OCLC Bibliographic Database

The Department of State, Florida, is procuring a one-year subscription to the OCLC Bibliographic Database through a sole-source acquisition under Florida Statutes Chapter 257.04(4), with a contract value of $83,861.77 covering the period from July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027. This procurement is justified solely on the basis that OCLC provides unique, non-commercial, and irreplaceable bibliographic services, including global cooperative cataloging and resource sharing infrastructure that cannot be obtained from any other source, eliminating the need for competitive bidding. The service is delivered electronically and performed entirely in Florida, with no physical delivery, packaging, or marking requirements applicable. The solicitation number is DOS-SS-26/27-036, with responses due by May 22, 2026, and submissions accepted via mail or email to the Purchasing Office in Tallahassee. No formal evaluation factors, weighted criteria, or technical review processes are applied due to the sole-source nature of the acquisition. The contract does not include any option years, extensions, or special requirements such as security clearances, key personnel designations, or contractual clauses from the Federal Acquisition Regulation, as this is a state-level procurement governed by Florida administrative rules and statutes. Contact for procurement matters is David Shufflebotham at purchasing@dos.fl.gov or (850) 245-6457, with oversight provided by the Division of Library and Information Services; however, no official Contracting Officer’s Representative, Technical Representative, or Procuring Contracting Officer is explicitly named in the documentation. No Unique Entity ID, CAGE code, size status, or socioeconomic certifications are provided for OCLC, and no formal inspections, quality standards, or invoicing procedures beyond general agency payment practices are specified.