SOLICITATION NOTICE
76 -- Serials Subscription Services
- Notice Date
- 4/24/2015
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 424920
— Book, Periodical, and Newspaper Merchant Wholesalers
- Contracting Office
- Library of Congress, Contracts Services, Contracts Services, 101 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC, 20540-9411
- ZIP Code
- 20540-9411
- Solicitation Number
- LCFDL15R4000
- Point of Contact
- Janet Mata-Hitz, Phone: 202-707-3532
- E-Mail Address
-
jmata@loc.gov
(jmata@loc.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Library of Congress/FEDLINK intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Multiple IDIQ contract awards. The period of performance of the contracts will be for a Base Year plus 4 Option Years. The requirement is for new and renewal subscriptions to single or multiple addresses for domestic and foreign serials and periodicals published in paper and other formats, and for related services for FEDLINK member agencies. Optional services may include fixed-price invoicing, average price index, journal check-in, missing issues, and electronic data exchange. Services will be used by federal libraries and information centers worldwide. Products and services purchased under this solicitation shall be for official Government use only. The requirement is divided into three lots. The three lots are: (a) Lot 1 - Basic Subscription Order and Renewal Services. Basic order and renewal services include placing new and renewal orders for subscriptions to serial publications in all media and pre-paying publishers, providing administrative assistance in claiming and other routine areas of communication with publishers regarding serial publications, and providing management reports and related assistance in managing subscriptions. (b) Lot 2 - Optional Services. Optional services cover a range of serials subscription-related products and services which libraries may require in addition to basic subscription order and renewal services described under Lot 1, for example checking in journal issues or providing MARC serial record data in electronic format to load in the customer's local system. (c) Lot 3 - Specialized Electronic Access Services. Vendors may offer access to electronic publications (e-journals) and related systems for managing access to electronic subscriptions and articles via the Web. Vendors may also provide such electronic services as ILS integration services, links resolution and management, licenses access and management, special customized collection reports, etc. Subscriptions to journals in electronic and all other formats are covered under Lot 1. The RFP #LCFDL15R4000 will be posted on or about May 11, 2015. The anticipated closing date is June 1, 2015. For information about the Library of Congress' FEDLINK Program, please visit our website at: www.loc.gov/flicc. For additional information about other FEDLINK services, please contact Jim Oliver, FEDLINK Vendor Services Coordinator, via email at: joli@loc.gov.
- Web Link
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