Subscription Management for BLM Library

The Bureau of Land Management seeks a firm-fixed-price contract for corporate subscription management covering over 60 subscription titles for the BLM Library, with proposals due June 9 at 5:00 PM Mountain Time. This is a Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) set-aside with a 1,000-unit size standard under NAICS 513120.

Delivery is to the BLM Library at the Denver Federal Center, Colorado. The contractor must provide unit and total pricing for all 60 required titles; partial quotes will not be considered. The subscription portfolio spans geology, ecology, forestry, environmental science, anthropology, and water resources disciplines, including titles such as Nature, Science, and Conservation Biology, plus the Wiley Enterprise-Wide License package. The contract includes a 12-month base period (June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2027) and two optional 12-month renewal periods through May 31, 2029.

The contractor must function as a single point of content access, provide seamless e-content IP recognition with IP address updates to publishers when BLM addresses change, manage subscription renewals, deliver weekly communication on outstanding access issues, and provide technical customer support. Delivery consists of a mix of digital and physical formats as determined by individual subscription titles. The contract incorporates standard FAR commercial item clauses (52.212-1, 52.212-3, 52.212-4, 52.212-5) and DOI-specific provisions including payment through the Invoice Processing Platform and contractor performance reporting via CPARS.

Offerors must acknowledge receipt of Amendments P0001 (issued June 2) and P0002 (issued June 8, adding updated Questions and Answers) prior to the proposal deadline. Responses must be submitted via email to casey_carlson@ios.doi.gov and laura_egli@ios.doi.gov. This is a recompete of prior contract 140L0624P0030.