Form USPTO-OP-108 - PTAG Part 6.1.1 Synopsis - Non-Competitive.pdf
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- ACQ-25-0087
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This document is a PTAG Part 6.1.1 Synopsis for a non-competitive procurement by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The agency seeks a contractor to provide an integrated library services system for managing over 700,000 bibliographic titles, including 80,000+ electronic journals and 400,000 eBooks. The procurement will be awarded to Ex Libris for the Alma/Primo Integrated Library Management System, with a five-year contract period (12-month base plus four one-year options) valued at $1,234,081.00.
The USPTO conducted market research and determined Ex Libris is the only qualified source for this requirement. The contract will cover major library management functional areas including cataloging, acquisitions, serials, circulation, electronic resource management, online catalog, enterprise-level reporting, and third-party integrations. The anticipated award date is March 31, 2025, and the procurement is being conducted using an Alternate Competition Method under the Patent and Trademark Acquisition Guidelines, with an exemption from the Competition in Contracting Act. The solicitation number is ACQ-25-0087, and this notice is not a request for competitive proposals.
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PTAG Part 6.1.1 Synopsis – Non-Competitive Synopsis Posting
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has a requirement for contractor support for integrated library services system to consolidate the management of library resources, workflows, data and discovery tools into a centralized system to manage the USPTO’s collection of over 700,000 bibliographic titles, to include 80,000+ electronic journals and over 400,000 eBooks. This requirement includes the major functional areas of an ILS including cataloging, acquisitions, serials, circulation, and electronic resource management. They also include an online catalog, enterprise-level reporting, and additional third-party integrations, including discovery services, to help users to efficiently find and access library resources, and web services.
The USPTO intends to negotiate and award a contract for Alma/Primo Integrated Library Management System NAICS 513210 to Ex Libris 789 E Eisenhower PKWY Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108-3218 for a period of five years (12-month base plus 4, one-year option periods), with an estimated value of $1,234,081.00. The anticipated award date is March 31, 2025.
The USPTO conducted online market research, and the results indicate that Ex Libris Alma/Primo is the only known qualified source. As a result of the USPTO’s exemption from the Competition in Contracting Act, the subject requirement is being procured using the Alternate Competition Method in accordance with the Patent and Trademark Acquisition Guidelines (PTAG) and the Patent and Trademark Office Efficiency Act, 35 U.S.C.
2(b)(4)(A).
This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals.
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