Library Subscription

Description:

School of Law of the City University of New York intends to purchase of a variety of law-related electronic subscription of Aspen Learning Library with Academic Study Aids Collection.

• Provides access to over 200 popular study aids
• Fully searchable library
• Interactive, digital and audio format
• Search ability for terms in a single book, or across the full site: includes content in video and audio format
• Users can print a number of pages with titles
• Download PDF versions for offline reading
• Ability to take notes, highlight and/or bookmark content with an optional personalized account

Vendor Requirement: To be considered for award, the prospective vendors should be authorized to sell or resell Aspen Learning Library subscriptions and print titles to public educational institutions.

Vendors are invited to submit a statement of interest that includes the following information no later than the date set forth below:

• Documentation verifying that your company can meet the minimum product/subscription requirement, and
• A letter from Aspen Publishing (formerly Wolters Kluwer) authorizing your company to sell/resell the subscription to public educational institutions.

Any purchase that results from this advertisement shall be governed by the University's standard Terms and Conditions, Purchase Order, and the Standard Clauses for New York State Contracts (Appendix A).

Contact with CUNY:

Under the requirements of the Procurement Lobbying Act (PLA), all communications regarding advertised projects are to be channeled through the Designated Contact. Communication with respect to this procurement initiated by or on behalf of an interested vendor through others than the Designated Contact may constitute an “impermissible contact” under NYS law and could result in disqualification of that vendor.

Compliance with the PLA:

Required Forms: Vendor shall complete, sign and submit the following forms if they are selected.

1. “Offerer’s Affirmation of Understanding of and Agreement pursuant to State Finance Law §139-j(3) and §139-j(6)(b)”
2. “Offerer’s Disclosure of Prior Non-Responsibility Determinations and Certification of Compliance with State Finance Law §139-j and §139-k”

For rules and regulations, and more information on this law, please visit:

http://www.ogs.ny.gov/aboutogs/regulations/advisoryCouncil/Faq.html (Advisory Council FAQs)

http://www.jcope.ny.gov/law/lob/lobbying2.html (New York State Lobbying Act)