SOURCES SOUGHT
D -- Library and Archives Cloud based Digitial Infrastructure
- Notice Date
- 8/17/2012
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 519120
— Libraries and Archives
- Contracting Office
- Export - Import Bank of the United States, Office of Contracting Services, Contracting Services, 811 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia, 20571
- ZIP Code
- 20571
- Solicitation Number
- EXIM-OAS-12-0377
- Archive Date
- 9/15/2012
- Point of Contact
- Lorita Jackson, Phone: 2025653317, Annemarie Spence, Phone: 2025653359
- E-Mail Address
-
Lorita.Jackson@exim.gov, annemarie.spence@exim.gov
(Lorita.Jackson@exim.gov, annemarie.spence@exim.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) intends to negotiate and award a contract on a sole source basis to OCLC, 656 Kilgour Place, Dublin, OH 43017-3395. The acquisition is for Library & Archives Digital Infrastructure and maintenance on a Cloud based platform, including technical support/training, and software patches and upgrades. The award will be for a base year plus four consecutive twelve month options at an estimated value anticipated to be at or below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold of $150,000.00. The applicable NAICS code is 519120-Libraries and Archives, with a small business size standard of $7.0M. There are no set-asides identified for this procurement. The Ex-Im Bank Research Library & Archives has a requirement to purchase a cloud-based Integrated Library, Discovery, and Archival Asset Management System. OCLC will provide the technology, knowledge, and service to manage the circulation, patron management, acquisitions inventory control, vendor management, archival digital asset management, discovery, and reporting needs of the Research Library & Archives. These services provide crucial access management of the Research Library and Archives' holdings without which The Bank would be unable to make critical financial decisions in its dealings with sovereigns and banks. OCLC is the only known source that currently provides a dynamic solution that includes integrated ILS and Discovery components, an archival digital asset management system that integrates with the combined ILS and Discovery components, unlimited cataloging, integrated discovery of library and archival assets, interlibrary lending and borrowing, and Web exposure of the library's holdings. The statutory authority for other than full and open competition is 10 USC 2304(c)(1) Only One Responsible Source and no other supplies or services will satisfy the Agency requirements. Interested concerns may identify their interest in and capability to satisfy the requirement (in five pages or less) within 15 days after the date of publication of this notice. CAPABILITY STATEMENTS AND/OR INQUIRIES CONCERNING THIS INTENT TO PROCURE THE IDENTIFIED SERVICES/SYSTEM FROM OCLC ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO MS. LORITA JACKSON AT lorita.jackson@exim.gov. Standard corporate brochures are not desired. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive acquisition. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/XMBANK/OAS/CA/EXIM-OAS-12-0377/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Export Import Bank of the United States, 811 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, District of Columbia, 21113, United States
- Zip Code: 21113
- Zip Code: 21113
- Record
- SN02844553-W 20120819/120817235625-01b18a7c1a78ef7342c2722146995efb (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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