Data Catalog and Repository Services
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) National Agricultural Library (NAL) Knowledge Services Division (KSD) is seeking a contractor to provide Software as a Service (SaaS) for its Agricultural Research Data Catalog and Repository Services. The platform must meet USDA requirements for metadata, curation, storage, and publishing, and support the mission of making federally funded research data open, accessible, and machine-readable. The contract period of performance is from 09/30/2023 to 9/29/2028.
Products and Services to be provided:
Maintenance of existing public access repository and catalog capabilities.
Assistance in meeting requirements for SaaS operated by US government organization.
Implementation of usability improvements for Geospatial information entry.
Integration with USDA instance of Symplectic Elements.
Training and consultations for utilization of new and existing features, and provision of technical support.
ARS1106769 Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service
7/25/23, 5:33 PM Intent to Sole Source, Data Catalog and Repository Services
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) intends to award a sole source firm fixed price purchase order to Digital Science & Research Solutions, Inc. for a one-year subscription to Figshare Repository Solution software, with the possibility of four one-year extensions. The software will support metadata, curation, storage, and publishing requirements, and will be integrated with other applications and have static IP addresses to meet USDA IT security requirements. The contract will be awarded using Sole Source Justification procedures.
List of Products and Services:
Subscription to Figshare Repository Solution software
Support for metadata, curation, storage, and publishing requirements
Integration of the application with other NAL applications
Creation of static IP addresses to meet USDA IT security requirements.
1232SA23Q0177 Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service
9/13/23, 1:02 PM Intent to Sole Source Data Catalog and Repository Services
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) intends to award a sole source firm fixed price purchase order to Digital Science & Research Solutions, Inc. for a one-year subscription to Figshare Repository Solution software, with four one-year option periods. The software will support metadata, curation, storage, and publishing requirements, and will be integrated with other applications and have static IP addresses to meet USDA IT security requirements. The contract will be awarded using Sole Source Justification procedures.
List of products and services to be provided:
Subscription to Figshare Repository Solution software
Integration of the application with other NAL applications
Creation of static IP addresses to meet USDA IT security requirements.
1232SA23Q0175 Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service
9/18/23, 7:23 PM