76--INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT

This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13.106-1(b)(1): For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. The U.S. Military Academy (USMA) at West Point has a requirement for the annual membership fee to ConnectNY. ConnectNY is a consortium of independent academic institutions in New York State. The mission of ConnectNY is to share collections, leverage resources, and enhance services through cooperative initiatives and coordinated activities. All the libraries pay to belong, to provide the service, and pay to jointly purchase ebooks to share. This facilitates the sharing of hard-copy books and publications amongst NY Colleges. NAICS code is 519120 with a size standard of $14M. The POP will be 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015. The Government intends to award a single Firm, Fixed-Price sole source contract toConnectNY for annual membership. This is not a request for quote. No quotes or bids are being solicited by the Government at this time. Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted not later than 11 April 2014 to Ms. Vivian Malta, Contract Specialist at [email protected]