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R -- FEDLINK BOOKS AND LIBRARY PUBLICATIONS ACQUISITIONS PROGRAM SOL RFP S-LC00026 POC Janice Aiken, Contract Specialist The Library of Congress intends to issue a solicitation, RFP# S-LC00026, for the FEDLINK Books and Library Publications Acquisitions Program. This Request for Proposals (RFP) is for services from vendors who can supply books and library publications (non-serial publications) and associated acquisition support services to federal libraries, information centers, and other federal offices. The services of serials subscription agents and the acquisition of commerical online electronic resources are covered under separate LC/FEDLINK solicitations and are not the subject of this solicitation. The RFP is divided into four lots which define four different but related aspects of books and library publications acquisitions: LOT 1 -- Firm Order Services; LOT 2 -- Approval Plan Services; LOT 3 -- Leasing Plan Service; and LOT 4 -- Technical and/or Order Processing Services. VENDORS MUST QUALIFY UNDER LOT 1 IN ORDER TO PROVIDE SERVICES UNDER LOT 2, LOT 3, OR LOT 4. LOT 1 is the core of this solicitation. LOT 1 -- Firm Order Services covers firm orders; a one-time order for a specific title (or specific titles) and number of copies, in contrast to a subscription or standing order. Under LOT 2, -- Approval Plans, a vendor automatically supplies materials potentially required by a library as they are published, based on a detailed profile of the library's collection needs. The library may return any publications deemed unsuitable for addition to the collection and is only billed for items retained. In LOT 3, -- Leasing Plan Services, the customer leases publications from the supplier instead of buying them, and retains an option to purchase leased items at a reduced price when the term of the lease is over. In LOT 4 -- Technical and/or Order Processing Services, the vendor may provide technical processing for materials supplied under this solicitation, performing physical processing or cataloging in order to supply materials to the customer in shelf-ready condition. The vendor may provide acomputer-based order processing system for the customer to make the acquisitions control process more efficient. Multiple awards are anticipated. ALL REQUESTS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING. NO TELEPHONE CALLS WILL BE ACCEPTED. All written requests must contain an email return address; requestors will be notified by email of the RFPs release. All requests must reference RFP# S-LC00026 in the subject line. The solicitation, RFP# S-LC00026, will be available for downloading from the World-Wide Web on or about January 19, 1999. THE RFP WILL NOT BE MAILED OUT. The solicitation will be made available electronically from the FEDLINK website: lcweb.loc.gov/flicc, located under "contracting and vendor services", "procurement opportunities for vendors". Please review the FEDLINK website for information about the FEDLINK program and other procurement opportunities. Posted 12/03/99 (W-SN405714). (0337)

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