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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF JANUARY 25, 2013 FBO #4080
SOURCES SOUGHT

68 -- DEACIDIFICATION OF LIBRARY PAPER VOLUMES AND UNBOUND PAPER SHEETS PLAN - Criteria to Evaluate Capability Statements & Draft SOW

Notice Date

1/23/2013
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

NAICS

325998 — All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing
 

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

LSP20130026
 

Archive Date

2/15/2013
 

Point of Contact

Jonah, Phone: 2027070468, Vidya Vish, Phone: 2027079394
 

E-Mail Address

jler@loc.gov, vvis@loc.gov
(jler@loc.gov, vvis@loc.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Draft SOW **NOTE** DRAFT SOW SUBJECT TO CHANGE Criteria to Evaluate Capability Statements Notice Type: Sources Sought Request For: Capability Statements (not proposal) Posted Date: January 23, 2013 Response Date: January 30, 2013 Archiving Policy: Automatic, 7 days after response date Archive Date: February 15, 2013 Solicitation Number/Acquisition Plan # RQ LSP20130026 CAPABILITY STATEMENT INSTRUCTIONS AND EVALUATION CRITERIA DEACIDIFICATION OF LIBRARY PAPER VOLUMES AND UNBOUND PAPER SHEETS PLAN The Preservation Directorate, (PD) Library Services within the Library of Congress (LOC) is conducting market research for deacidification treatment on a mass production level of library paper volumes and unbound paper sheets. Offerors may propose any deacidification process(es) providing the process meets the technical requirements specified in the SOW. This sources sought notice is being used to determine if sufficient interest and capability exists regarding a potential future solicitation. This notice is provided as information to the market place and is an invitation for potential offerors to express interest and provide information regarding their relevant capabilities. Information submitted in response to this notice may be used as a basis for a future solicitation and/or as a basis for more in-depth research of an organization's capability. The Preservation Directorate, Library Services anticipates awarding a multi year firm fixed price IDIQ contract with a base year and option years. The Preservation Directorate seeks capability statements from all sources. Capability Statement Instructions In response to the attached Draft Statement of Work (SOW), the (PD) hereby solicits capability statements from eligible contractors. These statements shall be no longer than 5 pages (single-spaced, with a minimum of one-inch margins and 12 point font). Contractors should include science demonstrably based on scientifically proven technical data, knowledge of the chemistry and physics involved and that can operate safely at full production and meet the toxicological and environmental standards set out in this solicitation. Appendix should be no longer than 25 pages. The science documentation of process which should include results from testing to document both positive and adverse limitations will not be counted as part of the 5 pages of the capability statement. The capability statement should describe the process and value of the treatment process, the expertise of key personnel, and the capability of the company to provide the necessary capacity for services as stated in the draft SOW and below. The capability statement should describe the qualifications and experience of key personnel, as well as related corporate experience and capacity, in each of the following areas: •Have extensive knowledge, and experience in successfully neutralizing the acid in paper-based materials both bound and in sheets and be able to scientifically demonstrate both the value of the process and low adverse effects on treated materials. •Have the capacity to successfully treat bound and sheet materials yearly in a range of 168,000 to 250,000 volumes and 800,000 to 1 million sheets. •Have experience working with organizations that have required successful treatment of library paper-based materials both bound and in sheets with successful test results that show extending the life of paper for a minimum of 300 years without adverse side affects to the materials and provide documentation of successful treatment that both neutralizes acid and adds buffer. •Have the capacity to provide on site at the Library of Congress contractor personnel to select, document, create item records if needed in the ILS, pack, ship and document return of items and return treated items to their original location. Also have the capacity to treat on site those sheets deemed too value to be shipped off site. Appendix should include: -Description of the deacidification chemistry, process, and existing and planned facilities owned or to be owned by the parties, as well as information on any toxicological or environmental impact of the process and/or any of the bi-products, and available data concerning the occupational safety of the process operation. -Documentation of laboratory analyses on processed books and manuscripts from current customers. Analyses should include pH measurements, tests for alkaline reserve, completeness of deacidification, and extension of life of the papers as measured by accelerated aging, as well as scanning electron microscopy and any other tests useful for establishing the effectiveness of the process. -Evaluation of volumes and sheet materials for any process-related damage(s) or other unacceptable side-effects on the treated materials, such as process-induced odors in treated materials; blocking, cockling, tearing, staining, discoloration, or yellowing of paper; bleeding or feathering of inks or others media; warping of binding boards; degradation and/or other chemical changes in book cloths, buckrams, or other covering materials; degradation of binding or other adhesives or damage to sewn or adhesive binding structures; loosening or damage to labels; excessive chemical deposits on covers, paper stock, photographic images or other non-porous materials such as coated or super-calendered paper; and damage to plastic components of books and other treated objects. -Demonstrate processing turn-around times to determine whether books and other treated materials would be returned and refiled for use within a period of time that is deemed reasonable to the Library. Even though a process has technical merit, the Library may choose not to evaluate and test it if, in addition to an acceptable time for selecting, shipping, treating, returning, and refiling the materials, the process requires, for example, several additional days of pre-drying and several days or weeks for rehumidifying, airing, or removing process-related odors from treated materials. -Demonstrate capability to treat on site of customers those sheets too valuable to be removed from customer premises. -Provide available data on the effectiveness of the process in extending the life of papers, providing complete deacidification, and depositing adequate, uniform permanent alkaline reserve. -Cite any documentation of evaluations, analyses, and findings in a written report made available to the preservation community for their use in making preservation decisions. -A list of customers that are using and/or other interested parties who are evaluating their deacidification services. Interested parties having the capabilities necessary to perform the stated requirements may submit capability statements via email to Contract Specialist Johan Lerman at jler@loc.gov Please address each requirement in the order listed above. This is not an invitation for bid or request for proposal or other solicitation and in no way obligates the Library of Congress to award a contract. The Sources Sought Notice is part of the LOC's Vendor Communication plan and the sole intent is to obtain capabilities for set-aside and procurement planning purposes. Please provide the following Business information: 1.DUNS Number 2.Company Name 3.Company Address 4.Company Point of Contact, phone number and email address 5.Corporate structure (corporation, LLC, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability partnership, professional corporation, etc.); 6.Point of Contact, phone number and email address of individuals who can verify the demonstrated capabilities identified in the responses. Primary Point of Contact: Contract Specialist Jonah Lerman jler@loc.gov Phone: (202) 707 0468 Secondary Point of Contact: Vidya Vish Contracting Officer VVis@loc.gov Phone: (202)707-9394 Fax: (202) 707-8611
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/LOC/CS/CS1/LSP20130026/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: 101 Independance Ave SE, Washington, District of Columbia, 20540, United States

Zip Code: 20540
 

Record

SN02970797-W 20130125/130123234551-a7477938f2a4b7c6fdd369cd91d2728e (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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