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Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Digital Newspaper and Periodicals Subscription 773 Enterprise Sourcing Squadron Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA) Lackland, TX 78226-1865 Date: 22 September 2023 Title: Digi... Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Digital Newspaper and Periodicals Subscription 773 Enterprise Sourcing Squadron Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA) Lackland, TX 78226-1865 Date: 22 September 2023 Title: Digital Newspaper and Periodicals Subscription Request for Quote (RFQ) / Solicitation Number: FA805223DNPS Closing Response Date: 25 September 2023 at 3:00 PM Central Standard Time (CST) Contact Point(s): Rene Boissiere, Contract Specialist Cell: (830) 313-0477 Email: rene.boissiere.2@us.af.mil 1. Description: This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information, included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This requirement shall be under NAICS 513110 with a size standard of 1,000 employees. The Department of the Air Force, Air Force Installation Contracting Center (AFICC), 773 Enterprise Sourcing Squadron (ESS) has a requirement for the provision of the Aviation Safety Compliance Subscription per the attached Product Description. 2. Requirement: The mission of Department of Defense (DoD) Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) Libraries is outlined in DoDI 1015.10 stating DoD Libraries will provide information resources and services required to accomplish the mission. The libraries support military personnel assigned to contingency operations, remote sites, and military missions IAW DoDI 1015.10, Military Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Programs. The program provides professional military and voluntary education programs materials and services. Libraries also provide facilities, resources, and services to enhance the quality of life, regeneration, and resiliency for authorized customers. The DoD Library Consortium exists to create partnerships among the libraries within the various services of the DoD. They cooperatively acquire materials that are made available to military and civilian employees across the DoD. These resources relate to various overarching goals of the DoD such as recreation, physical wellness, emotional resiliency, and educational pursuits. To meet these needs, the 773d Enterprise Sourcing Squadron is seeking a digital newspaper and periodicals subscription. The DoD Libraries needs access to a major digital newspaper, cooking and games in order to support our customers’ needs. The subscription needs to provide full access to its digital newspaper, cooking and games. The subscription needs to provide digital access to its official website and its app as a resource that will not only keep customers informed and up to date about what’s happening in the world, but also inspire them around arts and culture, guide them to smarter living and total wellness, and introduce them to diverse viewpoints and perspectives. The subscription needs a digital cookbook and cooking guide alike, available online and as an app, to help people stay motivated and organized in the kitchen. The cooking portion of the subscription can help members of the DoD community think creatively about food and mealtimes, while also building confidence as they take care of their families and themselves. The games portion of the subscription needs to provide word and visual games that support learning development through play. Performance shall be according to the requirements contained in the Product Description. The product characteristics are listed below: • Must be able to provide online research tools from professionally curated sources that offer trusted information for a balanced, global perspective and insights • Combined with unlimited full access to the newspaper’s articles, all online content, and print archives • Must provide access to articles, newsletters, videos, photographs published by the newspaper in browsable format and provide suggestions for customers • Must provide digital access to the archival resources • Must provide a tool for life skills and self-care in the kitchen with cooking and provide mental fitness with games • Must include provide app access to newspaper by the DoD customers • Must be able to interface with all four (4) DoD service branch library and Military OneSource websites using industry standard authentication methods to ensure only eligible patrons can access resources from any internet connected computer browsers and mobile devices • Must work with contract point-of-contact to establish authentication methods to provide optimal accessibility for all eligible patrons • Security between the Website and server must be Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.3 • Must be able to supply or allow retrieval of database usage statistics by Branch of Service (Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Military OneSource/Other, and Navy) • Must have HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with long duration deployed on the servers to mitigate/prevent man-in-the-middle attacks • Website certificates should be RSA 2048-bits (SHA256 with RSA) 3. Period of Performance: The Period of Performance (POP) is for a 12-month base period of performance and three (3) 12-month option periods. The period of performance for this contract action shall not exceed 12-months per base period and 12-months per each option period. Estimated Schedule POP Start POP End Base Period 30 September 2023 29 September 2024 Option Period 30 September 2024 29 September 2025 Option Period 30 September 2025 29 September 2026 Option Period 30 September 2026 29 September 2027 4. General Information: There are three documents that an offeror must submit for the requirement: 1) A capability report that is in Word document format with standard text and FONT (e.g., Times New Roman 12) that is between one (1) page to 10 total pages (do not exceed 10 pages in the capability report) with detailed information, examples or responses in sentence or paragraph format for Product Description’s list of items that are in bulleted form. We encourage any offeror to provide a statement(s) or paragraph with specific details and information that answers each bullet in the product description’s list. The offeror can include an executive summary and company general information as part of the capability report as long as the entire capability report does not exceed a total of 10 pages. The capability report coincides with ATCH – 1 the Product Description. 2) An offeror will use the ATCH – 2 and enter the required information for all fields in the document. The offeror must have a current registration in SAM.GOV and the price sheet must include the UEI and CAGE code. Please note to confirm that the NAICS code for this requirement is in the SAM.GOV profile. 3) ATCH – 3: Provisions and Clauses: The offeror must complete the highlighted (yellow) portion with as much accurate information that matches the offeror’s organization. The entire document is for the offeror to be aware of and to read for consideration of the requirement. FAR 25 applies to this subscription for awareness on an offeror’s country and location as the subscription is intended for companies in the USA and located in the USA. The offeror must send the completed document. 5. Quotes Due Date: Quotes must be submitted electronically to the Contract Specialist, Rene Boissiere, via e-mail at rene.boissiere.2@us.af.mil and Contract Officer, Dorothy Howe at dorothy.howe@us.af.mil. Quotes must conform to the requirements of this solicitation and be received no later than Monday, 25 September 2023 at 3:00 PM CST. It is the responsibility of the offeror to ensure that the quotes and its three attachments are received. Any quotes received after designated closing date and time need not be considered. Quotes must include aggregate total of base plus all option year CLINS on Pricing Schedule B (IAW FAR 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options). All quotes shall conform to the Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) structure of the attached Pricing Schedule B. 6. Notice to Vendor(s): The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date. In the event the Government cancels this solicitation, the Government has no obligation to reimburse Vendors for any costs. Respondent understands and agrees that it submits its quote at its own risk and expense, and releases 773 ESS/PK from any claim for damages or other liability arising out of the posting process. 773 ESS/PK shall not be liable for any errors in Vendor's response. Vendor is responsible for careful review of its entire response to ensure that all information is correct and complete. Vendors are liable for all error or omissions contained in their responses. All informational material submitted in response to this posting becomes the property of 773 ESS/PK and shall not be returned. 7. Period of Acceptance of Quotes: The Vendor agrees to hold the prices in its quote firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers. 8. Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF): Include in the quote that a Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) account has been initiated or already established (DoD) has mandated the use of WAWF. All invoices shall be submitted using Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF). To get more information about how to register for WAWF contractors can go to the following web site and download the Contract Pay information: http://www.dfas.mil/contractorpay/ContractPayInformation.pdf. 9. SAM Registration: Firms submitting a quote subsequent to the solicitation described herein, MUST be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database, or risk the quote as being non-responsive, regardless if the package is considered complete, timely or any other salient consideration. Information to register on SAM can be found at the web site, SAM.gov | Home . List of Attachments: Product Description Pricing Schedule B Provisions and Clauses; Instructions to Offerors; Eval Criteria