Library Management Support Services

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this sources sought notice is to help the government obtain information regarding: (1) The availability and capability of qualified sources/ availability of competition; and (2) the business size and socioeconomic status (e.g. small or large business, HUBZone small businesses; service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses; 8(a) small businesses; veteran-owned small business; woman-owned small business; woman-owned small businesses; small disadvantage businesses; or large business), relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. Your responses to the information requested will assist the government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible.BACKGROUND: The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), located in Research Triangle

Park, North Carolina, is one (1) of 27 research institutes and centers that comprise the National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The NIEHS Library manages information and knowledge to advance environmental health by:Providing access to information and educating users in how to access that information.Creating and maintaining information and knowledge systems using state-of-the-art technology.Participating in the development of information and knowledge management policies.The NIEHS library primarily serves approximately 800 scientists, administrators, and program managers; both government and contractor. In addition, the library responds to inquiries from the public and is open to the public on a restricted basis. The library occupies approximately 1500 square feet within the main NIEHS building and includes a multi-disciplinary collection of approximately 15,000 books as well as electronic access to numerous databases and over 8,000 journals made available through the NIH Library. The Library Service contract provides NIEHS with the capability to manage and execute needed library support services as defined in the Statement of Work (SOW). All tasks are defined in section 3 of the SOW.PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES: The Contractor shall provide library management support services at both NIEHS work locations (main campus and Keystone).PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: This requirement has an anticipated 6-month base period with four 1-year option periods.NAICS CODE: The intended procurement will be classified under the NAICS code 519120, Libraries and Archives and has a size standard of $16.5M.ANTICIPATED CONTRACT TYPE: A Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract type is anticipated.PERFORMANCE LOCATION: The NIEHS library is located at 111 Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA. We are in the basement of Building 101, module A (Rall Building).CAPABILITY STATEMENT/INFORMATION SOUGHT: Interested organizations are required to submit their capability statements via email to uche.washington@nih.gov and osbornes2@niehs.nih.gov, and should not exceed five (5) pages in length; not including a standard product brochure that clearly details the ability to perform the aspects of the notice described in the Statement of Work and should be tailored to the "Project Requirements" as concise as possible. Capability statements should also include the following information:DUNS Number: _____________________________________CAGE Code: _____________________________________Organization Name: _____________________________________Company Address: _____________________________________Point of Contact (including name, title, addresses, telephone number, fax number and Email address): _____________________________________Business size (e.g. small or large): _____________________________________Socio-economic Status (e.g., HUBZone small businesses; service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses; 8(a) small businesses; veteran-owned small businesses; woman-owned small businesses; or small disadvantaged businesses): Clearly indicate your socio-economic category. GSA Contract Number: Clearly indicate your GSA contract number. Clear and convincing documentation of your capability and ability to provide the services specified in this notice. Note that standard product brochures will not be considered a sufficient response to this source sought synopsis.Examples of prior completed contracts and other related information: __________________CONFIDENTIALITY: No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).DISCLAIMER AND IMPORTANT NOTES: This notice does not obligate the government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Potential quoters are advised that the government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation.Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. The government shall consider all responses received within ten (10) days of this posting. Written responses to this synopsis shall contain enough documentation to establish their capability to fulfill this requirement. NIEHS will not be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties in responding to this notice. Please email, with the sources sought notice number in the subject line to the email addresses listed above.