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The NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk, Contracting Department, Norfolk, VA intends to award a firm fixed-price contract. This requirement will be solicited as other than full and open competition in accordance with FAR Part 12 “Commercial Items”, and FAR Part 13 “Simplified Acquisition Procedures”. The Sole Source Justification is attached in the solicitation. This procurement action is for the following:

QTY Item Description

1 Oxford Bibliography of African Studies

1 Oxford Bibliography of Atlantic History

1 Oxford Bibliography of Medieval Studies

1 Oxford Bibliography of Military History

1 Oxford Bibliography of the Renaissance

1 Oxford Bibliography of Victorian Literature

1 Oxford Research Encyclopedia of African History

1 Oxford Research Encyclopedia of American History

1 Oxford Research Encyclopedia of International Studies

1 Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Political Science

1 Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History

1 Encyclopedia of African American History, 1619-1895: From the Colonial Period to the Age of Frederick Douglass: Three-volume set

1 Encyclopedia of African American History, 1896 to the Present: From the Age of Segregation to the Twenty-first Century

1 The Oxford Companion to American Military History

1 The Oxford Companion to Military History

1 The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Military and Diplomatic History: 2-Volume Set

1 The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Cultural and Intellectual History: 2-Volume Set

1 Oxford Encyclopedia of the History of American Foreign Relations

1 The Oxford Companion to World War II

1 The Oxford Companion of Maritime History: A Four-Volume Set

A request for quote will be available for download on or about 10 April 2023 at the following website: https://www.sam.gov. Potential vendors are hereby notified that the solicitation and subsequent amendments to the solicitation will ONLY be available by downloading the documents at the above web sites. This office will no longer issue hard copy solicitations. By submitting a quote, the vendor will be self-certifying that neither the requestor nor the principal corporate officials and owners are currently suspended, debarred, or otherwise ineligible to receive contracts from any federal agency. Failure to do so may represent grounds for refusing to accept the quote. Through its submission, the vendor acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award, during performance and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation, except for award to foreign vendors for work to be performed outside the United States. Lack of registration in the SAM database will make a vendor ineligible for award.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 513210 - Periodical Publishers. The Size Standard is 1,000 Employees. The product service code (PSC) is 7630 – Newspapers and Periodicals.

The required delivery date is 01 June 2023.

Vendors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements by calling 1-866-606-8220, or via the Internet at http://www.sam.gov. All quotes are due No Later Than 01:00 PM on Wednesday, April 12th 2023. Please send the price quote and direct all questions regarding this requirement to John Hill at john.c.hill36.civ@us.navy.mil.