Question_and_Answers_Amendment_3_0004.pdf

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This document contains Questions and Answers related to Amendment 3 of Solicitation 140L0624Q0034 for Digital Access to Subscriptions for the BLM Library.

The key details include:

  • The solicitation is for a firm-fixed-price contract for digital and print access to various journals and publications for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) library, with an estimated 10,000 users.
  • The solicitation requires quotes for both print-only and digital/online-only formats for certain publications, with all other publications to be quoted in digital/online-only format.
  • The original solicitation due date of 8/30/2024 has been extended to 9/13/2024 at 10am EST to allow vendors time to obtain pricing information from publishers.
  • The solicitation is being issued by the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management National Office.

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Question 1: What is the number of full-time employees or number of users.

Answer 1: Approximately 10,000

Question 2: Are there still 16 sites?

Answer 2: We do not have centralized access points for the library. Anyone who is on the IP can access our resources.

Question 3: Are there IP ranges.

Answer 3: Current list of IPs. Please note, these are subject to change.

158.68.0.0/16 158.68.66.0/24 204.52.189.0/24 204.52.190.0/24 204.124.92.0/23 204.124.94.0/24 206.197.41.0/24

*NOTE – All questions must be received by 5PM EST on 8/30/2024.

Below is updated as of 9/3/2024.

Question 4: The solicitation requirements state this is a solicitation for a firm-fixed-priced contract for Digital Access to subscriptions for the BLM library, and the format listed next to Sky and Telescope Magazine is (PRINT-ONLY). Please confirm that you need us to quote Sky and Telescope Magazine in the print-only format and the rest of the titles should be quoted in the digital/online-only format.

Answer 4: We are asking for the following as surface mail only:

Foundation Journal for Natural Resouces and Energy Law (FKA:Rocky Mount Mineral) Journal of Raptor Research

Mining Engineering Nature Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing {PE&RS} Science

And the following to be Surface mail and online access:

Archaeology Southwest Membership Architect Magazine Journal of Caves & Karst Studies Sky & Telescope Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association Northern Miner (The) Executive Weatherwise Western North American Naturalist

Everything else should be online.

Question 5: There may be a few titles that the publishers do not offer in the online-only format. For any title that isn't available in the online-only format, do you want us to quote them in the print & online or in the print-only format?

Answer 5: Yes

Question 6: We have reached out to the publishers that we do not have an online-only price in our system and are waiting for their response. Due to the holiday weekend and the amount of time it takes for the publishers to respond, is it possible to extend the solicitation due date to 9/13/24?

Answer 6: Yes

Question 7: We have reached out to the publishers that we do not have an online-only price in our system and are waiting for their response. Due to the holiday weekend and the amount of time it takes for the publishers to respond, is it possible to extend the solicitation due date to 9/13/24?

Answer 7: Yes

New quote submission deadline is 9/13/2024 @ 10am EST.

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