SPECIAL NOTICE
D -- Notice of Intent to Sole Source - SFX Remote Hosting
- Notice Date
- 5/18/2021 2:06:19 PM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541519
— Other Computer Related Services
- Contracting Office
- CONTRACTS SERVICES Washington DC 20540 USA
- ZIP Code
- 20540
- Solicitation Number
- LST20210014
- Response Due
- 6/4/2021 1:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 06/19/2021
- Point of Contact
- Betsy Matsuoka, Phone: 2027070170
- E-Mail Address
-
bmatsuoka@loc.gov
(bmatsuoka@loc.gov)
- Description
- Notice: This is a sole source acquisition from the manufacturer of the SFX OpenURL resolver software and sole provider of hosting services for the SFX application, Ex Libris (USA), Inc. The Library of Congress (LC), Integrated Library System (ILS) Program Office (ILSPO), Library Services, requires the renewal of its annual contract for remote hosting services for the proprietary SFX application owned and maintained by Ex Libris (USA) Inc.. The LC requires the vendor to provide hosting services on a central, secure data center with monitoring services; redundant infrastructure devices with no single point of failure, i.e., routers, firewalls, load balancer, switches, or storage; and hardware, operating system, and application upgrades. The platform shall enable public access to the openURL resolver service and LC staff access to the knowledgebase to customize and manage the openURL service for LC�s electronic resources. The vendor shall apply automatic updates of bibliographic and holdings/coverage metadata for LC�s electronic resources in the SFX knowledgebase. The vendor will also upgrade the platform in a timely manner and provide technical maintenance support for the Ex Libris OpenURL resolver application in the hosted environment. The vendor shall apply regular updates within 24 hours of availability. The vendor shall provide unlimited access to Technical Support via the Web, email and telephone 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. For a down system or interruption in service the vendor shall respond within one hour via telephone or email; for other issues the vendor shall respond within 24 hours via email or telephone. Please see the draft Statement of Work (SOW) which is attached in the document Notice of Proposed Sole Source SFX Remote Hosting�for more details.� Also see Justification & Approval For Other than Full and Open Competition.� Document name: LST20210014 �J&A 05182021_Redacted.pdf. The LC intends to fulfill this requirement by issuing a sole source contract award to Ex Libris (USA) Inc.� Any firm that wishes to be considered for this requirement and believes that this does not meet the Sole Source criteria must submit a capability statement that demonstrates its ability to meet all the requirements described in the draft Statement of Work (below). �The capability statement must be received no later than 4:00 pm June 4, 2021.� The capability statement must not exceed five (5) double-spaced pages and shall include the following information: Company name, DUNS number, address, point of contact, phone number, and e-mail address Corporate structure (corporation, LLC, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability partnership, Professional Corporation, etc.) References, including name, phone number, and e-mail address of individuals who can verify the demonstrated capabilities indicated in the statement and Resumes for key personnel who would work on the contract for those individuals with knowledge and experience relevant to the requirement described in the draft Statement of Work. (Resumes are not counted as part of the 5-page limit for capability statements.) If other vendors express interest in this award, the Library reserves the right to proceed on a sole source basis if the conditions warrant it. In accordance with LC06.305, Availability of the Justification, the Justification and Approval to issue a sole-source contract to Ex Libris (USA)�Inc. is posted with this notice.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USA
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN06005126-F 20210520/210518230113 (samdaily.us)
- Source
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