SOURCES SOUGHT
76 -- Newspaper and Periodical Sources Sought
- Notice Date
- 12/2/2024 12:28:54 PM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 424920
— Book, Periodical, and Newspaper Merchant Wholesalers
- Contracting Office
- IRS - NEW CARROLLTON LANDOVER MD 20785 USA
- ZIP Code
- 20785
- Solicitation Number
- 2032H325R00006
- Response Due
- 12/16/2024 10:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 12/31/2024
- Point of Contact
- Michelle A. Greene
- E-Mail Address
-
michelle.a.greene@irs.gov
(michelle.a.greene@irs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- SBA Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
- Description
- Sources Sought Notice 2032H525R00006 Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPA) for Newspaper and Periodicals Small Business Set-Aside NAICS Code: 424920 (Book, Periodical, and Newspaper Merchant Wholesalers) PSC: 7630 (Newspapers and Periodicals) Period of Performance: Base plus 4 Option Years The purpose of this System for Award Management (SAM) announcement is to seek small business sources capable of competing for this requirement. Please send all capability statements to the Contracting Officer, Michelle, via email Michelle.A.Greene@irs.gov. Please ensure that the email subject line contains the solicitation number, 2032H525R00006. This is not a request for proposal. The Request for Proposal (RFP) is expected to be posted in January. The RFP and any amendments, and other related items for this procurement will be posted here at SAM.gov. Interested offerors are required to download the RFP and all related documents from SAM.gov. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor this site for updates. No printed copies of the RFP and associated documents will be available. If you have any questions regarding this notice, please contact the Contracting Officer, Michelle, via email Michelle.A.Greene@irs.gov. Please ensure that the email subject line contains the solicitation number, 2032H525R00006. BACKGROUND The Treasury Library provides convenient access to mission-critical information required by Departmental Offices, Treasury bureaus, and the public. Established in 1817, the Treasury Library is the second oldest federal library. The staff answer on-demand reference questions, assist with research projects, provide specialized training and orientations, maintain subscription access, curate alerts, and facilitate outreach programs, all while cataloging and caring for Treasury�s physical and electronic collections. Their work provides Treasury Departmental Offices and bureaus with pertinent information and sources to allow the Department to fulfill its mission to maintain a strong economy and create economic and job opportunities by promoting the conditions that enable economic growth and stability at home and abroad, strengthen national security by combating threats and protecting the integrity of the financial system, and manage the U.S. Government�s finances and resources effectively. To achieve these deliverables, the Treasury Library and Treasury Departmental Offices require a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to allow for ordering of newspapers and periodicals. SCOPE The requirement is for a BPA for newspaper and periodical deliveries that is: Open to all Treasury Departmental Offices, including any satellite office locations (to be specified on each task order); Delivered on a daily basis by the vendor to the specified office locations Specific titles that must be available, but not limited to, include The Financial Times The New York Times Wall Street Journal The Washington Post The Economist USA Today Time The New Yorker Bloomberg Business Week New Republic Washington Business Journal SPECIFIC TASKS The contractor shall provide delivery of print newspapers and/or magazines each weekday morning, excluding federal holidays. Delivery of newspapers/magazines published on the weekend will occur on Monday, or the next business day if Monday is a federal holiday. If the federal government is closed, delivery will occur on the next business day the federal government is open. The contractor shall provide the specified number of print copies for each instance the periodical is published. The newspapers/magazines will be delivered to the locations specified on the requisitions/purchase orders. The newspapers will be delivered by 7:00am, and the person making the delivery will contact the Treasury Mail Room via cellphone, and then wait with the newspapers until that are inspected by the U.S. Secret Service and picked up by a representative from the U.S. Department of Treasury Mail Room. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE Services and supplies will be delivered to the Treasury Office Mailroom and/or other Treasury satellite offices, as specified above, and a vendor representative will be available for customer service during normal business hours (Monday through Friday, 7:00am through 5:00pm EST). PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE Base: 05/01/2025 � 04/30/2026 Option Period 1: 05/01/2026 � 04/30/2027 Option Period 2: 05/01/2027 � 04/30/2028 Option Period 3: 05/01/2028 � 04/30/2029 Option Period 4: 05/01/2029 � 04/30/2030
- Web Link
-
SAM.gov Permalink
(https://sam.gov/opp/ef9199d09160498f8918af55d737cd12/view)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Washington, DC, USA
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN07279414-F 20241204/241202230115 (samdaily.us)
- Source
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