Sole Source Notification - Gale Digital Library Collections

The University of Wyoming is pursuing a sole source procurement for digital library collections from The Gale Group, Inc., a Cengage Company, specifically targeting comprehensive online academic resources for a five-year term. The procurement encompasses site-licensed digital collections including Amateur Newspapers from the American Antiquarian Society, American Historical Periodicals, Latino Social and Political Culture perspectives, Religions of America, Refugees and Resettlement collections, and The Making of the Modern World (1800-1890). The procurement will include additional services such as hosting, maintenance fees, MARC records, state-wide perpetual archive access, marketing support, multiple data access points, and training support. Submissions will be accepted through BidNet's electronic solicitation portal until 2:00 PM (MDT) on Friday, June 6, 2025. The university is seeking potential vendors to submit a Statement of Capabilities demonstrating their ability to provide comparable products, with the university retaining sole discretion to determine whether to conduct a competitive solicitation based on received responses.

There are no specific set-aside designations or restrictions on organizational respondents mentioned in the documentation. While this is a sole source notification targeting The Gale Group, Inc., the university is open to receiving alternative capability statements from interested parties. The procurement appears to be focused on digital library resources for academic use, with no explicit limitations on vendor types. Confidential or proprietary information submitted must be clearly marked and separately packaged from the main submission. While no specific budget range is detailed, the procurement is for a comprehensive five-year digital library collection access and support package. The university's Terms and Conditions will govern any resulting purchase order, suggesting a structured procurement process with potential for vendor evaluation and potential competitive solicitation based on received responses.