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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF MARCH 14, 2013 FBO #4128
SPECIAL NOTICE

R -- Voyager Library Management System

Notice Date
3/12/2013
 
Notice Type
Special Notice
 
NAICS
519120 — Libraries and Archives
 
Contracting Office
Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Acquisition and Property Division, Acquisition Branch (MD), 5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Building 3, Mailstop: 5116, Beltsville, Maryland, 20705, United States
 
ZIP Code
20705
 
Solicitation Number
N001
 
Archive Date
4/9/2013
 
Point of Contact
James D. Mills, Phone: 3015040901
 
E-Mail Address
james.mills@ars.usda.gov
(james.mills@ars.usda.gov)
 
Small Business Set-Aside
N/A
 
Description
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS) on behalf of the National Agriculture Library (NAL), intends to award a sole source contract to Ex Libris Inc., for maintenance services for the Voyager library management system software. The National Agricultural Library is mandated (7 U.S.C. 3101) to serve as the primary agricultural information resource of the United States. One of its functions in that role is the acquisition of information in all aspects of agriculture and allied sciences. In support of this function, the NAL requires technical and management support services for maintenance and support of the National Agricultural Library, Voyager Library Management System. Maintenance and support services are required to fully support the acquisition of books, journals, audiovisual material, electronic materials, serials check-in, serials claiming, fund accounting, cataloging, indexing, document delivery, circulation, reader requests, authority control for names and subjects, file export and file import capabilities allowing for a single record load or in batch and an online public access catalog. The Voyager library management system is a proprietary software package produced by the Ex Libris Inc. and no other vendors can provide maintenance services for the software. The voyager software is manufactured and distributed solely by Ex Libris (USA), Inc. There are no other distributors of Voyager. Ex Libris provides the implementation, training and customer support services for Voyager. The Voyager software is the exclusive intellectual property of and is represented, licensed and installed solely by Ex Libris. The NAICS Code for this requirement is 519120 Libraries and Archives Authority for this sole source procurement is under 10 U.S.C.2403 (c)(1) as implemented in FAR 6.302-1, one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This notice is not a request for competitive quotations. No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be honored. Any firm that believes it can provide the services listed above may submit substantiating documentation in writing to the identified point of contact. The successful company must be registered in The System for Award Management (SAM) located at: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. A determination not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely at the discretion of the Government. The Point of Contact for this action is Mr. James Mills and any response must be emailed to James.Mills@ars.usda.gov. Verbal responses are not acceptable and will not be considered. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement no later than March 25, 2013.
 
Web Link
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USDA/ARS/CB/N001/listing.html)
 
Record
SN03010014-W 20130314/130312235200-2824e5c12827cb24e4ad9672d7c77ddd (fbodaily.com)
 
Source
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