Intent to Award Sole Source - AIP

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCEThe United States Air Force (the Government) intends to issue a Firm-Fixed-Price Purchase order to a single source, American Institute of Physics (AIP) Archives, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) (only one source reasonably available) on or about 28 November 2022. The period of performance (PoP) shall be from 1 December 2022 through 30 November 2023.    PSC: 7A21                NAICS: 519210Size Standard: $18.5MSubscription name:   American Institute of Physics (AIP) ArchivesSupplier name: AIPProduct description:The Archives that will be included from AIP are American Journal of Physics, Journal of Rheology, The Physics Teacher, Journal of Acoustical Society of America, Physics Today, and American Vacuum Society (AVS).Product characteristics:See redacted Justification and AuthorizationArchives include American Journal of Physics, Journal of Rheology, The Physics Teacher, Journal of Acoustical Society of America, Physics Today and AVS.The

resource needs to provide online research tools from professionally curated and/or peer-reviewed sources that offer trusted information in abstracts, articles, and electronic journals.This resource needs to allow material to be downloaded to provide offline access in situations with low or no internet access.These resources need to be made available through the individual AFRL libraries' websites or intranet sites via the EZproxy authentication service, as well as provide their own interface that can be accessed through an independent website.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 within 5 days of issuance of 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: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 or DUNS Number. 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.Submitted information shall be UNCLASSIFIED.Responses are limited to 10 pages in a Microsoft Word compatible format.Responses should be emailed to Robin Marks at robin.marks@us.af.mil no later than 23 November 2022, 12:00 PM EST.  Any questions should be directed to Robin Marks through email.