SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Library Support Services
- Notice Date
- 6/1/2004
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 519120
— Libraries and Archives
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Contracts Operations Branch 6701 Rockledge Dr RKL2/6100 MSC 7902, Bethesda, MD, 20892-7902
- ZIP Code
- 20892-7902
- Solicitation Number
- NHLBI-PS-OR-04-077
- Response Due
- 6/15/2004
- Archive Date
- 6/30/2004
- Point of Contact
- Gina Cianflone, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 435-0366, Fax (301) 480-3345, - Kathleen Marsden, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 435-0364, Fax (301) 480-3345,
- E-Mail Address
-
gc35c@nih.gov, km66x@nih.gov
- Description
- The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) is conducting a market survey to determine if there are commercial small businesses capable of providing various library services as required by individual task orders/work assignments. Tasks and work assignments may consist of, but not limited to the following: shelving, shelf reading, scan/photocopy document delivery requests, label preparation, shifting journals, search document delivery requests, mail pickup and delivery, circulation - check-out/check-in of materials, general clerical support, operate a self-service photocopy center, journal check-in and preparation and processing of materials. This is not a Request for Proposals (RFP) and one is not currently available. All interested small business are requested to submit capability statements, by or before June 15, 2004, which must provide the demonstrated ability to shelve 464,000 volumes/year - 85% within four (4) hours of receipt and 99% must be shelved within six (6) hours of receipt; in response to approximately 300,000 user requests for articles during the year, search for and pull journals from the NIH Library or National Library of Medicine (NLM) stacks in preparation for scanning/photocopying; scan/photocopy approximately 1,820,00 pages/year. All copies are to be completed, inspected and ready to email or mail within 4 to 6 hours of receipt. All requests are to be completed within 3 business days; annually shift one year?s cumulation of volumes (7,000) from the upper to the lower level to make space for journals received in the coming subscription year.; pick up and deliver mail to and from library offices at least twice daily; using the Library?s integrated library system, annually check in 19,000 new journal issues, create new item records and link and label these records to the bibliographic records; claim missing journal issues; perform database record maintenance; sensitize new journal issues for the Library?s security system; prepare and process 280 bound journals returned from the Bindery biweekly; process 800 requests for translations; staff the Library?s Self-Service Photocopy Center reception desk which services 24,000 NIH staff visits per year. The hours of operation of the desk are 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday - Friday; 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Saturday; 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday and some holidays. The following tasks may be required on an ?as needed? basis: staff for circulation, acquisitions, cataloging, updating databases or general clerical assignments. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code applicable to this requirement is 519120. The NIH intends to negotiate a 1-year contract with four (4) subsequent 1-year options. The capability statement must be submitted on or before June 15, 2004 and must reference number NHLBI-PS-OR-04-077. Four (4) copies of your capability statement should be delivered to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Contracts Operations Branch, Procurement Section, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Rockledge Building 2, Room 6146, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7902, Attn.: Gina M. Cianflone, Contract Specialist.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Bethesda, MD
- Zip Code: 20892
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
- SN00595164-W 20040603/040601211720 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
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