for nonpersonal services services library requirement for interlibrary loan transactions library-to-library.

SPECIAL NOTICE

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*** National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Acquisition & Grants Office, Western Acquisition Division-Boulder, intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with OCLC Online Computer Library Center,  Inc. dba OCLC, Inc. of  Dublin, Ohio for nonpersonal services services library requirement for interlibrary loan transactions library-to-library.

***The sole source determination is based on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA), Oceanica and Atmospheric Research (OAR) Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL).  OCLC libraries collectively steward a vast quantity of knowledge.  Working together, they make this information more visible and accessible to end users through OCLC WorldShare ILL/Tipasa for these Interlibrary Loan Fee Management (IFM) services and this is the only source providing this genre grouping of publications and making them available to the United States Government.

The Period of performance from date of award through 9/1/2023 and tentative option years through 2027.

***This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation package is available. However, firms that believe they can fully meet the government's requirements may submit substantiating documentation in writing to the identified point of contact within 15 days after publication of this synopsis. Such documentation will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the government not to conduct a competitive procurement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.