SOLICITATION NOTICE
76 -- Blackwell Science Journals
- Notice Date
- 9/16/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 511120
— Periodical Publishers
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Acquisition and Property Division, Acquisition Branch (MD), 5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Building 3, Mailstop: 5116, Beltsville, MD, 20705
- ZIP Code
- 20705
- Solicitation Number
- 04-3K06-615
- Response Due
- 9/23/2004
- Archive Date
- 10/8/2004
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation (number RFP 04-3K06-615) is hereby issued as a request for proposal (RFP). This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2001-22. This solicitation is being issued as unrestricted. The applicable NAICS code and size standard for this application is 511120. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. BACKGROUND INFORMATION-The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), National Agricultural Library (NAL) requires electronic access via the internet for all USDA users to Blackwell Science Journals. OVERALL REQUIREMENTS-1) Task 1 - The contractor shall provide electronic access via the internet for all USDA users to yearly content of Blackwell Science Journals titles in accordance with section "TITLES LIST". 2) Task 2 - Additional Requirements: a) The contractor shall warrant that it retains the copyright to the above titles. b) The contractor shall grant Perpetual Data Rights to the above titles. c) Upon demand, the publisher shall provide post-subscription period access to subscribed-to content published within the subscription period for USDA's Authorized Users, either from the publisher's server or via a third party (in the event the title is no longer carried by the current publisher), or via vendor-supplied, electronic files in a mutually agreeable format provided that USDA continues to observe its obligations with respect to security and restrictions on usage. TITLES LIST-Base Year - The contractor shall provide 2005 content for the following titles in accordance with section "OVERAL REQUIREMENTS": Item 001-Acta Physiologica Scandinavica, Item 002-Acta Zoologica, Item 003-African Journal of Ecology, Item 004-Agricultural and Forest Entomology, Item 005-Allergy, Item 006-American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Item 007-Anatomia, Histologia, Embryologia: Journal of Veterinary Medicine: Series C, Item 008-Animal Genetics, Item 009-Aquaculture Nutrition, Item 10-Aquaculture Research, Item 011-Austral Ecology, Item 012-Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Item 013-Australian Journal of Entomology, Item 014-Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, Item 015-Biometrics, Item 016-Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, Item 017-Cellular microbiology, Item 018-Cladistics, Item 019-Clinical and Experimental Immunology, Item 020-Conservation Biology, Item 021-Development Growth and Differentiation, Item 022-Differentiation, Item 023-Diversity and Distributions, Item 024-Ecological Entomology, Item 025-Ecology Letters, Item 026-The Economic Journal (includes a subscription to the e- and print version of The Econometric Journal), Item 027-Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, Item 028-Environmental Microbiology, Item 029-Ethology, Item 030-European Journal of Biochemistry--now FEBS Journal, Item 031-European Journal of Soil Science, Item 032-Fish and Fisheries, Item 033-Fisheries Management and Ecology, Item 034-Fisheries Science, Item 035-Forest Pathology, Item 036-Freshwater Biology, Item 037-Functional Ecology, Item 038-Global Change Biology, Item 039-Global Ecology and Biodiversity, Item 040-Grass and Forage Science, Item 041-Immunological Reviews, Item 042-Immunology, Item 043-Immunology and Cell Biology, Item 044-Insect Molecular Biology, Item 045-International Journal of Andrology, Item 046-International Journal of Dairy Technology, Item 047-International Journal of Food Science and Technology, Item 048-Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science, Item 049-Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Item 050-Journal of Animal Ecology, Item 051-Journal of Animal Physiology and Nutrition, Item 052-Journal of Applied Ecology, Item 053-Journal of Applied Entomology, Item 054-Journal of Applied Ichthyology, Item 055-Journal of Applied Microbiology, Item 056-Journal of Biogeography, Item 057-Journal of Ecology, Item 058-Journal of Evolutionary Biology, Item 059-Journal of Fish Diseases, Item 060-Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Item 061-Journal of Medical Primatology, Item 062-Journal of Microscopy, Item 063-Journal of Neurochemistry, Item 064-Journal of Peptide Research, Item 065-Journal of Phycology, Item 066-Journal of Phytopathology, Item 067-Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A (Statistics in Society), Item 