COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF AUGUST 24,2000 PSA#2671 The Library Of Congress, Contracts And Logistics Service, FEDLINK
Section, 101 Independence Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20540-9410 R -- FEDLINK INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SOL SOL S-LC01013 POC Deborah L.
Burroughs, Contract Specialist The Library of Congress intends to issue
a continuous open season solicitation, S-LC01013, for the FEDLINK
Information Retrieval Services Program. This solicitation is for
acquisition of or access to commercial off-the-shelf electronic
information resources. The services of book jobbers and serials
subscription agents (even those who offer electronic journals and
CD-ROM titles) are covered under separate LC/FEDLINK solicitations and
are not the subject of this procurement. The solicitation is divided
into four LOTs: LOT 1 -- Electronic Databases/Publications; LOT 2 --
Document Delivery Services, LOT 3 -- Vendor Associated Publications and
LOT 4 -- Specialized Access. VENDORS MUST QUALIFY UNDER EITHER LOT 1 OR
LOT 2 IN ORDER TO PROVIDE SERVICES UNDER LOT 3 AND/OR LOT 4. LOT 1 is
the core of this solicitation. LOT 1 covers publishers and vendors who
provide commercial off-the-shelf electronic materials in many
publication formats: online database services, newsfeeds and current
awareness services, gateway services, electronic serials, CD-ROM, and
other fixed electronic media. Under LOT 2 document suppliers locate,
retrieve and deliver copies of published and unpublished materials in
response to customers' requests for specific items; materials may be
supplied in print or electronic form. Vendors who qualify under LOT 1
and/or LOT 2 may also provide their associated publications in print,
microform or other non-computerized formats as described in LOT 3 --
Vendor Associated Publications; and/or tailored electronic packages for
individual customers as described in LOT 4 -- Specialized Access. This
solicitation EXCLUDES the following services or products: general or
standard computer or telecommunications equipment; furniture or
supplies; database development or implementation for customers;
personal services such as on-site reference/research staff; or military
parts inventory databases. S-LC01013 is available for downloading from
the World-Wide Web. This solicitation will become a
"standing"opportunity for new offers and will remain open until further
notice. Awards will be considered as proposals are received and
evaluated. THE SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE MAILED OUT. S-LC01013 is
available electronically. For download instructions access the
FLICC/FEDLINK URL http://lcweb.loc.gov/flicc; click on "Contracting &
Vendor Services," then click on "Procurement Opportunities for
Vendors," select "RFP S-LC01013." Vendors will be responsible for
ensuring that all amendments to S-LC01013 are received prior to
submittal of their proposal. Please check the World-Wide Web address
referenced above periodically for amendments or clarifications to
S-LC01013. If you have any questions or difficulties regarding any
aspect of the solicitation, please immediately fax all
questions/concerns to the attention of "FEDLINK S-LC01013" at (202)
707-0485 or email at dbur@loc.gov. Instructions for submitting
materials are specified in Section L of the S-LC01013. All proposals
must be submitted to the address specified inSection L of the
solicitation. Electronic submissions are not permitted. REF: S-LC01013.
Posted 08/22/00 (W-SN488634). (0235) Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0070 20000824\R-0005.SOL)
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