Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

This is a Source Sought Notice Only- The Mission Installation Contracting Command (MICC)- West Point Desires to Procure OSA Centennial Archive with New Digital Archive 3, on a small business set-aside... This is a Source Sought Notice Only- The Mission Installation Contracting Command (MICC)- West Point Desires to Procure OSA Centennial Archive with New Digital Archive 3, on a small business set-aside basis provided 2 or more qualified small business respond to this sources sought synopsis with information sufficient to support a a set-aside. Be advised that the U.S. Government will not be able to set aside this requirement if 2 or more small businesses do not respond with information to support the set-aside. We encourage all small businesses, in all socioeconomic categories (including, 8(a) Business Development Program, Small Disadvantage Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran- Owned, Women- Owned Small Business concerns), to identify their capabilities in meeting the requirement at a fair market price. This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes - it does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this sources sought notice. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFQ or IFB or RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Government wide Point of Entry. It is the responsibility of potential o?erors to monitor the Government wide Point of Entry for additional information pertaining to this requirement. The anticipated NAICS code is: 511210-Software Publishers. Size Standard: $41.5. A need is anticipated for the procurement of OSA’s Centennial Archive this Archive includes content from 1917-2015 covering more than 256,000 journal and magazine articles as well as the conference proceedings from over 640 meetings. TITLES: *Advances in Optics and Photonics (2009 - 2015) *Applied Optics (1962 – 2015) *Journal of the Optical Society of America (1917 – 1983) *Journal of the Optical Society of America A (1984 – 2015) *Journal of the Optical Society of America B (1984 – 2015) *Optics and Photonics News (1990 – 2015) *Optics Express (1997 – 2015) *Optics Letters (1977 – 2015) *Optics News (1975 – 1989) *OSA Conference Proceedings (1979 – 2015) The OSA Digital Archive 3 package includes access to content published from 2016 - 2020, including 54,000 articles from the titles below and conference papers. *Advances in Optics and Photonics *Applied Optics *Journal of the Optical Society of America A *Journal of the Optical Society of America B *Optics and Photonics News *Optics Letters *OSA Conference Proceedings at the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, NY 10996. In response to this sources sought, please provide: 1. Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, DUNS number, CAGE code, a statement regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as SDB, 8 (a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code. 2. Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor or not. Identify subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming arrangement that will be pursued, if any. 3. Information in su?icient detail regarding previous experience (indicate whether as a prime contractor or subcontractor) on similar requirements whether as a prime contractor or subcontractor) on similar requirements (include size, scope, complexity, timeframe, government or commercial), pertinent certifications, etc., that will facilitate making a capability determination. 4. Information to help determine if the requirement for OSA Centennial Archive with New Digital Archive 3, is commercially available, including pricing information, basis for the pricing information (e.g., market pricing, catalog pricing), delivery schedules, customary terms and conditions, warranties, etc. 5. Identify how the Army can best structure these contract requirements to facilitate competition by and among small business concerns. 6. Identify any condition or action that may be having the e?ect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition. Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion. 7. Recommendations to improve the approach/specifications/dra? PWS/PRS to acquiring the identified items/services. 8. Please include the number PANMCC-21-P-0000-023036 in your email response to preclude your reply being treated as JUNK or SPAM.