Library Subscription

Synopsis: THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE - THIS IS A NOTICE OF THE GOVERNMENT'S INTENT TO ISSUE A FOLLOW-ON SOLE SOURCE AWARD to Springshare, LLC pursuant to the statutory authority permitting Soliciting from a single source, as implemented in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b)(1)(i). The Department of Defense (DoD), Washington Headquarters Services, Acquisition Directorate, (WHS/AD) intends to award a sole source firm-fixed price (FFP) purchase order to Springshare, LLC 801 Brickell Ave, Suite 900, Miami, FL 33131. The Government anticipates a single award contract for the following: 1. A follow-on effort to continue the Pentagons Library subscription and annual license for Springshares LibApps Library Suites software. The contract will be for a one (1)-year Base Period and three (3) 1-year Option Periods for a total of four (4) years. 2. The Springshare software platform allows the Library to share information to create Guides on any topic, subject course, on any process, on anything. It creates unlimited guide templates and surveys; limits access to the system; and organizes the guides into groups by logically separating contents. The LibAnalytics platform gathers statistics, analyzes trends and assesses services to produce valuable reports. It creates customizable datasets and records transactions into one system for cross-dataset comparison reporting. Finally, the Pentagon Library will continue its ability to provide the public with its virtual librarians and remote access to ask questions using its knowledge base platform. Springshare is the sole source provider of the LibGuides, LibAnalytics, and LibAnswers Platforms. This notice of intent is NOT a request for quotes or competitive proposals. Requests for copies of a solicitation in response to this notice will not be honored or acknowledged. A determination by the Government not to compete this action based on this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that the pending contract would not be advantageous to the Government. If no affirmative written response is received, the award will be issued without further notice. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability statement that provides sufficient details of its product including published price lists by responding to this notice no later than 9:00 AM (EST), December 17, 2015 via email to [email protected] and [email protected]. However, all information received will be considered by the Government. The primary North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 511210 with a size standard of $38.5 million. NOTE: RESPONSES RECEIVED AFTER 9:00 AM (EST), DECEMBER 17, 2015 WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. No phone calls will be entertained. All information submitted should support the offeror's capability to provide the items and license required, and shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government. The Government reserves the right to cancel the sole source award. All future information about this acquisition will be distributed solely through the FedBizOpps.gov web site. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring FedBizOpps to ensure that they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. The anticipated award date is December 18, 2015.