SOURCES SOUGHT
H -- Microform inspection - Draft SOW
- Notice Date
- 1/17/2017
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 561990
— All Other Support Services
- Contracting Office
- Library of Congress, Contracts Services, Contracts Services, 101 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC, 20540-9411
- ZIP Code
- 20540-9411
- Solicitation Number
- LSP20170015
- Point of Contact
- A J Aiseirithe, Phone: 2027071030, Jake von Reyn, Phone: 202-707-0589
- E-Mail Address
-
ajai@loc.gov, jare@loc.gov
(ajai@loc.gov, jare@loc.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Specifications Draft SOW THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL: Background: The Library of Congress (Library) holds a collection of microforms produced from a variety of types of original material, including but not limited to monographs, serials, newspaper-format periodicals and newspapers, manuscripts, pamphlets, posters, photographs, sheet music, and technical reports; in English and in non-English languages; in any script, including Arabic and Asian language scripts. The statement of work and required productivity benchmark is based on work completed on statistically valid samples pulled from the collections by the staff of the Library's Preservation Reformatting Division. The Government anticipates a single-award, Firm-Fixed Price Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity type Contract consisting of a one year base year period and four one year option periods. Sources Sought Instructions: This sources sought is a market research tool being used to (a) solicit industry input on the attached draft Statement of Work (SOW) and Specifications document and (b) determine potential sources that are capable of providing the services described herein prior to determining the method of acquisition and issuance of a Request for Proposal (RFP). Specifically, the Library of Congress wishes industry feedback on the following: 1. Does your company have experience with providing the frame-by-frame quality inspection services required for the Library's collection of 6,000 microfilm reels and 10,000 microfiche sheets as described in the attached draft SOW? Is your company able to guarantee the availability of the required technician and project management staff throughout the entire project to ensure completion within the specified period of performance? 2. Is your company able to apply nationally recognized standards and guidelines published by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), the American Library Association (ALA), and the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) [for publications by Research Library Group (RLG)] for work site environment, procedures, and practices for inspecting microfilm and microfiche? 3. Is the draft SOW clear and comprehensive enough for firm fixed-price offers to be made? Please provide feedback on areas of the SOW that need clarification and/or more information. Interested parties are invited to submit a capability statement package, including responses to questions, inputs to the draft SOW, and relevant experience and expertise. All responses must include the following information: Company Name; Company Address; and Point-of-Contact (POC) name, phone number, and e-mail address. There is no page limit to this response. Please send responses by email to Contract Specialist A J Aiséirithe at ajai@loc.gov and a cc: to Contracting Officer Jake von Reyn at jare@loc.gov. Submissions must be received at the office cited no later than 3:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, January 25th, 2017. Questions or comments regarding this notice may be addressed to A J Aiséirithe via e-mail at ajai@loc.gov. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this sources sought.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Contractor facility, United States
- Record
- SN04372972-W 20170119/170117234543-7317e48447945e6bc76d4543c8ce9d54 (fbodaily.com)
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