068-Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series B (Statistical Methodology), Item 069-Journal of Veterinary Medicine, Series A, Item 070-Journal of Veterinary Medicine, Series B, Item 071-Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Item 072-Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, Item 073-Letters in Applied Microbiology - See Journal of Applied Microbiology, Item 074-Mammal Review, Item 075-Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Item 076-Molecular Ecology, Item 077-Molecular Ecology Notes (Included in Molecular Ecology), Item 078-Molecular Microbiology, Item 079-Molecular Plant Pathology, Item 080-Mycoses, Item 081-New Phytologist, Item 082-Nutrition Bulletin, Item 083-Oikos, Item 084-Parasite Immunology, Item 085-Physiologia Plantarum, Item 086-Physiological Entomology, Item 087-Plant Biotechnology Journal, Item 088-Plant Breeding, Item 089-The Plant Journal, Item 090-Plant Pathology, Item 091-Plant Species Biology, Item 092-Plant Cell and Environment, Item 093-Reproduction in Domestic Animals, Item 094-Restoration Ecology, Item 095-Review of Agricultural Economics, Item 096-Risk Analysis, Item 097-Scandinavian Journal of Immunology, Item 098-Sedimentology, Item 099-Systematic Entomology, Item 100-Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia, Item 101-Veterinary Dermatology, Item 102-Veterinary Ophthalmology, Item 103-Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound, Item 104-Veterinary Surgery, Item 105-Weed Biology and Management, Item 106-Weed Research, Item 107-Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. (For an electronic version of the titles list, please contact Heather Scanio, Contract Specialist by email at hscanio@ars.usda.gov.) FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 2004) shall apply to this solicitation with the following addenda: a) Offer Submission and Due Date - Offers are due by 1:00pm E.S.T., Thursday, September 23, 2004 and shall be delivered by email to hscanio@ars.usda.gov, fax to 301-504-1717, or postal service to USDA/ARS/AFM/APD, ATTN: Heather Scanio 5601 Sunnyside Ave., Beltsville, MD 20705-5116. b) Additional Information - please contact Heather Scanio, Contract Specialist at 301-504-1731. c) FAR 52.233-2 Service of Protest (Aug 1996) shall apply to this solicitation, with the following POC: Dennis Foley, Contracting Officer, USDA/ARS/AFM/APD/AB, 5601 Sunnyside Ave., Beltsville, MD 20705-5116. d) SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS - a) The contractor shall propose a price that is Firm-Fixed Price for the deliverables based on the titles list found in section "TITLES LIST", and section "OVERALL REQUIREMENTS". The contractor shall propose a percentage discount off of commercial pricing for Option Years I through IV. b) The contractor shall provide a list of projects similar in scope and magnitude to the work required under this Request for Proposal which the offeror has completed during the past 3 years. For each project include: (1) Name of the project, (2) Description of the work, (3) Contract Number, date, and type, (4) Name and address of the acquiring Government agency or commercial customers, (5) Initial contract amount and final contract amount, (6) Any problems encountered in performance of the work and corrective action(s) taken, and (7) Name(s) and telephone number(s) of references from the acquiring agency or customer who may be contacted for further information. FAR 52.212-2 EVALUTATION - COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 1999) shall apply to this solicitation with the following factors used to evaluate offers: a)(1) 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: Technical Acceptability, Past Performance, and Price. a)(2) In order for the proposal to be considered technically acceptable, the following requirements must be met (i) It must meet or exceed the minimum specifications according to sections "OVERALL REQUIREMENTS" and "TITLES LIST", (ii) The Government will evaluate past performance using the information provided, reports from the points of contact contacted, and other sources. In determining the rating for the past performance, the Government will give greater consideration to the contracts which are most relevant to the SOW and ratings must be "satisfactory" or higher. An offeror failing to provide past performance information, or asserting that it has no relevant, directly related, or similar past performance will receive a neutral rating. a)(3) Technical and past performance, when combined, are more important than price. FAR 52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS - COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JUNE 2003); Offerors shall include a signed and completed copy of FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items (June 2003) with their offer. A copy of this provision is available at www.arnet.gov/far. FAR 