SOLICITATION NOTICE
D -- Professional Software Developement in Eygpt - Package #1
- Notice Date
- 2/7/2011
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 518210
— Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services
- Contracting Office
- Library of Congress, Contracts Services, Contracts Section, 101 Independence Ave SE, LA-325, Washington, District of Columbia, 20540-9411
- ZIP Code
- 20540-9411
- Solicitation Number
- QSLCLBN11Q0037
- Archive Date
- 3/5/2011
- Point of Contact
- A J Johnson, Phone: 202-707-9129
- E-Mail Address
-
abjo@loc.gov
(abjo@loc.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Professional Software Developement for the World Digital Library Scope of Work: The contractor will assist the Library of Congress in the continuation of the deveolpement of the World Digitlal Library with two tasks: Task 1 is to provide assistance with developement of the Arabic language user interface; and Task 2 is to provide assistance with developement of the serach fucntion, with particular emphasis on full-text search in Arabic, English and French. Bibliotheca Alexandrina will carry out these tasks in furtherance of the onjective specified in the "Cooperative Agreement" between the Library of Congress and the Bibliotheca Alexandrina for the World Digital Library. Description of Services: • Evaluate and consult with the Library of Congress on available search tools with multilingual capability. • Develop a full text search module using the tool or tools selected, in three languages (Arabic, English, French). The search capability is to include both metadata and content. • The search module is to include a simple search and advanced search capabilities. • The returned results should be highlighted in the metadata and the content. • The search module should return best fragments. • The search module should use caching technique to maximize performance with large data sets. • An integration between the book viewer and the search module is to be established in order to carry the search results within the viewer. • Build search indexes based on the metadata and OCR'd text provided by the Library of Congress and the contractor on the selected objects. • Deliver search indexes and computer code to the Library of Congress. • Deliver the code that implements incremental indexing • Travel by Contractor's staff to the Library of Congress for the purpose of facilitating this task; personnel, timing, and duration of travel to be worked out in consultation between the Library of Congress and Bibliotheca Alexandrina. Assist the Library of Congress in the continuation of the development of the World Digital Library, with two tasks: assistance with development of the Arabic language user interface; and assistance with development of the search function, with particular emphasis on full-text search in Arabic, English and French. Bibliotheca Alexandrina will carry out these tasks in furtherance of the objectives specified in the "Cooperative Agreement between the Library of Congress and the Bibliotheca Alexandrina for the World Digital Library - Planning and Prototype" of April 10, 2007. Articles to be Delivered Arabic User Interface • Adapt the WDL web page templates (layout, font schema, and basic navigation requirements) to the Arabic language • Provide advice on localization (cultural preferences) of the web site • Travel by Bibliotheca Alexandrina staff to the Library of Congress for the purpose of facilitating this task; personnel, timing, and duration of travel to be worked out in consultation between the Library of Congress and Bibliotheca Alexandrina. Outline of Provisions for Contract with Bibliotheca Alexandrina Search • Evaluate and consult with the Library of Congress on available search tools with multilingual capability • Develop a full text search module using the tool or tools selected, in three languages (Arabic, English, French). The search capability is to include both metadata and content • The search module is to include a simple search and advanced search capabilities • The returned results should be highlighted in the metadata and the content • The search module should return best fragments • The search module should use caching technique to maximize performance with large data sets • An integration between the book viewer and the search module is to be established in order to carry the search results within the viewer. • Build search indexes based on the metadata and OCR'd text provided by the Library of Congress and the Bibliotheca Alexandrina on the selected objects • Deliver search indexes and computer code to the Library of Congress • Deliver the code that implements incremental indexing • Travel by Bibliotheca Alexandrina staff to the Library of Congress for the purpose of facilitating this task; personnel, timing, and duration of travel to be worked out in consultation between the Library of Congress and Bibliotheca Alexandrina.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Office of Contracts and Grants Management, The Library of Congress (LA 325), 101 Independence Avenue, S.E., Washington, District of Columbia, 20540-9410, United States
- Zip Code: 20540-9410
- Zip Code: 20540-9410
- Record
- SN02374425-W 20110209/110207234208-1cf23cb62d79212d10bceea02c21cac4 (fbodaily.com)
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