SOURCES SOUGHT
76 -- EBSCO Hobbies and Crafts and Home Improvement
- Notice Date
- 7/27/2022 12:01:18 PM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 519130
— Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals
- Contracting Office
- FA8604 AFLCMC PZI WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OH 45433-7228 USA
- ZIP Code
- 45433-7228
- Solicitation Number
- FA860422PB026
- Response Due
- 8/11/2022 11:00:00 AM
- Point of Contact
- Ashley L. Collins
- E-Mail Address
-
ashley.collins.5@us.af.mil
(ashley.collins.5@us.af.mil)
- Description
- Sources Sought Synopsis This is a Sources Sought Synopsis published by the United States Air Force (the Government or USAF). There is no solicitation available at this time. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. The purpose of this sources sought notice is to conduct market research to determine whether there are businesses available capable of providing an alternative product that meets the characteristics below. The Air Force anticipates procuring this product as a FY22 base effort with possible option years through 2025. The estimated base period of performance for this subscription is 30 September 2022 � 29 September 2023. Responses to this sources sought notice will assist a determination of whether it is in the best interest of the Government to proceed with a competition. FSC: 7630 NAICS: 519130 Size Standard: 1,000 employees Subscription name: EBSCO Hobbies and Crafts and Home Improvement Supplier name: EBSCO Industries, Inc. Product description: Department of Defense (DoD) Libraries require access to a database that provides detailed, user-friendly repair guides for all manner of hobbies, crafts and home improvements. Product characteristics an equal item must meet to be considered: Information must be updated at least weekly, providing reliable data, and unbiased information Must provide more than1,900 full text magazines and books, videos, hobby profiles and full-text recipes Must offer detailed ""how-to"" instructions and creative ideas to meet the interests of virtually every hobby enthusiast Full text is provided from leading hobby, craft and home improvement magazines Subjects should include arts and crafts, collecting, home and garden, indoor recreation, kids' crafts, model building, needlecrafts and textiles, outdoor recreation, performing arts, science and technology, scrapbooking and papercrafts Must provide users with detailed, user-friendly �how-to� information covering a variety of home improvement and repair projects. Must include more than 150 full-text reference books, including major reference works from Quarto Publishing Group, 50 full-text magazines and trade publications, 35,000 images not available anywhere else online, approximately 100 videos of popular home repair projects. Database should cover maintenance, remodeling, electrical work, decorating home and garden, outdoor improvements, plumbing and wood projects. Search functionality should be by keyword, Boolean/phrase, options to limit by keyword or phrase, capability to cite, export, and Permalink functionality sustainable URL to return to original article. Customer convenience services must include online help, option to save, print, email, save search histories and results. Access to information needs to be seamless, minimal response time between query initiation and query results, and search results within 5-10 seconds. Must be able to interface with all 4 service branch library and Military OneSource websites using industry standard authentication methods to ensure only eligible patrons can access resources from any internet connected computer browsers and mobile devices. Must work with contract POC to establish authentication methods to provide optimal accessibility for all eligible patrons. Security between the Website and server must be Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.3 Must be able to supply or allow retrieval of database usage statistics by Branch of Service (Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Military OneSource/Other, and Navy) Must have HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with long duration deployed on the servers to mitigate/prevent man-in-the-middle attacks Website certificates should be RSA 2048-bits (SHA256withRSA) The Government will consider responses received within 15 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 competes 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 an administrative decision by the Government that is solely within its discretion.� ��� 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 Unique Entity Identifier Number.� This requirement is not intended for specific brand name products. Offerors are encouraged to suggest products other than those that may be specifically referenced by brand name. Responses must address how alternate product meet the product characteristics specified above. Submitted information shall be UNCLASSIFIED. Responses are limited to of 10 pages in a Microsoft Word compatible format. Any information submitted by respondents to this sources sought synopsis is strictly voluntary.� The Government will not reimburse the respondents for any costs associated with their response.� This synopsis does not constitute a Request for Proposals nor does its issuance restrict the Government as to its ultimate acquisition approach.� The Government reserves the right to contact the submitting parties, on an as required basis, for further clarification on material provided.� Respondents should not construe this notice as a commitment by the Air Force for any purpose. Responses should be emailed to Ashley Collins at ashley.collins.5@us.af.mil no later than 11 August 2022, 2:00 PM EST.� Any questions should be directed to Ashley Collins through email. ��
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