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS - COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2003) shall apply to this solicitation with the following addenda: a) Price Schedule - The contractor shall provide the NAL content of Blackwells Science Journals titles in accordance with sections "OVERALL REQUIREMENTS" and "TITLES LIST". Prices shall be proposed based on letter "d), Special Instruction" of FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS - COMMERCIAL ITEMS. b) AGAR 452.211-74 Period of Performance (Feb 1998) - The period of performance for the base contract is: September 30, 2004 through September 29, 2005. The option year(s) period of performance (if exercised) are: Option I - 9/30/05 through 9/29/06, Option II - 9/30/06 through 9/29/07, Option III - 9/30/07 through 9/29/08, Option IV - 9/30/08 through 09/29/09. c) Ordering Procedures - Upon Receipt of a Government requirement, and prior to shipment of any deliverables, the contractor shall submit to the Contract Administrator a price proposal using their commercial rates and any discounts previously negotiated under letter "a)" of this section. Contracting Officer approval is required and a delivery order must be executed prior to shipment of any deliverables. d) FAR 52.216-18 Ordering (Oct 1995) with the following ordering-issuing dates: September 30, 2004 through September 29, 2005. e) FAR 52.216-19 Order Limitations (Oct 1995) with the following values inserted: minimum order - $2,500, maximum order (1)- $100,000, (2) - $100,000, (3) within 2 days. f) FAR 52.216-22 Indefinite Quantity (Oct 1995) - ...the Contractor shall not be required to make any deliveries under this contract after the period of performance. g) AGAR 452.247-70 Delivery Location (Feb 1988) - Shipment of deliverable items shall be to: USDA/ARS/NAL/TSD, 10301 Baltimore Blvd., Room 002, Beltsville, MD 20705-2351. h) Invoicing - in accordance with FAR 52.212-4(g)(1), the Contractor shall submit an original invoice and 3 copies to the following Government address: ATTN: Heather Scanio, Contract Specialist, USDA/ARS/AFM/APD/AB, 5601 Sunnyside Ave., Beltsville, MD 20705-5116. i) Contract Administration - The Contracting Officer is the only person authorized to approve any changes in the scope of work of this contract. The authority remains solely with the Contracting Officer. In the event the Contractor effects any changes at the direction of any person other than the Contracting Officer, the changes will be considered to have been made WITHOUT authority and NO adjustment will be made in the contract price to cover any INCREASE incurred as a result thereof. Contracting Officer - Dennis Foley, USDA/ARS/AFM/APD/AB, 5601 Sunnyside Ave., Beltsville, MD 20705-5116; Contract and Delivery Order Administrator - Heather Scanio, USDA/ARS/AFM/APD/AB, 5601 Sunnyside Ave., Beltsville, MD 20705-5116; Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) - Name to be inserted at time of award. j) FAR 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (Mar 2000) with the following dates: ...written notice to the Contractor within 30 calendar days, ...preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 60 days before the contract expires. k) Additional Provisions and Clauses - The following FAR provisions and clauses apply to this solicitation: FAR 52.203-11 Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions (Apr 1991), FAR 52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions (June 2003), 52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration (Oct 2003), FAR 52.239-1 Privacy or Security Safeguards (Aug 1996), FAR 52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Items (Apr 2003), FAR 52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination (Nov 1991). FAR 52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JUNE 2004) applies to this acquisition with the following applicable clauses: FAR 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Jul 1995), with Alternate I (Oct 1995)(41 U.S.C. 253g and 10 U.S.C. 2402), FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration (OCT 2003)(31 U.S.C. 3332). OFFER DUE DATE, TIME, AND PLACE - Offers are due by 1:00pm, Thursday, September 23, 2004 and may be received by email to hscanio@ars.usda.gov, fax at 301-504-1717, or postal service to USDA/ARS/AFM/APD/AB, ATTN: Heather Scanio, Beltsville, MD 20705-5116. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - For additional information, or to obtain an electronic copy of the titles list, please contact Heather Scanio, Contract Specialist by phone at 301-504-1731, or by email at hscanio@ars.usda.gov.
- Place of Performance
- Address: USDA/ARS/NAL/TSD, 10301 Baltimore Blvd., Room 002, Beltsville, MD
- Zip Code: 20705
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 20705
- Record
- SN00674755-W 20040918/040917083701 (fbodaily.com)
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