North and South Dakota Resource Sharing and Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Management System

The North Dakota State Board of Higher Education (SBHE), in conjunction with the North Dakota University System Core Technology Services, is soliciting proposals for a comprehensive resource sharing and interlibrary loan (ILL) management system designed to support libraries and affiliated branches across academic, public, school, special, and state agency institutions throughout North and South Dakota. This procurement seeks an integrated system that will facilitate resource sharing and interlibrary loan services across multiple library types and jurisdictions in both states. Prospective bidders must be registered on the North Dakota State Bidders List and submit proposals through NDBuys, the state's electronic procurement platform. The solicitation was issued on February 9, 2026, with proposals due by March 20, 2026, at 2:00 PM Central Time. Interested vendors should direct technical questions to the procurement officer, April Moser, at April.moser@ndus.edu or 701-969-9207. Additional detailed solicitation documentation, including specific requirements and submission instructions, is available through the NDBuys platform at https://internal.ndbuys.nd.gov.

The solicitation documents provided do not specify set-aside designations, restrictions on organization types, disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) requirements, incumbent vendors, current contractors, existing technology infrastructure requiring integration, or estimated award values and budget ranges. Interested bidders should review the complete solicitation documentation available through NDBuys for comprehensive details regarding any such considerations, evaluation criteria specific to proposal scoring, and any technical or operational requirements that may impact their ability to respond to this opportunity.