SPECIAL NOTICE
D -- Database purchase
- Notice Date
- 7/16/2014
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 511199
— All Other Publishers
- Contracting Office
- Agricultural Research Service - Beltsville Area
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- NAL2014-0003
- Archive Date
- 8/8/2014
- Point of Contact
- Vicky L. Crone,
- E-Mail Address
-
vicky.crone@ars.usda.gov
(vicky.crone@ars.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. This notice is for informational purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. This procurement will be processed pursuant to FAR part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items. No solicitation will be issued. Potential sources who believe they can provide the services listed are invited to submit substantiating documentation in writing to the identified point of contact. Information received will be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. A determination by the Government to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely at the discretion of the Government. Responses are to be received within 5 days of this notice. No telephone calls are being accepted. The United States Department Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS), National Agricultural Library (NAL) intends to negotiate and award on a sole source basis, a Firm Fixed Price contract to CIEPS (Centre International d'Enregistrement des Publications en Série) for purchase and delivery of the entire ISSN Register database plus monthly updates in MARC XML format via the OAI-PMH protocol from June 1, 2014 - December 31, 2015. The contractor shall grant Perpetual Data Rights to the subscribed-to content should the subscription not be renewed or terminated for any reason. Award is pursuant to 41.U.S.C.253(c)(1)-Only One responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Only the CIEPS (Centre International d'Enregistrement des Publications en Série), as the copyright holder of its database content, can and will provide perpetual data rights to its content. NAL is mandated by 7 USC 3125a to serve as the primary agricultural information resource of the United States. One of its functions is the production of the AGRICOLA database, the index to the collections of the National Agricultural Library, as well as a primary public source for world-wide access to agricultural information. The ISSN Register data will be used to enhance and ensure the quality and accuracy of this database. Point of Contact(s): Vicky Crone, Licensing and Procurement Librarian/Contracting Officer Email : vicky.crone@ars.usda.gov Address: Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library, Acquisitions and Metadata Branch. 10301 Baltimore Ave, Rm G-13 Beltsville, MD 20705
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library, Acquisitions and Metadata Branch., 10301 Baltimore Ave, Rm G-13, Beltsville, Maryland, 20705, United States
- Zip Code: 20705
- Zip Code: 20705
- Record
- SN03427098-W 20140718/140716234939-0be064ff5c14a21a8dc5e9e76633d3cc (fbodaily.com)
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