SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Monographic Literature
- Notice Date
- 7/31/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 519120
— Libraries and Archives
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine, 6707 Democracy Blvd., Suite 105, Bethesda, Maryland, 20894, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20894
- Solicitation Number
- NLM-09-155-SV
- Archive Date
- 8/25/2009
- Point of Contact
- Suet Y Vu, Phone: 301-496-6546
- E-Mail Address
-
sv32d@nih.gov
(sv32d@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This Sources Sought Notice is for informational and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation or commitment by the Government. This notice is intended strictly for Market Research. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Library of Medicine (NLM) is conducting a market survey to help determine the availability and technical capability of qualified small businesses, veteran-owned small businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses and/or HUBZone small businesses capable of serving the needs identified below. Background The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is the world's largest medical library. The Library's primary mission, as mandated by Congress, is to provide biomedical and health care literature and information to health professionals. To support this mission, the Library collects publications in all areas of biomedicine (not only scientific and practice literature, but also history, policy, economics, and technology) from every country in the world, and in every language. The focus of the collection is upon original research and works of international interest aimed at health professionals, scholars, and scientists. NLM is a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a large federal biomedical research organization dedicated to the mission of uncovering new knowledge that will lead to better health for everyone. NIH is an agency within the United States Department of Health and Human Services. An important component of the automation environment at NLM is Ex Libris' Voyager, a client/server integrated library system which permits users free access via the World Wide Web to LocatorPlus, the Library's OPAC (online public access catalog). LocatorPlus includes NLM bibliographic records for serials, monographs, audiovisuals, computer software, electronic resources and other materials. Records for uncataloged, in-process, and on-order titles also are included. NLM encourages vendors to search the NLM OPAC at this URL: http://locatorplus.gov Objectives The purpose of the acquisition is to supply monographs, continuations and related services to NLM through firm orders, approval plans, and standing orders. The Library's objective is to support biomedical life sciences research, professional education, health policy development, and health care delivery through the dissemination and exchange of information by health professionals. This acquisition excludes subscriptions to journals and other periodicals, which NLM acquires under a separate procurement mechanism. Vendor may offer to supply literature from one or more of the following countries: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, France, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Australia, New Zealand, Eastern European countries, former Soviet Union republics, and African countries. In addition to supplying literature from one or more of the countries listed above, vendor may offer to supply literature from other countries as proposed by the vendor. The proposed acquisition will be procured under FAR Part 12 in accordance with the policies and procedures under FAR Part 13- Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The period of performance will be for one year from the date of the award. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement which will be considered by the National Library of Medicine. This Sources Sought notice is not a Request for Quotes (RFQ), nor is an RFQ available. Interested firms responding to this sources sought notice must adhere to the following: (a) Provide a capability statement demonstrating relevant experience, skills and ability to fulfill the Government's requirements for the above. The capability statement should contain enough sufficient detail for the Government to make an informed decision regarding your capabilities, however, the statement should not exceed 10 pages. (b) The capability statement must identify the responder's small business type and size. (c) All capability statements must be submitted electronically no later than 3:00pm eastern standard time on August 10, 2009 to Suet Vu vus@mail.nih.gov.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/NIH/OAM/NLM-09-155-SV/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
- SN01895107-W 20090802/090801000021-d7f93347ebcaa0e48b4324a84a0816d8 (fbodaily.com)
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