R--Notice of Intent to Sole Source with Scholastic, Inc.

Notice of Intent to Sole SourceReorder Book by Scholastic, Inc.The Magic School Bus Gets Cleaned Up The U.S. EPA intends to negotiate on a Sole Source basis, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) with Scholastic, Inc. for the purposes of placing an order with Scholastic, Inc. for approximately 25,000 copies of the book The Magic School Bus Gets Cleaned Up, (English). EPA intends to distribute free copies of the book to schools, libraries, community organizations, and other non-commercial entities. The anticipated award date is November 15, 2011 and will be solicited via written RFP. The US EPA launched the Clean School Bus USA initiative in 2003 and in 2006 partnered with Scholastic to utilize the story-line and characters contained in Scholastic, Inc.?s branded and copyrighted Magic School Bus children?s storybook series to create a customized book tailored to focus on the goals of the EPA Clean School Bus USA program. The Magic School Bus Gets Cleaned Up is used by the EPA to promote clean air, clean school buses and other environmental programs. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTATIONS. Scholastic Inc. products are considered to be proprietary / copy written and only sold by Scholastic Inc.; however, any firm believing itself capable of providing this product may submit appropriate documentation within 7 calendar days of electronic posting of this notice. A determination not to compete the proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered only for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement or to proceed on a sole source basis. The applicable NAICS code is 323117. Please submit relevant documentation in writing to: US EPA, ATTN: Greta Perry, 26 W. Martin Luther King, Mail Stop: Norwood, Cincinnati, OH 45268 or fax your request to (513)487-2107, or email [email protected]. No telephone requests will be honored.