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* = Required Field Contract Opportunity Special Notice R605 HIG21-23 OCLC WorldShare Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Subscription Services (VA-20-00046407) 44131 36C77620Q0107 N 519120 Department of Veterans Affairs Program Contracting Activity Central 6150 Oak Tree Blvd, Suite 300 Independence OH 44131 Sharif Shabaz Ra-El Sharif S Ra-El sharif.ra-el@va.gov

216.447.8300 x3554 http://www.va.gov/ Department of Veterans Affairs Homepage

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

36C77620Q0107

The Department of Veteran Affairs, Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) intends to solicit and negotiate directly with Online Computer Library Center (OCLC), 6565 Kilgour Place, Dublin, OH, 43017 for the procurement of subscription services to provide all VALNET libraries with their own unique access to resource sharing through the OCLC WorldShare Interlibrary Loan (ILL) component, with central billing to the national profile.

This procurement is being conducted in accordance with FAR 6.302-1(a)(2), “Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.”

The NAICS code for this procurement is 519120 and the Small Business Administration Size Standard is $16.5 million.

This Notice is not a request for competitive quotes. No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be accepted. However, any responsible source who believes it can meet the requirements may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency, only if received by the closing date and time of this notice. Responses received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses received to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Requirements:

See attached Draft Statement of Work (SOW).

Submittal Information:

Contractors having ability to perform the stated requirements should submit a single spaced, 12-point font minimum, response to the information identified in the Notice. Please also submit a cover page which includes, at a minimum, the company’s name, address, Dunn & Bradstreet (DUNS) number, General Service Administration (GSA) contract number (if applicable), point-of-contact name, phone number, and e-mail address.

Companies shall provide clear and unambiguous evidence to substantiate their capability to fulfill the requirements outlined in this Notice.

Please provide Company business size and status - (i.e., Large Business, Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business, Women-Owned Small Business, etc.) Any affiliate information (parent company, joint venture partners, potential teaming partners, and VA Mentor Protégé Program membership status), as well as the number of years in business should also be provided.

It is requested that the above information be provided no later than Wednesday June 10th, 2020, 9:00AM EST. Responses should be emailed to Sharif Shabaz Ra-El at sharif.ra-el@va.gov. All Email Correspondence for this project must reference the Notice Number, Project Identifier and Project Title in the subject line of the email. Example: 36C77620Q0107 - OCLC WorldShare ILL Subscription Services. No phone calls will be accepted.

RESULTS INFORMATION: Responses will not be returned; neither will Respondents be notified of the Government's evaluation of the information received. The Government may incorporate into the final version of the SOW any information or comment resulting from this request that is determined to be useful. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted under this Notice.

DISCLAIMER:

This Notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this Notice that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this Notice.

VHA, Office of Health Informatics Library Network Office

DRAFT STATEMENT OF WORK

OCLC WorldShare Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Services

Part I GENERAL INFORMATION

A. Introduction: The Library Network Office (LNO) supports the Veterans Affairs Library Network (VALNET) library professionals and staff with centralized services and resources, policies and procedures, staff development opportunities, and assistance with local library issues. Throughout the VA, LNO serves as an advocate for the importance of knowledge-based resources to the provision of quality healthcare.

B. Background: VALNET is profiled with the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) for access to interlibrary loan (ILL) services for each library in VALNET, along with a national component for billing purposes. VALNET’s requirement for an ILL subscription has been provided by OCLC on a sole source basis (along with OCLC cataloging services) on a yearly contract from October 2014 through September 2020 (current contract no. is: VA701-15-P-0094). At the conclusion of the current contract, the VA will no longer require cataloging services.

C. Scope of Work: The contractor shall provide all VALNET libraries with their own unique access to a subscription service for resource sharing through the OCLC WorldShare Interlibrary Loan (ILL) component, with central billing to the national profile.

D. Performance Period: 10/1/2020 – 9/30/2021, plus four (4) one (1) year option periods to be exercised at the discretion of the Government.

Part II WORK REQUIREMENTS

A. Task 1: The contractor shall provide access to the OCLC WorldShare Interlibrary Loan (ILL) subscription service for all VALNET libraries that includes the following deliverables:

i. Access to the OCLC WorldCat database for identification of material required for borrowing and lending,

ii. Unique holdings coding necessary to identify each VALNET library in the OCLC WorldShare ILL component,

iii. Ability to manage interlibrary loan policies,

iv. Capacity to automate interlibrary loan workflows,

v. Capability to efficiently track borrowed and loaned material, and

vi. Ability to join resource-sharing groups.

B. Task 2: The contractor shall provide a national billing component for all VALNET libraries with the following deliverables:

i. Unique authorization access for every VALNET library, to OCLC’s WorldShare ILL subscription, billed to the network code: VET.

ii. A national billing component for all VALNET libraries with unique authorization access to OCLC’s WorldShare ILL subscriptions, billed to the network code: VET.

Part III DELIVERY/PRICE SCHEDULE

Period of Performance: 10/1/2020 – 9/30/2021

Period of Performance: 10/1/2021 – 9/30/2022

Period of Performance: 10/1/2022 – 9/30/2023

Period of Performance: 10/1/2023 – 9/30/2024

Period of Performance: 10/1/2024 – 9/30/2025

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