National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Contracts Operations Branch, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 6100, MSC 7902, Bethesda, MD 20892

R -- GOVERNMENT WIDE CONTRACT TO PROVIDE THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH AS WELL AS VARIOUS OTHER FEDERAL GOVERNMENT LIBRARIES IN THE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA WITH THE SUPPORT SERVICES REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN THE LIBRARIES COLLECTION. SOL NHLBI-RR-P-98-250 POC Christopher Belt, Contract Specialist, Ph: 301-435-0358, Fax: 301-480-3345 The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has a requirement for a contractor to provide various library services to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), NIH Library (Building 10), as well as other Federal Government libraries throughout the Washington Metropolitan Area as required. The contractor's duties for the NIH library include but are not limited to the following: Collection Maintenance: the contractor shall provide the following services daily: shelving of reference and general collection materials in accordance with standard library practices (a minimum of 2770 volumes per day; 85% of material within four (4) hours of receipt. 99% must be reshelved within six (6) hours of receipt during normal work day hours), shelf reading to review the shelving order of materials and reshelve items and areas as needed to correct shelf sequence of material, shifting as needed to create space in specific areas, prepare and insert labels at range ends, and charge, reserve and discharge material as needed. Document Delivery and Photocopying: Photocopy journal articles (make a minimum of 12,700 copies per day to fill a minimum of 1300 request; all copies are to be completed, inspected and ready to mail within 4 to 6 hours of receipt for photocopying). The contractor shall also be responsible for retrieving interlibrary loan and document delivery request from the stacks (a minimum of 1700 requests are processed daily) and the pick up and delivery of mail to and from library offices. Self-Service Photocopy: Manage and operate a self-service photocopy facility for NIH Library cardholders. The facility hours of operation are: 8:00 a.m. to 8:15 p.m., Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, Sunday, and some holidays 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. There are a minimum of 360 users per day. In addition to the above, on an as needed basis, the contractor shall provide library services to other Federal Government agencies throughout the Washington Metropolitan area. Duties will include but are not limited to the following: provide libraries with the appropriate technical commercial services required to maintain the collection and corresponding records, and to provide related services such as: providing librarians/searchers to perform the following duties; provide in-depth reference services using a variety of sources including the library's collection, commercial databases, and the World Wide Web; Perform literature searches, serves as a World Wide Web resource by keeping up to date on useful web sites and search engines, to provide training in the use of internet web browsers; searching databases such as PubMed and ProQuest Direct, on the World Wide Web, and Provide assistance and training to library patrons in using the library's various CD-Rom resources, such as Stat-REF, Phone Disc, and Books in Print. The contractor shall have the ability to provide complete collection control of library materials and records, providing services such as circulation, shelving, and journal routing. The period of performance for this proposed contract will be for one twelve (12) month period, with options to renew for four (4) additional twelve (12) month periods. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. (0131)

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