. Requests by the Contractor shall be made in accordance with the following procedures: (1) In the event the Contractor desires conciliation after the decision of the Contracting Officer has been served upon him, he will first file his appeal from such findings of fact with the appropriate authority in accordance with the clause of this contract entitled, "Disputes" and within the time limits described therein before filing a request for conciliation with the Joint Committee and then request the appellate authority under the "Disputes" clause to suspend its action on his appeal until such time as the Joint Committee has had an opportunity for effecting conciliation. (2) The request for conciliation will be submitted by the Contractor through the nearest Defense Facilities Administration Bureau, to the Contract Conciliation Panel of the Joint Committee. Upon the filing of the request with the Joint Committee, the Contractor will immediately notify the Contracting Officer in writing that the request for conciliation has been filed. (3) In the event the disagreement submitted to the Joint Committee under subparagraph (2) above has been resolved through conciliation, it will be the responsibility of the Contractor to notify the appellate authority designated in the clause of this contract entitled, "Disputes", of the settlement of the dispute and to withdraw his appeal. (4) In the event the Contractor has submitted a request for conciliation to the Joint Committee under subparagraph (2) above desires, notwithstanding tendency of his request for conciliation, that action by the appropriate authority under the clause of this contract entitled, "Disputes", be resumed on his appeal, it is his responsibility to so request the said authority in writing. The Joint Committee shall be immediately informed by the Contractor of his action taken hereunder. (5) No request for conciliation can be submitted to the Joint Committee in the case of a dispute upon which the final decision of the appropriate authority under the clause of this contract entitled, "Disputes", has been rendered. Pending the hearing of the conciliation panel, the Contractor shall proceed diligently with the performance of the contract in accordance with the Contracting Officer's decision. The provisions of this clause shall not prejudice any right which the parties to the contract may have to file in a civil suit. FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial items Only the following FAR clauses in paragraph(b) of FAR 52.212-5 are applicable: FAR 52.223-18 Contractor Policy to Ban Text Messaging While Driving FAR 52.232-34 Payment By Electronic Funds Transfer-Other Than Central-Contractor Registration For the purpose of this clause, the blank(s) is/are completed as follows: (b)(1) The date when the Contractor submits first invoice, using EFT Form established by DFAS. The following DFARS clauses cited are applicable to this solicitation: DFARS 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items. Only the following DFARS clauses in paragraph(b) of DFARS 252.212-7001 are applicable: DFARS 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials DFARS 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies By Sea (iv) Alternate III of 252.247-7023. Quotes must be signed, dated and submitted by 17 April 2012, 1000hrs, Japan Standard Time. All submissions can be electronically submitted to the following point(s) of contact. The Contract Specialist for this requirement is A1C Brittany Lightfoot, send all quotations to this e-mail address: brittany.lightfoot@us.af.mil. The Contracting Officer for this requirement is Masaki Sato and his e-mail address is masaki.sato.jp@us.af.mil.