Sources Sought Notice NR-MA0000-21-00318.pdf

Department of Commerce (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Sources Sought Library Services Platform and Discovery System

INTRODUCTION

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ONLY.

This Sources Sought is issued solely for information and market research planning purposes; it does not constitute a solicitation or a promise to issue a solicitation. Furthermore, those who respond to this notice should not anticipate feedback with regards to its submission; other than acknowledgment of receipt - ONLY IF a request for an acknowledgement is requested by the submitter. This notice does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service.

NOAA is not seeking proposals at this time. Responders are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay any costs incurred in response to this notice. All costs associated with responding to this notice will be solely at the interested party’s expense. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future solicitation.

The information provided in this notice is subject to change and is not binding on the Government. All submissions become the property of the Federal Government, and will not be returned.

Any information that the vendor considers proprietary should be clearly marked as such.

REQUIREMENT

The NOAA Central Library is planning to replace its current legacy Integrated Library System (ILS) system with a cloud-based solution that offers flexibility and interoperability and includes a Library Services Platform (LSP), an Electronic Resources and License Management, and a Discovery Interface that showcases the Library’s print, electronic, digital collections, and a Fedora-based Institutional Repository.

This solution will include:

• An LSP to replace the existing ILS while continuing to support the NOAA Library and Information Network’s 21 library locations;

• An Electronic Resources and License Manager to store and manage electronic resource license terms and conditions;

• A Discovery System to replace the existing online catalog.

See attached draft Statement of Need (SON) for additional details.

PURPOSE

a. To determine industry capabilities to fulfill the aforementioned requirement.

b. To determine size standard of vendors capable of fulfilling the aforementioned requirement.

c. To identify any special requirements associated with this industry.

RESPONSE FORMAT

In order to better assist in the review of submittals to this notice, respondents are encouraged to prepare a capabilities statement that closely adheres to the following format:

The document format shall be either Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx), or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) formats. Responses shall be prepared using 12 pt. font, 1 inch margins, and 8.5” by 11” paper and shall not exceed five (5) pages in length, including images, data displays, charts, graphs, and tables.

Respondents are encouraged to ensure that their submittals are complete and address all items outlined within this notice. Respondents may provide additional promotional literature in addition to their response as long as the literature conforms to the response format.

RESPONSE DEADLINE AND REQUESTED INFORMATION

Responses to this notice should be submitted in the form of Microsoft Word and/or PDF (searchable format) documents attached to emails received no later than 12:00 p.m. MT, June 22, 2021.

● Contracting Officer: Ryan Edwards at ryan.edwards@noaa.gov

● Contract Specialist: Julia Hamilton at julia.l.hamilton@noaa.gov

Interested parties are requested to submit a statement of capability outlining past work that is related to this requirement. The statement of capability shall also include the information listed below:

1. Company Name/Division, mailing address, e-mail address, telephone, FAX numbers, and website address (if available).

2. Single point-of-contact name, title, telephone, and email address.

3. DUNS number, CAGE Code, Tax Identification Number (TIN), and company structure (Corporation, LLC, partnership, joint venture, etc.). Please note that companies must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be considered potential sources (https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/).

4. Applicable NAICS code under which the company customarily does business.

5. Business size for NAICS Code and socio-economic status, if qualified as one or more of the following:

a. 8(a) firm (must be certified by SBA)

b. Small Disadvantaged Business (must be certified by SBA)

c. Woman-Owned Small Business (must be certified in SBA DSBS)

d. HUBZone firm (must be certified by SBA)

e. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (must be listed in the

VetBiz Vendor Information pages)

6. A description of the firm’s ability to perform the work and any other information you believe to be important and relevant to the purposes of this Sources Sought.

mailto:ryan.edwards@noaa.gov mailto:julia.l.hamilton@noaa.gov

The responses received will assist NOAA with identifying the number and nature of the entities that consider themselves feasible technical solution providers.

Each respondent, by submitting a response, agrees that any cost incurred by it in responding to this request, or in support of activities associated with this notice, shall be the sole responsibility of respondent. NOAA shall incur no obligations or liabilities whatsoever, to anyone, for any costs or expenses incurred by the respondent in responding to this notice.

INDUSTRY DISCUSSIONS

Some respondents may be asked to provide additional information regarding the matters addressed in this notice. Such requests will be provided approximately 4 weeks following the deadline to respond to this notice. Those respondents will be contacted directly if there is a need for further information.

QUESTIONS

Respondents may submit questions regarding this notice to the contact(s) listed below.

Responses to questions may be posted on https://sam.gov. Please send any questions you may have to the Contracting Officer, Ryan Edwards at ryan.edwards@noaa.gov and the Contract Specialist Julia Hamilton at julia.l.hamilton@noaa.gov.

https://sam.gov/ mailto:ryan.edwards@noaa.gov mailto:julia.l.hamilton@noaa.gov