Library Services Platform and Discovery System

SPECIAL NOTICE: Intent to Sole Source

Library Services Platform and Discovery System

1. Point of Contact:
   
   
   
   1. Name: Angela Royster, Julia Hamilton
   
   
   2. Title: Contracting Officer, Contract Specialist
   
   
   3. Address: 325 Broadway, DSRC, Boulder, CO 80305
   
   
   
   


2. Set-aside: N/A. The Government does not intend to set-aside this procurement for a small business program.


3. Codes for services or supplies: NAICS 513210, PSC 7A21


4. Description:
   
   
   
   1. This is a notice of intent to award a sole-source contract to Ex Libris USA Inc., and is not a request for competitive quotes. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Library relies on the Ex Libris Alma/Primo VE cloud-based library services platform as its enterprise system for managing library operations, discovery, resource sharing, and related scholarly information workflows. Alma/Primo VE is a proprietary, vendor-hosted Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform developed, operated, and maintained exclusively by Ex Libris, a Clarivate company. NOAA Library currently uses Alma/Primo VE as mission-critical infrastructure supporting NOAA staff, researchers, and partners across the agency. Continuity of service, compliance with federal security requirements, and vendor-supported maintenance are essential to uninterrupted library operations. The Contractor shall provide fully hosted, vendor-managed SaaS services for the NOAA Library’s Alma/Primo VE system, including system availability, maintenance, updates, security compliance, and technical support.
   
   
   2. NOAA intends to award a sole-source contract to Ex Libris USA Inc. under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 1901, using SAP up to $9M as authorized by RFO 12.201-1. The contract period of performance includes a 12-month base period.
   
   
   3. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit quotes. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. However, any firm that believes it can meet this requirement may provide written notification to the identified points of contact. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within its discretion. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.