Integrated Library Services
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 1155203
- Agency
-
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 519210 Libraries and Archives
- PSC
- R605 Support- Administrative: Library
- Place of performance
- Riverdale, Maryland 20737, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has issued a Notice of Intent to Award for the sole source procurement of an EOS.Web Integrated Library System to support the National Wildlife Research Center Information Services Unit. This special notice announces the government's intention to award a firm fixed-price contract to SirsiDynix for their proprietary EOS.Web library management software without competitive bidding. The procurement is justified under FAR 6.302-1, which allows for sole source awards when property or services are available from only one responsible source and no other alternatives will satisfy the agency's requirements. The contract will include a base period and two option periods to provide comprehensive library system capabilities including catalog management, circulation tracking, digital content management, and report generation. The solicitation is set aside for small businesses under NAICS code 519210 (Libraries and Archives) with a size standard of $21 million.
The primary objective is to replace the current OCLC WorldShare Management Services system with a more cost-effective and specialized solution that better meets NWRC's specific library management needs for approximately 7,700 bibliographic records and 15,500 digital items. Contractors interested in responding to this notice must submit their quotations by August 29, 2025, and demonstrate clear and convincing evidence of same or equal performance capabilities to challenge the sole source determination. Key system requirements include FedRAMP authorization for cloud security, Section 508 compliance for accessibility, data migration capabilities, staff training, and technical support services. The system must provide online public access interface with faceted search capabilities, circulation management, and analytics functionality. Eligible contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and provide past performance references, though the government has indicated through extensive market research that EOS.Web is uniquely qualified due to its FedRAMP authorization, compliance features, and configurability that other library systems cannot match.
Notice text
NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE
EOS.Web Integrated Library System
Announcement No.: 12639525Q0197
The Government hereby submits a notice of intent to award a sole source firm fixed price to purchase EOS.Web Integrated Library System
CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
The National Wildlife Research Center Information Services Unit (ISU) requests that EOS.Web Integrated Library System (ILS) (parent company SirsiDynix) software be acquired using a noncompetitive procurement in support of ISU mission requirements (i.e.: management and maintenance of item records for physical and digital items held by NWRC, item circulation tracking, catalog search interface, and report generation).
The period of performance for this effort will be a 1 base period and two (2) option periods
Responses to this notice must demonstrate clear and convincing evidence of same or equal performance. This procurement is being conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1The statutory authority is 41 U.S.C. 253(c )(1)
The property or services needed by the executive agency are available from only one responsible source and no other type of property or services will satisfy the needs of the executive agency.
And 6.302-1 (ii) Supplies may be deemed to be available only from the original source in the case of a follow-on contract for the continued development or production of a major system or highly specialized equipment, including major components thereof, when it is likely that award to any other source would result in-
- Substantial duplication of cost to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition; or
- Unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency’s requirements. 41 U.S.C.
3304(b)(2).)g evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government, would not be cost or time prohibitive, and would not hinder the mission objective of the national solid waste recycling measurement initiative.
The determination not to compete this proposed contract action is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Government will not be responsible for any costs incurred by responding to this notice.
This is NOT a request for quotes or proposals.
Questions or comments to this Notice of Intent should be directed to Contracting Officer, Linda W. Washington, at linda.w.washington@usda.gov via e-mail only (no phone calls/voice mail messages regarding questions will not be accepted and will not receive a response). Please indicate in the subject of your email: Notice of Intent Question Submission – 12639525Q0197 .
Thank you.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| JustificationforOtherthanFullandOpenCompetition final.pdf | ||
| 12639525Q0197.pdf |
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