METC BRAND NAME Emergency Care Textbook Order May 2026

Solicitation / RFP / RFQ

This solicitation is for the procurement of "Emergency Care Technician Textbook Packages" for the Army and Air Force, in support of the Medical Education Training Campus (METC). The Product Service Code is 7610.

• Item 0001: BRAND NAME Emergency Care Textbook Package (14th Edition) for the Army. Includes Emergency Care Workbook and Emergency Care Review Plus App. (ISBN: 9780136994015).

• Item 0002: BRAND NAME Emergency Care Textbook Package (15th Edition) for the Air Force. Includes EMERGENCY CARE + MYLAB BRADY + EMT REVIEW PLUS. (ISBN: 9780135588147).

• Both packages are "Student Packages" authored by Limmer and O'Keefe, published by Pearson Education, Inc.

• Pricing Arrangement: Firm Fixed Price.

• Solicitation Number: FA301626Q0090

• Solicitation Issue Date: 23 Apr 2026

• Offer Due Date/Local Time: 30 Apr 2026, 10:00 AM

• Delivery Date: On or Before 15 May 2026 for both line items.

• Contract Type: Not explicitly stated, but implied to be Firm Fixed Price based on pricing arrangement.

• Submission Instructions: Offerors must complete blocks 12, 17, 23, 24, and 30. Invoices and payment requests are to be submitted electronically via Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF).

• Evaluation Factors: Not detailed in the provided pages, but page 29 is titled "Evaluation Factors for Award."

• This acquisition is set aside for Small Business (100%).

• NAICS Code: 513130 (Industry Classification Standard)

• Size Standard: 1000 employees.

• The document includes numerous FAR and DFARS clauses incorporated by reference and in full text, covering topics such as electronic submission of payment requests, subcontracting, health and safety, contractor access to Air Force installations, and unique item identification.

• Two attachments are listed: Addendum to RFO 52.212-1 and Addendum to RFO 52.212-2, both dated 23 Apr 2026.

Solicitation / RFP / RFQ

This document is an addendum to RFO 52.212-1, providing instructions to offerors for a Request for Quotes (RFQ) for commercial BRAND NAME ONLY items. The requirement supports the Medical Education Training Campus (METC) at Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA) For Sam Houston, TX, specifically for educational textbook materials for the Army's Combat Medic Specialist Training Course (CMSTC) and Air Force Aerospace Medical Service Apprentice (AMSA) course curriculum. This is a 100% Small Business Set-aside solicitation.

• Procurement of specific textbook materials for medical training courses.

• Vendors must complete and return the RFQ document, including the SF1449 (Supplies or Services & Prices or Costs table) with unit price and extended price.

• Vendors must complete specific provision fill-ins, including representations related to defense telecommunications equipment/services, Buy American balance of payments, inverted domestic corporations, and post-award small business programs.

• Vendors must complete and return Table 1 with contractor information.

• The government intends to award a single firm-fixed price purchase order.

• The period for acceptance of quotes is 30 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of quotes, unless otherwise specified in an addendum.

• Quotes must be submitted via email to the listed POCs no later than 30 April 2026, 10:00 AM CST.

• The subject line for submission emails must reference "RFQ FA301626Q0090 Emergency Care Textbook Questions".

• Basis for Award: The government intends to evaluate quotes and award to the contractor determined to quote the best value (Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable - LPTA).

• Award will only be offered to a responsible contractor whose quote conforms to solicitation requirements.

• This is a 100% Small Business Set-aside solicitation.

• Mandatory registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) is required for award.

• Vendors must have NAICS 513130 – Book Publishers in their SAM profile.

• Vendor questions must be submitted via email to the POCs no later than 27 April 2026, 10:00 AM CST.

• Responses to questions will be posted on SAM.gov.

• Independent consultation with government officials regarding project requirements is prohibited. All questions must be submitted via email to the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer.

• The government reserves the right to cancel this RFQ at any time.

• Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of quotes will be handled in accordance with RFO 52.212-1(c).

Amendment / Modification

This document is an addendum to RFQ FA301626Q0090, specifically modifying Section RFO 52.212-2, Evaluation Commercial Items.

• Basis for Contract Award: Clarifies that award will be made using the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) selection process to the responsible contractor whose quotation represents the best value.

• Evaluation Factors: The following factors will be used:

  1. Technical Acceptability
  2. Price

• Technical Acceptability: Evaluated on a pass/fail basis. Quotes will be ranked by price (lowest to highest). If three or fewer quotes are received, all will be evaluated. If more than three, the three lowest-ranked quotes will be evaluated, with the government reserving the right to evaluate additional quotes in order of price if in its best interest.

• Technical Subfactors: A. Contractor must have a verified active Pearson Education Account Number. B. Contractor must provide a Textbook package/ISBN picture or literature.

• Rating Method: Defines "Acceptable" (meets minimum requirements, including Pearson Account Number and textbook information) and "Unacceptable" (does not meet minimum requirements).

• Price Evaluation: Price reasonableness will be evaluated for technically acceptable quotes. All costs for delivery must be included. Quotes must include vendor's contract line-item number (CLIN), unit price, and extended prices, rounded to the nearest dollar. Extended prices must be divisible by the number of units proposed. The quote must cover all items listed in the schedule (Attachment 3).

• Interchanges: The Government intends to award without interchanges but may consider "correction potential" of quotes. The Government may conduct interchanges with Quoters who have the highest potential to represent best value, addressing technical or price matters. Minor or clerical issues will not constitute interchanges, and the Government reserves the right to award without the opportunity to revise quotes.

• Options: Deleted in its entirety.

• The evaluation criteria and process have been clarified, emphasizing LPTA and specific technical subfactors. Bidders must ensure they meet the Pearson Education Account Number and textbook information requirements for technical acceptability. All line items must have unit and extended pricing, rounded to the nearest dollar.