7J20 - Notice of Intent to Sole Source to OEM OCLC for EZProxy Subscription Software.
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- N0024424Q0115
- Agency
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Naval Supply Systems Command
Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
This Special Notice from the Department of the Navy Naval Supply Systems Command announces the intent to sole source to OCLC for an EZProxy subscription software. The library currently utilizes several OCLC services for cataloging, discovery, interlibrary loan and proxy server functions. OCLC EZProxy is the incumbent software providing authentication and access, however the on-premise version has become labor intensive and costly to maintain requiring security updates, vulnerability scans and troubleshooting.
The objective is to replace the on-premise EZProxy with the hosted version which is FedRAMP compliant. This will shift maintenance responsibilities such as SSL certificate management and security patching to the third party provider, reducing staff workload and costs. As the software publisher and hosting provider, OCLC has greater expertise to maintain and host the software. Interested parties have until March 8, 2024 to respond to the notice, however the opportunity is not set aside and OCLC will be sole sourced as the original equipment manufacturer and incumbent provider.
Notice text
The library utilizes OCLC (Online Computer Library Center, Inc.) to provide cataloging, discovery, proxy server and interlibrary loan (ILL) services to Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) faculty, staff and students, and the broader library community. OCLC services integrate with critical library systems that include ExLibris Alma/Primo Discovery System for cataloging and discovery of library resources and the OCLC ILLiad system to manage all ILL requests. OCLC is the platform used by most federal, academic, and public libraries for cataloging and ILL services.
OCLC EZProxy software provides robust access and authentication software. This software is currently installed on premise. The on premise version of the software has become extremely labor intensive and costly to maintain to include: security updates, vulnerability scans, SSL certificate management and troubleshooting bugs and cyber incidents.
The library requires replacing EZProxy with the hosted version of the software.
The hosted version is FedRAMP compliant and will free up staff and funding from the aforementioned tasks and responsibilities which will be shifted to the third party provider. As the software publisher and hosting provider, OCLC has greater expertise and available staff to maintain and host the software.
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