This is a Sources Sought Synopsis published by the United States Air Force (the Government or USAF). There is no solicitation available at this time. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. The purpose of this sources sought notice is to conduct market research to determine whether there are businesses available capable of providing an alternative product that meets the characteristics below. The Air Force anticipates procuring this product as a 1-year FY24 base effort
The projected period of performance for this subscription is:
Base Year: 15 July 2024 – 14 July 2025
Responses to this sources sought notice will assist in a determination of whether it is in the best interest of the Government to proceed with a competition.
FSC: 7630
NAICS: 519290 – Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services
Size Standard: 1000 employees
Subscription name: Cataloging InterLibrary Loan Subscription
Description: DAF Libraries requires a resource that provides access to bibliographic, abstract, and full-text information for MARC (MAchine Readable Cataloging) records. Must provide libraries, cooperatively produce, and maintain records for use in a library online public access catalog (OPAC). Holding MARC records from public and private libraries worldwide for cataloging and interlibrary loan. DAF Library staff need access to interlibrary loan resources for customers to borrow from other libraries worldwide to offset their current onsite collections. DAF libraries to participate in loaning and borrowing resources from other libraries around the world.
Product Characteristics an equal item must meet to be considered:
- Must be able to track legislation and cases, find stakeholders via the directory, compare voting behavior and similarity, analyze vote breakdowns by party or country, search amendments
- Must provide policy insights, breaking scoops and in-depth analysis throughout the day
- Must provide newsletters for: morning briefing, general news, budgets, defense
- Must provide a magazine from current date with back issues to 1984
- Must provide congressional information (1985 to present), congressional member profiles (1995 to present), congressional live news and legislative updates, today at a glance information
- Must cover energy, environment, transportation and defense news/industry
- Must provide an archive of bill text (1987 to present), bill compare, CRS bill digests (1986 to present), committee reports (1989 to present), congressional record (1988 to present), federal register (1997 to present), and public law text and U.S. Code
- Must provide transcripts of hearings, newsmaker and financial (1990 to present), 1 hour AI transcripts and expanded coverage, able to provide custom transcripts when requested, committee testimonies (1995 to present)
- Must be able to break down house information by day, week, into fact sheets, floor and conference summaries (1999 to present)
- Must be able to provide Congressional Research Summaries reports (1978 to present), bill analysis (1990 to present), Floor Videos (2003 to present) and Votes (1983 to present)
- Must be able to provide Committee Markup coverage, hearings and rosters (1989 to present)
- Must provide an App for access, training, and support.
The Government will consider responses received within 14 days of issuance of this notice. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a full and open competitive procurement or a small business set aside competitive procurement. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this announcement.
If the Government competes this requirement, a synopsis shall be issued utilizing the combined synopsis/solicitation procedure identified in FAR 12.603. If this effort becomes a Small Business Set-Aside, FAR 52.219-14, Limitation on Subcontracting, will apply. Therefore, small businesses that want to be considered for a small business set-aside should demonstrate how they intend to comply. A determination not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is an administrative decision by the Government that is solely within its discretion.
Contractors should be aware of the following information:
1. Contractors must include the following information:
a. Points of contact, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers.
b. Identification as a large U.S. business, a small U.S. business, or a foreign business. Please note that size indicated should be based on the NAICS code for this effort listed above.
c. Identification of any other socioeconomic status including: Women-Owned Small Business, Economically Disadvantaged Small Business, 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business or HUBZone.
d. Company CAGE Code or UEI.
e. Capabilities Statement
2. This requirement is not intended for specific brand name products. Offerors are encouraged to suggest products other than those that may be specifically referenced by brand name. Responses must address how alternate product meet the product characteristics specified above.
3. Submitted information shall be UNCLASSIFIED.
Any information submitted by respondents to this sources sought synopsis is strictly voluntary. The Government will not reimburse the respondents for any costs associated with their response. This synopsis does not constitute a Request for Proposals nor does its issuance restrict the Government as to its ultimate acquisition approach. The Government reserves the right to contact the submitting parties, on an as required basis, for further clarification on material provided. Respondents should not construe this notice as a commitment by the Air Force for any purpose. Responses shall be emailed to Courtney Perry at [email protected] no later than 07 MAY 2024, 4:00 PM CDT. Any questions should be directed to Courtney Perry through email.
