Attachment 1 - Statement Of Work.pdf

ATTACHMENT 1

Statement of Work

I. Background Information

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), National Agricultural Library (NAL) requires electronic access via IP authentication for all USDA users and public on-site users to the Premium level of content of FT.com, published by Financial Times, Ltd.

II. Requirements

1. The contractor shall provide electronic access via IP authentication over the internet of the Premium level of content of FT.com.

2. The content shall be for use by all USDA employees, authorized public on-site users, and contractors, cooperators and volunteers performing work on behalf of USDA and acting within the scope of their relationship with USDA are considered authorized users of the database.

3. All USDA locations worldwide are to be considered authorized premises.

4. In addition to internal use, authorized users have the right to use the content of FT.com for ordinary business, scholarly and educational purposes of the Government, including but not limited to viewing, printing, saving, reusing and disseminating content in accordance with applicable copyright and fair use legislation.

III. Schedule of Deliverables

Deliverable Due Date

1. Electronic access to FT.com Premium content Date of Award

2. Counter-compliant usage statistics for all USDA users of FT.com Monthly

3. Total annual usage by user for all USDA users of FT.com

Annually, upon request