HeinOnline Subscription Renewal

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Reference/Notice Number (if applicable): SOS-TTB-24-070

Project Title / Short Description: HeinOnline Subscription to the Core Plus and Taxation and Economic Reform in America Collections. Heinonline platform provides multidisciplinary periodicals, essential government documents, international resources, and more.

PSC code: DA10 – IT and Telecom – Business Application/Application Development Software As A Service

NAICS Code: 519290 – Web Search and Portals and All Other Information Services

Release Date: 03/27/2024

Response Date: 04/10/2024

Primary Point of Contact: JRS/MH

Contact Information for Primary Point of Contact: purchasing@fiscal.treasury.gov

Description: Fiscal Service Procurement, on behalf of the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau is seeking small business vendors capable of providing HeinOnline Subscription Services.

This is a Small Business Sources Sought notice (hereinafter Notice). This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, request for bids or quotations, nor a promise to issue a solicitation in the future. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of qualified small business sources (e.g. HUBZone small business; service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB); 8(a) small business; veteran-owned small business; woman-owned small business (WOSB), including economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) or small disadvantaged business concerns) for this potential requirement. Additionally, to assist the Government in determining whether a set-aside is possible.

To qualify as a small business the NAICS code for this Sources Sought Notice is 519290 (Web Search and Portals and All Other Information Services) with a size standard of 1,000 employees. An organization that is not considered a small business under the applicable NAICS code should not submit a response to this Notice. However, if a vendor feels that another NAICS code is more appropriate, please discuss that in your response.

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB has interest in seeking small business vendors capable of providing continued support of Heinonline subscription to the Core Plus and Taxation and Economic Reform in America Collections located at their offices in Washington, DC. The Government anticipates establishing a service contract with a twelve-month base period.

Responses to this Notice should include the following:

1. The Name, location, Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), and point-of-contractor information for the respondent’s firm.

2. A brief capabilities statement, including a description of the respondent’s firm’s standard line of business and relative experience as well as an example of one previous government project performed by the respondent’s firm of similar or comparable size and complexity.

3. The respondent’s firm business size under 519290 (Web Search and Portals and All Other Information Services) with a size standard of 1,000 employees.

4. If your firm holds any Government Wide Acquisition Vehicle (GWAC) or GSA Schedule Contracts, that information shall be included in the submission of your capability statement.

Any questions about this Sources Sought Notice will not be entertained, as a vendor pool is all that is being sought at this time. Questions and Answers will be fielded during the solicitation period in the future.

Respondents shall provide their capability statement fully illustrating their ability to meet the PWS requirements and valid Secret Security Facility Clearance to: Purchasing@fiscal.treasury.gov with the subject line stating, SOS-TTB-24-070 JRS/MH, HeinOnline Subscription, no later than 2:00 pm (ET), on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. Submissions after this date will not be considered.

Terms and Conditions regarding this Notice:

This Notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. All costs associated with responding to this Notice are solely at the responding party's expense. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Further, the Government may contact the vendor for additional information regarding the information submitted as part of this market research effort. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization’s qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in the Government Point of Entry or other similar source (GSA e-Buy). However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation.

Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract or agreement. The Government will not be obligated to pursue any particular acquisition alternative as a result of this notice. Responses to the notice will not be returned. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future solicitation, if one is issued.

No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in responses to this Notice, unless otherwise appropriately marked by the Respondant. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information received in response to this Notice in any resultant solicitation(s).

Do Not Submit any Proposals/Offers in response to this Notice.

Place of Contract Performance:

TTB

1310 G Street NW

Suite 400 West

Washington, DC 20005

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