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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF DECEMBER 07, 2008 FBO #2568
DOCUMENT

G -- Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) - Draft SOW

Notice Date

12/5/2008
 

Notice Type

Draft SOW
 

NAICS

519120 — Libraries and Archives
 

Contracting Office

Department of Education, Contracts & Acquisitions Management, Contracts (All ED Components), 550 12th Street, SW, 7th Floor, Washington, District of Columbia, 20202
 

ZIP Code

20202
 

Solicitation Number

ERT090004
 

Point of Contact

Tiffany Johnson,, Phone: 202-245-6404, Pamela a Bone,, Phone: 202-245-6181
 

E-Mail Address

Tiffany.Johnson@ed.gov, pamela.bone@ed.gov
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

ERIC is the world's largest and most frequently used digital library of education, comprised of more than 1.2 million bibliographic records and more than 214,000 full-text materials indexed from 1966 to the present. Each ERIC bibliographic record contains an abstract of a journal article or non-journal document (e.g., technical report, conference paper), along with index information such as author, title, and publication date. The mission of ERIC is to provide a comprehensive, easy-to-use, searchable, Internet-based bibliographic and full-text database of education research and information for educators, researchers, and the general public. Terms defining the ERIC mission are explained as follows: ·Comprehensive: The ERIC digital library consists of journal articles and non-journal materials, including materials not published by commercial publishers, which are directly related to education. ·Easy-to-use and searchable: ERIC users will be able to find the education information they need quickly and efficiently. ·Electronic: ERIC operations will be electronic to the maximum extent feasible. The digital library will reside on the ERIC website at http://www.eric.ed.gov, will link to libraries, publishers, and commercial sources of journal articles, and will be made available to commercial database vendors. ·Bibliographic and full-text: Bibliographic records will convey the information users need in a simple and straightforward manner, and whenever possible, full-text journal articles and non-journal materials will be included for free in the digital library. Other full-text articles and materials, whenever possible, will be immediately available for purchase through an online link with publishers and other information sources. The government-sponsored website<www.eric.ed.gov> provides free access to the ERIC digital library. ERIC is also re-distributed under terms of a license agreement. Various subscription services and freely available Internet search engines provide access to ERIC: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, EBSCO, Google and Google Scholar, MSN, OCLC, OVID, ProQuest, Silver Platter, Thomson Dialog, and Yahoo. Several statewide networks (Ohio, Texas, Kentucky, and North Carolina), regional consortia, international services providers, and large university systems also provide access to ERIC. Acquisition agreements with journal publishers and education membership associations, other education organizations, universities, state education agencies, and other sources of non-journals materials provide source materials for the ERIC digital library. About 826 journals are indexed in ERIC (nearly all of these are indexed comprehensively, or cover-to-cover), and links are provided to the publishers' Web sites for access to full-text materials and to the Online Computer Library Corporation’s (OCLC) World Cat so that users can link to electronic resources in their libraries. Roughly 650 non-journal sources, including associations and government agencies, provide and authorize dissemination of content to ERIC through acquisition agreements. Searches of the ERIC digital library have grown dramatically during the modernization phase beginning with the contract awarded in 2004. In 2007, there were 93 million searches of ERIC; in 2006, 62 million searches; and in 2005, the search volume was roughly 52 million. While complete utilization data was not captured prior to 2005, an estimated 7 million searches were reported from three web sites in 2001. Modernization of ERIC resulted in the current consolidated digital library model, transitioning from a paper and microfiche collection built over a period of about 35 years by the 16 ERIC clearinghouses. The entire microfiche collection of about 350,000 full-text documents has been converted to digital images files, and individual records are available through Interlibrary Loan facilitated by the National Library of Education. Of this number, some 96,000 records are available full-text in the ERIC digital library because copyright permission for dissemination has been granted. The Department of Education (ED) seeks to award one contract with either a vendor or a team of vendors to operate the online bibliographic and full-text ERIC digital library of education journal articles and non-journal materials that is highly efficient and easy-to-use for educators, researchers, and the general public. The following general tasks comprise the work required and are detailed in the SOW: manage all aspects of the ERIC digital library, provide reports, communicate with the ERIC community; acquire and link to library materials; select and process library materials; develop, maintain, and secure the information technology system; transition between contracts; and provide for future innovations (this is an optional task). The full RFP will be released on www.fedbizopps.gov website on or about December 19, 2008. The anticipated response date will be approximately January 30, 2009. Potential offerors are invited to submit information that allows the government to advise the offerors about their potential to be viable competitors for the Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) solicitation to be published subsequent to the evaluation of the presolicitation responses in accordance with FAR 15.202. ED has identified ERIC as an IT project subject to the Information Technology Investment Management Process. (ED's definition of an “information technology project” is based on the definitions of “information technology” found in the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 and OMB Circular A-11.”). Additional classification for ERIC includes the following: Level 3 IT project (high interest project with the general public); Major Business Case reporting Exhibit 300 and Earned Value Management reports. ED's security policy requirements include compliance with the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), Office of Management and Budget (OMB Circulars, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) standards and guidance. Successful certification and accreditation of the IT system must be completed before the online system is introduced. Because of these operational requirements, vendors that intend to compete for the ERIC RFP must respond to the following request for information by December 17, 2008: Question 1: Is the contractor's proposed Project Director experienced and a currently certified Project Manager Professional (PMP)? Provide a brief statement of 3 pages or less describing the magnitude of the project managed, years of experience, credentials, and attach a copy of relevant certification certificates. Question 2: Has the contractor received Certification and Accreditation for an IT system by any federal executive department within the last 3 years? Provide a brief statement of 3 pages or less describing the function and scale of the system, including system impact level, documents prepared, and length of time for the successful completion of the process. Provide the name and contact information of the COR monitoring the Certification and Accreditation. Evaluation Criteria: Responses will be evaluated according to the following criteria with a summary conclusion of recommended or not recommended to respond to the forthcoming ERIC RFP. Question 1: Copy of current PMP certification required. Copies of any additional relevant certifications and length of experience managing IT Level 3 projects and higher. Question 2: Copy of current C&A certificate. Clarity and completeness of response describing C&A events. A draft SOW is provided with this pre-solicitation notice. All potential offerors are invited to comment on the draft SOW. The Government will take potential questions and concerns into account when finalizing the RFP. The final date to provide comments is December 18, 2008. All comments shall be submitted by email to Tiffany.Johnson@ed.gov. This is a full & open procurement and is open to all responsible sources. ED anticipates an award date of approximately March 10, 2009.
 

Web Link

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Document(s)

Draft SOW
 

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Record

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