Librarian/Invasive

The National Agricultural Library (NAL), the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in Beltsville, MD has a requirement for a Librarian/Invasive Species Program Support for the National Invasive Species Information Center.
NAL is one of four (4) national libraries with a Congressional mandate to serve the citizens of the United States. NAL also acts as the central research library for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The National Agricultural Library's Information Products Division (IPD) develops web-based resources to provide public access to agricultural research and information.
NAL's National Invasive Species Information Center maintains and manages invasivespeciesinfo.gov. The Web site provides communication and outreach services for the National Invasive Species Council in support of Executive Order 13112 and as required by the National Invasive Species Management Plan.
The principle objective for the Web site is to serve as a gateway for International, Federal, State, and to the extent feasible local government and private Web based resources relevant to invasive species, with links to more than 14,000 unique, relevant and creditable Web-based resources.
The NAICS Code for this requirement is 519120 -- Libraries and Archives
In accordance with FAR 6.302-1 and 41 USC 25(c)(1), the service needed by the USDA is available from only one responsible source and no other type of service will satisfy the needs of the USDA. This notice is not a request for competitive quotations. No solicitation document is available and telephone request will not be honored. Any firm that believes it can provide the services listed above may submit substantiating documentation in writing to the identified point of contact. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. A determination not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely at the discretion of the Government. The point of Contact for this action is Sabrina Brown and any response must be emailed to Sabrina.Brown@ars.usda.gov. Verbal responses are not acceptable and will not be considered. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement no later than August 23, 2018.

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