NOTICE OF INTENT Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries The 10th Contracting Squadron, Directorate of Contracting, United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) Colorado intends to award a Single Source commercial contract to the Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries (CARL). Membership in the Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries is a strategic partnership that enhances USAFA McDermott Library's ability to access university library materials throughout Colorado and Wyoming in order to reduce costs, increase access to information, to share expertise and to enhance service for the member libraries. This notice incorporates provisions and clauses that are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-95 effective 19 January 2017 and is considered a large business. The Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries is a non-profit organization located at 3801 E. Florida Ave, Denver CO, 80210. This procurement is for the acquisition of a sole source commercial item using simplified procedures in accordance with FAR Parts 12 & 13. There is only one responsible source and no other item will satisfy the current USAFA requirement. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 519120 and the size standard is $15,000,000. REQUIREMENT: Line item Description Quantity Unit of Issue 0001 Annual Membership 1 EA 0002 Prospector Fee 1 EA 0003 Alliance Agreement for Science Direct 1 EA 0004 Alliance Agreement for UPSO program 1 EA This synopsis is for notification purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation for bids or proposals. DO NOT submit a bid/quote at this time. Any offerors believing they can provide the requirement described above may provide evidence for consideration. Evidence must support the offeror's claim they can provide this brand name. All qualified sources may submit a response, which if received timely, will be considered by this agency. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether a competitive procurement can be conducted. A determination not to compete this proposed procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Responses must be received NLT 10:00 a.m. MDT on 17 August 2018. Responses received after this will be considered late IAW FAR 52.212-1(f) and will not be evaluated. The Government does not intend to pay for any information provided under this announcement. Contractors must have a current registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) at http://sam.gov/ . Point of Contact is Casey Pehrson, Contract Specialist Email:
[email protected] or Susan Hashemi, Contracting Officer Email:
[email protected]. 5352.201-9101 OMBUDSMAN (JUN 2016) (a) An ombudsman has been appointed to hear and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. When requested, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The existence of the ombudsman does not affect the authority of the program manager, contracting officer, or source selection official. Further, the ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of protests or formal contract disputes. The ombudsman may refer the interested party to another official who can resolve the concern. (b) Before consulting with an ombudsman, interested parties must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the contracting officer for resolution. Consulting an ombudsman does not alter or postpone the timelines for any other processes (e.g., agency level bid protests, GAO bid protests, requests for debriefings, employee-employer actions, contests of OMB Circular A-76 competition performance decisions). (c) If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, the interested party may contact the ombudsman, James Anderson 8110 Industrial Drive, STE 103 USAFA, CO 80840 Telephone number 719-333-2074 FAX 719-333-9018 Email:
[email protected] Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the Center/MAJCOM/DRU/SMC ombudsman level, may be brought by the interested party for further consideration to the Air Force ombudsman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (ADAS) (Contracting), SAF/AQC, 1060 Air Force Pentagon, Washington DC 20330-1060, phone number (571) 256-2395, facsimile number (571) 256-2431. (d) The ombudsman has no authority to render a decision that binds the agency. (e) Do not contact the ombudsman to request copies of the solicitation, verify offer due date, or clarify technical requirements. Such inquiries shall be directed to the Contracting Officer. (End of clause)