SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE
THIS IS A Sources Sought Notice ONLY. The U.S. Government desires to procure digital access to Taylor and Francis on a small business set-aside basis, provided 2 or more qualified small businesses respond to this sources sought notice with information sufficient to support a set-aside. Be advised that the U.S. Government will not be able to set aside this requirement if 2 or more small businesses do not respond with information to support the set-aside. We encourage all small businesses, in all socioeconomic categories (including, 8(a) Business Development Program, Small Disadvantage Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Women-Owned Small Business concerns), to identify their capabilities in meeting the requirement at a fair market price.
This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this sources sought notice. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFQ or IFB or RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Governmentwide Point of Entry. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the Governmentwide Point of Entry for additional information pertaining to this requirement. The anticipated NAICS code(s) is: 519290, Web Search Portal and all other information services with a size standard of 1000 employees.
A need is anticipated for the digital access to the taylor and francis database of academic journals at the United States Military Academy Library.
Required journals are:
Strategic Defence & Security Studies
1478-5145
Arts & Humanities
1753-2531
Politics, International Relations & Area Studies
1469-2872
Geography, Planning, Urban & Environment
9999-8306
Politics, International Relations & Area Studies
1940-1590
Politics, International Relations & Area Studies
1469-3542
Politics, International Relations & Area Studies
1923-3051
Library & Information Science
1544-4554
Education
0009-1383
Strategic Defence & Security Studies
1743-968X
Arts & Humanities
1743-7962
Education
1930-8299
Strategic Defence & Security Studies
1521-0448
Strategic Defence & Security Studies
1478-1174
Politics, International Relations & Area Studies
1944-1053
Strategic Defence & Security Studies
1743-8764
Strategic Defence & Security Studies
2333-7494
Strategic Defence & Security Studies
1475-1801
Strategic Defence & Security Studies
1743-9698
Education
1465-3397
Biological, Earth & Environmental Food Science
1939-9154
Sociology & Related Disciplines
1466-4356
Politics, International Relations & Area Studies
1744-9065
Politics, International Relations & Area Studies
1465-3427
Arts & Humanities
9999-0017
Arts & Humanities
9999-0018
Arts & Humanities
1749-6985
Strategic Defence & Security Studies
1743-9019
Arts & Humanities
1949-6540
Sport Science & Medicine
1557-251X
Library & Information Science
1570-4749
Politics, International Relations & Area Studies
1469-9338
Library & Information Science
1536-7975
Sport Science & Medicine
1533-1571
Geography, Planning, Urban & Environment
2159-1229
Media, Cultural & Communication Studies
1550-6878
Anthropology, Archaeology and Heritage
1574-0781
Geography, Planning, Urban & Environment
1940-6320
Physics
1545-8822
Geography, Planning, Urban & Environment
9999-6868
Arts & Humanities
PACK-9329
Politics, International Relations & Area Studies
1750-2985
Strategic Defence & Security Studies
1502-7589
Arts & Humanities
1753-5662
Psychology
1940-1027
Politics, International Relations & Area Studies
1533-8614
Psychology
1532-7752
Education
2168-3816
Politics, International Relations & Area Studies
1551-2177
Strategic Defence & Security Studies
1743-937X
Engineering, Computing & Technology
PACK-5682
Arts & Humanities
1752-6280
Arts & Humanities
1469-9702
Mental Health & Social Care
1540-9635
Politics, International Relations & Area Studies
1743-7881
Physics
1943-748X
Physics
1943-7471
Politics, International Relations & Area Studies
1091-7675
Media, Cultural & Communication Studies
1540-5710
Arts & Humanities
PACK-1712
Politics, International Relations & Area Studies
1938-2855
Mathematics & Statistics
1935-4053
Media, Cultural & Communication Studies
1479-PACK
Arts & Humanities
1470-1154
Business Management & Economics
PACK-1162
Arts & Humanities
1743-7873
Strategic Defence & Security Studies
9999-184I
Arts & Humanities
1743-9523
Strategic Defence & Security Studies
1743-9558
Politics, International Relations & Area Studies
1743-9639
Engineering, Computing & Technology
1744-8980
Strategic Defence & Security Studies
1521-0731
Strategic Defence & Security Studies
1468-2699
Library & Information Science
1555-3337
Strategic Defence & Security Studies
1556-1836
Sociology & Related Disciplines
2162-5387
Education
1938-8098
Engineering, Computing & Technology
1547-2701
Arts & Humanities
1939-926X
Arts & Humanities
1754-1336
Education
1940-0675
Education
1940-1892
Strategic Defence & Security Studies
1556-3006
Strategic Defence & Security Studies
2049-680X
Library & Information Science
1541-1095
Sociology & Related Disciplines
1533-8525
Politics, International Relations & Area Studies
1530-9177
Arts & Humanities
2042-4345
Biological, Earth & Environmental Food Science
1940-1310
Politics, International Relations & Area Studies
1743-9655
Arts & Humanities
1747-583X
In response to this sources sought, please provide:
1. Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, DUNS number, CAGE code, a statement regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code.
2. Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor or not. Identify subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming arrangement that will be pursued, if any.
3. Information in sufficient detail regarding previous experience (indicate whether as a prime contractor or subcontractor) on similar requirements (include size, scope, complexity, timeframe, government or commercial), pertinent certifications, etc., that will facilitate making a capability determination.
4. Information to help determine if the requirement is commercially available, including pricing information, basis for the pricing information (e.g., market pricing, catalog pricing), delivery schedules, customary terms and conditions, warranties, etc.
5. Identify how the Army can best structure these contract requirements to facilitate competition by and among small business concerns.
6. Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition. Please contact the MICC contract specialist, Shawn Valastro, at shawn.m.valastro.civ@army.mil, if you believe that this action is unreasonably restricting competition. Include the subject of the acquisition, this announcement, and the MICC POC information from the FedBizOpps notice. Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion.
7. Recommendations to improve the approach/specifications/draft PWS/PRS to acquiring the identified items/services.
