SOLICITATION NOTICE
99 -- Purchase of SirsiDynix Symphony Software for the US Naval War College, Newport RI
- Notice Date
- 5/14/2014
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 511210
— Software Publishers
- Contracting Office
- N00124 Naval War College 686 Cushing Road Newport, RI
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- N0012414T0354
- Response Due
- 6/6/2014
- Archive Date
- 6/21/2014
- Point of Contact
- Kevin Dwares 401-841-6546
- E-Mail Address
-
dwaresk@usnwc.edu
(dwaresk@usnwc.edu)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDER Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source Contract Under the Authority of FAR 6.302-1, the Naval War College, Newport, RI intends to award a sole source Firm Fixed Price Contract to Sirsi Corporation d/b/a SirsiDynix Inc. Under the authority of USC 2304(c)(1) pursuant to FAR 6.302-1(a)(2), the product or services needed are available from only one responsible source or only from a limited number of responsible sources and no other type of property or services will satisfy the needs of the agency. A determination not to compete this proposed contract is based upon market research and is solely within the discretion of the government. This contract will be a Firm Fixed Price contract for Sirsi Corporation d/b/a SirsiDynix Inc to purchase Symphony proprietary software to upgrade SirsiDynix Horizon Integrated Library System (ILS) software currently is use at the US Naval War College, Newport, RI. The Naval War College Library is the academic library of the United States Naval War College (USNWC). It serves a current patron population of about 1,600 students (graduating 600 U.S. and international students and about 1,000 distance program students each year), 323 faculty members, 336 USNWC staff, and other users. The Library purchases approximately 1,100 books each fiscal year in support of the Naval War College's academic programs. Books remain an integral part of the Library's collections and services, with circulation averaging 12,000 items per year. The mission of the Naval War College Library is to provide information resources and services that support the mission and curriculum of the Naval War College, student and faculty research and scholarship, and lifelong learning. The goal of this project is to seamlessly transition from the library ™s current ILS to an upgraded, fully maintained and supported ILS, which includes all standard library management functions. This ILS will allow access to the library ™s bibliographic records and be searchable onsite and remotely, offering the greatest benefit to our students, faculty and staff and non-resident population. Even though a Firm Fixed Price /Sole Source Contract is anticipated, interested firms or persons may submit a capability statement, proposal or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. A SF1149 solicitation will be issued within 3 calender days. All such proposals for consideration must be received by the Contracting Officer by 10:00 am Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on Jun 06, 2014. A determination by the Contracting Officer not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this Notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: U.S. Naval War College, 686 Cushing Road, Newport, RI
- Zip Code: 02841
- Zip Code: 02841
- Record
- SN03366625-W 20140516/140514235228-f9400de0a3714d3551d9ecad355368e9 (fbodaily.com)
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