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Country: USA
Summary: Oclc Cataloging and Interlibrary Loan Subscription
UST Ref No: 124705409
Deadline: 02 Sep 2025
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Government
Tender Value: Refer Document
Notice Type: Tender
Document Ref. No.: 145019-25-0022KAW
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145019-25-0022KAW

***THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA) ACQUISITION AND GRANTS OFFICE (AGO) WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER (WAD), NOAA CENTRAL AND REGIONAL LIBRARIES (NCRL) AND SEATTLE REGIONAL LIBRARY (SRL) INTEND TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH OCLC, INC. OUT OF DUBLIN, OHIO FOR A SUBSCRIPTION TO THE ONLINE COMPUTER LIBRARY CENTER (OCLC) DATABASE FOR CATALOGING AND INTERLIBRARY LOAN (ILL) SERVICES.

***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON THE NOAA REQUIREMENT THAT OCLC, INC. IS THE SOLE PROVIDER OF THE OCLC DATABASE FOR CATALOGING AND ILL SERVICES. OCLC, INC. HAS SPENT OVER 50 YEARS DEVELOPING A WORLDWIDE SHARED CATALOG OF LIBRARY RESOURCES. THIS CATALOG, WORLDCAT, IS UTILIZED BY AND CONTRIBUTED TO BY MORE THAN 72,000 LIBRARIES IN 170 COUNTRIES AND IS CONSIDERED THE INDUSTRY STANDARD FOR PROVIDING CATALOGING AND ILL SERVICES ACROSS LIBRARIES. NO OTHER SERVICE PROVIDES THE SCOPE AND BREADTH OF MATERIALS AND PARTICIPATING LIBRARIES. OCLC, INC. PROVIDES THE SINGLE RESOURCE USED BY ALL TYPE OF LIBRARIES TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES FORM PUBLIC TO ACADEMIC TO GOVERNMENT RESEARCH LIBRARIES. OCLC CATALOGIN SERVICE PROVIDES ACCESS TO THE PROGRAM FOR COOPERATIVE CATALOGIN DATABASES FOR PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAM FOR COOPERATIVE CATALOGING INITIATIVES INCLUDING BIBCO, CONSER, NACO, AND SACO. PARTICIPATION IN THESE PROGRAMS ALLOWS NOAA LIBRARY STAFF TO CREATE ORIGINAL CATALOGING AND AUTHORITY RECORDS FOR NOAA RESEARHERS AND FOR WORKS BY NOAA RESEARCHERS WHICH ENABLES THE DISSEMINATION OF NOAA RESEARCH THROUGH A DATABASE USED BY A MASSIVE COMMUNITY OF LIBRARIES AROUND THE WORLD. OCLC, INC. HAS LONG BEEN THE LONE SUPPLIER OPERATING IN THIS SPACE AND IS ALSO THE LONE SELLER OF ITS PROPRIETARY SERVICES, INCLUDING CONNEXION AND ILLIAD.

THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE WILL BE FROM DATE OF AWARD FOR 12 MONTHS.

***THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR CO...
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Oclc Cataloging and Interlibrary Loan Subscription - USA Tender

The COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF | NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, a Government sector organization in USA, has announced a new tender for Oclc Cataloging and Interlibrary Loan Subscription. This tender is published on USARFP under UST Ref No: 124705409 and is categorized as a Tender. Interested and eligible suppliers are invited to participate by reviewing the tender documents and submitting their bids before the deadline on 2025-09-02.

The estimated tender value is Refer Document, and full details, including technical specifications and submission requirements, are provided in the official tender documents. Ensure all submissions meet the criteria outlined to be considered for evaluation.