The United States Air Force (the Government) intends to issue a Firm-Fixed-Price order to a single source, Taylor & Francis, on or about 01 March 2025. The period of performance (PoP) shall be perpetual access starting on 01 March 2025. PSC: 7630 NAICS: 519210 Size Standard: $21.0 M Subscription name : Taylor & Francis Military & Strategic Studies 2024 electronic books (eBooks) collection Supplier name : Taylor & Francis Product description : The Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) requires access to the Taylor & Francis Military & Strategic Studies 2024 electronic books (eBooks) collection. The Military & Strategic Studies eBooks are electronically accessible via the Taylor & Francis website. Taylor & Francis is a global publisher of academic, scientific, and technical book titles. The materials included in this one-time acquisition are necessary to allow the AFIT D'Azzo Research Library to support the institute's mission to "provide defense-focused graduate education and related research, and operationally-relevant initial skills training and professional continuing education to sustain the technological supremacy of America's air, space, and cyber forces." Access to the Taylor & Francis Military & Strategic Studies 2024 electronic books collection enhances the broad access to academic and scientific research that is crucial to the work done at the Air Force Institute of Technology. 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 10 days of issuance of this notice. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether 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. 1. 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. 2. In your response, you must address how your product meets the product characteristics specified above. 3. Submitted information shall be UNCLASSIFIED. 4. Responses are limited to 10 pages in a Microsoft Word compatible format. Responses should be emailed to Benjamin Spencer at
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