Next GenerationLibrary System and Support

This solicitation has been placed on hold until further notice. No information is available at this time. This notice will be updated when the solicitation is ready for release. This is a pre-solicitation notice for a full and open competition for a "Next-Generation" library system and support of that system for the US Department of State, Ralph J. Bunche Library. The Department of State, Bureau of Administration, Office of Logistics Management (A/LM), Office of Acquisition intends to award a Firm-Fixed Priced contract to a single source. The requirement is to provide a COTS software for an integrated library system (ILS), a "discovery tool" integrating customer searches throughout the library's resources, and the hosting and support of those tools by the vendor. The anticipated performance is for a base period of twelve months with four one-year option periods to be exercised at the discretion of the Government. All responsible sources may submit an offer, which will be considered. The Government anticipates release of the solicitation on or about November 1, 2015, with a projected closing date to be 30 days from release of the solicitation. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring the FedBizOpps website to ensure that they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. No hard copies of the RFP will be made available. All proposals from responsible vendors will be evaluated if received on time. All prospective offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to be eligible for award. All questions or comments should be forwarded in writing via email to Contracting Officer, Celenne Cook at cookcg@state.gov. No telephone calls will be accepted.