--Maintenance and support services renewal for the U.S. Army Research Institute Library

The U.S. Army Research Institute, through the Department of Defense's Contracting Center of Excellence, plans to award a sole source purchase order under the simplified acquisition threshold to Sirsi Corporation for software maintenance and support services. This contract focuses on renewing maintenance services for the Stilat software, which supports interlibrary acquisition, cataloging, and circulation functions at the Army Research Institute Library. Since Sirsi Corporation is the exclusive distributor of this software, no solicitation document has been issued, and the procurement will proceed without a competitive bidding process under FAR subpart 6.3. Interested firms are invited to submit capability statements by email or fax within two calendar days from the notice's publication, although this is not a request for quotes. The agency handling the acquisition is located at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, and the contract falls under NAICS code 541511, which relates to custom computer programming services. The point of contact for submissions is Ms. LaWanda Stewart at the Contracting Center of Excellence. This purchase order reflects a targeted approach to maintain critical software tools necessary for library operations at the U.S. Army Research Institute.