FY2627 Library Contract Reporter.xlsx

This is a library contract reporter for the State University of New York (SUNY) system, specifically documenting proprietary electronic resources and subscriptions for fiscal year 2026/2027 across five SUNY campuses: Binghamton, Cobleskill, Delhi, Morrisville, and Oneonta. The document lists hundreds of electronic resources, databases, journals, eBooks, and digital archives organized by vendor, including major suppliers such as EBSCO, Elsevier, ProQuest, Springer Nature, De Gruyter-Brill, and numerous others. The libraries intend to continue utilizing these resources through consortium memberships that have negotiated favorable contracts and yearly rates with various publishers and providers. Awards are being made under New York State Education Law 355(S)(b) using discretionary authority without a sealed bid process. Interested vendors must submit proposals within 15 business days of the advertisement notice. The contract term covers the 2026/2027 fiscal year, with payment going directly to identified publishers or service providers through consortium agreements.

The solicitation indicates no set-asides for minority/women business enterprises (MWBE) or disadvantaged business enterprises (DBE), with both goals set at 0.00 percent. Service-disabled veteran-owned business (SDVOB) goals are similarly set at 0.00 percent. The document notes that business enterprises awarded identical or substantially similar procurement contracts within the past five years are listed in attached documents, indicating these are primarily continuation contracts with incumbent vendors. The libraries' participation in consortia such as LYRASIS, NERL, and others provides the mechanism for establishing and maintaining these contracts at negotiated rates rather than through individual institutional negotiations.