Fedlink electronic resources solicitation

Closed Solicitation Posted

Solicitation number
LCFDL24R0018
Agency
Library of Congress
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

NAICS code
519210 Libraries and Archives
PSC
R612 Support- Administrative: Information Retrieval
Place of performance
Washington, District of Columbia 20540, United States
Points of contact

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Library of Congress (Library) is seeking multiple indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts to provide commercial off-the-shelf electronic information resources and related services for the FEDLINK program. The required products and services include electronic resources/databases, document delivery services, associated publications, and specialized access/product integration. Contractors must offer products/services under Lot 1 (Electronic Resources/Databases) to be eligible for Lots 3 and 4. The contracts will have a one-year base period and three one-year option periods, through September 30, 2028. Pricing must be firm-fixed, with volume discounts offered at specified sales thresholds. Responses are due by May 28, 2024 at 9:00 AM EST. The Library will evaluate past performance using a provided questionnaire.

This solicitation is not set aside for any particular business type. The minimum contract value is $3,000, and the maximum cumulative value per contract is $200 million. The contracts will be administered by the Library of Congress, and federal entities in the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, independent agencies, and authorized contractors may place orders against these IDIQ contracts. The place of performance is Washington, DC 20540, USA.

Notice text

3 versions

Update #3 · Latest ·

Amendment 0001 is uploaded.

The purpose of Amendment 0001 is twofold: 1) Provide answers to clarification questions and amend the solicitation to address the questions; and 2) extend the solicitation due date until May 28, 2024 at 9:00 AM EST. Accordingly, solicitation number LCFDL24R0018 is amended as follows: 1. SF 1449, Page 1, Box 8 - The offer due date is hereby extended from 5/27/2024 09:00 ET to 05/28/2024 09:00 ET; and 2. Section J - See attachment entitled "ER Solicitation Clarification Questions and Answers."

The Library of Congress (Library) has a requirement for products and services that deliver or provide access to commercial off-the-shelf electronic information resources for the FEDLINK program.  Information products and services shall be available for ordering agencies with multiple organizational levels and geographic locations nationwide and/or worldwide.

This combined synopsis/solicitation is for multiple indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts. Individual orders may be placed on a firm fixed unit prices basis, the cumulative value of which shall not exceed the maximum defined in the contract.

Interested parties that offer Electronic Resources are encouraged to respond to the information in the solicitation LCFDL24R0018. Questions for this combined synopsis/solicitation should be directed to Tariq Miakhel, Contracting Officer, at tmiakhel@loc.gov and Elinda Deans, Contract Specialist at ehar@loc.gov. Please indicate in the subject of your e-mail: LCFDL24R0018 FEDLINK Electronic Resources Solicitation.

Contracts may be divided into four lots as follows: 

Lot 1 – Electronic Resources/Databases
Lot 2 – Document Delivery Services
Lot 3 – Associated Publications
Lot 4 – Specialized Access/Product Integration

Contractors must offer products/services under Lot 1 in order to provide products/services under Lot 3, and must offer products/services under Lot 1 and/or Lot 2 in order to provide products/services under Lot 4. 

Note that electronic training and online courses are not the focus of this solicitation and are out-of-scope.  Only educational, electronic training, and online courses that supplement, support and interact with the products and services offered under Lot 1 are allowed.  Such an offering is limited and must be directly related to the products/services offered under Lot 1.

Update #2 ·

The purpose of Amendment 0001 is twofold: 1) Provide answers to clarification questions and amend the solicitation to address the questions; and 2) extend the solicitation due date until May 28, 2024 at 9:00 AM EST. Accordingly, solicitation number LCFDL24R0018 is amended as follows: 1. SF 1449, Page 1, Box 8 - The offer due date is hereby extended from 5/27/2024 09:00 ET to 05/28/2024 09:00 ET; and 2. Section J - See attachment entitled "ER Solicitation Clarification Questions and Answers."

The Library of Congress (Library) has a requirement for products and services that deliver or provide access to commercial off-the-shelf electronic information resources for the FEDLINK program.  Information products and services shall be available for ordering agencies with multiple organizational levels and geographic locations nationwide and/or worldwide.

This combined synopsis/solicitation is for multiple indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts. Individual orders may be placed on a firm fixed unit prices basis, the cumulative value of which shall not exceed the maximum defined in the contract.

Interested parties that offer Electronic Resources are encouraged to respond to the information in the solicitation LCFDL24R0018. Questions for this combined synopsis/solicitation should be directed to Tariq Miakhel, Contracting Officer, at tmiakhel@loc.gov and Elinda Deans, Contract Specialist at ehar@loc.gov. Please indicate in the subject of your e-mail: LCFDL24R0018 FEDLINK Electronic Resources Solicitation.

Contracts may be divided into four lots as follows: 

Lot 1 – Electronic Resources/Databases
Lot 2 – Document Delivery Services
Lot 3 – Associated Publications
Lot 4 – Specialized Access/Product Integration

Contractors must offer products/services under Lot 1 in order to provide products/services under Lot 3, and must offer products/services under Lot 1 and/or Lot 2 in order to provide products/services under Lot 4. 

Note that electronic training and online courses are not the focus of this solicitation and are out-of-scope.  Only educational, electronic training, and online courses that supplement, support and interact with the products and services offered under Lot 1 are allowed.  Such an offering is limited and must be directly related to the products/services offered under Lot 1.

Update #1 ·

The Library of Congress (Library) has a requirement for products and services that deliver or provide access to commercial off-the-shelf electronic information resources for the FEDLINK program.  Information products and services shall be available for ordering agencies with multiple organizational levels and geographic locations nationwide and/or worldwide.

This combined synopsis/solicitation is for multiple indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts. Individual orders may be placed on a firm fixed unit prices basis, the cumulative value of which shall not exceed the maximum defined in the contract.

Interested parties that offer Electronic Resources are encouraged to respond to the information in the solicitation LCFDL24R0018. Questions for this combined synopsis/solicitation should be directed to Tariq Miakhel, Contracting Officer, at tmiakhel@loc.gov and Elinda Deans, Contract Specialist at ehar@loc.gov. Please indicate in the subject of your e-mail: LCFDL24R0018 FEDLINK Electronic Resources Solicitation.

Contracts may be divided into four lots as follows: 

Lot 1 – Electronic Resources/Databases
Lot 2 – Document Delivery Services
Lot 3 – Associated Publications
Lot 4 – Specialized Access/Product Integration

Contractors must offer products/services under Lot 1 in order to provide products/services under Lot 3, and must offer products/services under Lot 1 and/or Lot 2 in order to provide products/services under Lot 4. 

Note that electronic training and online courses are not the focus of this solicitation and are out-of-scope.  Only educational, electronic training, and online courses that supplement, support and interact with the products and services offered under Lot 1 are allowed.  Such an offering is limited and must be directly related to the products/services offered under Lot 1.

Attachments

Files attached to this notice, newest first
File Type Posted
LCFDL24R0018-0001.pdf PDF
Attachment J.4 - ER Solicitation Clarification Questions and Answers.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
Attachment J.2 - Past_Performance_Questionnaire.docx DOCX document
Attachment J.1 - Monthly Sales Report.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
Attachment J.3 - Pricing Pages Template.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
LCFDL24R0018.pdf PDF

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