NIHLM2015368_Draft_Statement_of_Work_(SOW).doc

Statement of Work Title: access to Elsevier’s ScienceDirect Online Service for the National Library of Medicine

I. BACKGROUND INFORMATION

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) in Bethesda, Maryland, is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). NLM, the world’s largest biomedical library, acquires and preserves biomedical literature from throughout the world in all formats and languages. The Collection Development and Acquisitions Section in the Technical Services Division builds the NLM modern biomedical literature collection, including electronic journal subscriptions.

II. OBJECTIVES

The purpose of this contract is to provide access to content on the Elsevier ScienceDirect platform. ScienceDirect provides access to Elsevier titles selected for the NLM collection and indexed for Medline.

III. Services A. General Requirements

1. Independently and not as an agent of the Government, the Contractor shall furnish all the necessary services, qualified personnel, equipment and facilities needed to perform the requirements.

2. All work under this contract shall be monitored by the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) whose position is defined in the contract.

B. Specific Requirements

1. The contractor shall provide NLM access to the electronic version of subscribed Elsevier journals through its web interface ScienceDirect. Access will be cumulative for articles published in the journals since 1995 or the first year a journal was offered on the ScienceDirect platform, based upon previous investments.

2. The contractor shall provide options for acquiring e-books, online reference works, and back files of selected journals (journal articles published prior to 1995 or the first year a journal was offered on the ScienceDirect platform). Options should factor in all previous investments in print and digital subscriptions, as well as previous archive back file purchases.

3. The contractor shall provide an option for NLM to add new titles as the contractor adds to its holdings through acquisition or publication of a new title.

4. The contractor shall provide an option for NLM to add new titles to this contract throughout the year.

5. The contractor also shall provide an option for NLM to cancel selected journal titles should its funding be reduced.

III. Government Responsibilities

1. The Government will be responsible for providing an interface via web links for the NLM community to access the Elsevier Science Direct web site.

2. NLM will be responsible for creating a system to validate security for entrance into the web site.

3. Upon signature by the Government, the contractor license agreement will be incorporated into the contract.

IV. Reporting Requirements and Deliverables

1. Contractor shall provide an administrative account to NLM for the purpose of generating usage statistics.

2. A quarterly report detailing all titles being provided through this contract shall be provided. This report should include the title, ISSN, eISSN, publisher format, publishing status, journal title URL and any status related comments. This report must be sent in spreadsheet software such as Microsoft Excel.

3. Contractor will supply customized reports upon request from NLM. Reports must be sent in spreadsheet software such as Microsoft Excel.