NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT Under the authority of FAR 6.302-5(b)(7) , the Naval War College, Contracting Office, intends to award a sole source Firm-Fixed Price contract to Cengage Learning, Inc. Under the authority of USC 2304(c) (1) pursuant to FAR 6.202-1(a) (2), the product or services needed by the agency are available from only one responsible source or only from a limited number of responsible sources and no other type of property or services will satisfy the needs of the agency. A determination not to compete this proposed contract is based on market research and is solely within the discretion of the government. This Sole source requirement is for the following: ITEM 0001 Title: Communicating for Results: A Guide for Business and the Professions ISBN: 9781305280267 Edition: 11 Pages: 528 Published: 2017 by Cengage Learning US Author/s: Cheryl Hamilton Quantity: 170 each. The Request for Quote number is N0012418Q0306. The qualifications for this service are unique in that Cengage Learning is the sole source publisher and manufacturer of the Communication for Results book. A Request for Quote is expected to be released on September 24th, 2018 with a response date of September 27th, 2018, at 10:00 am (EST). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition FAC 2005-99, Effective: 16 Jul 2018. The NAICS code is 511130, Book Publishers, with a size standard of 1000 employees. Although this is a sole source requirement all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency to
[email protected] no later than September 27th, 2018, at 10:00 am (EST). No phone calls please. If no responses are received by the above referenced date/time a sole source contract will be awarded to Cengage Learning, Inc. The award is estimated to be made no later than September 27th, 2018.