Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Intent to Sole Source Oclc Cataloging Subscription
Deadline: 20 Apr 2026
Posting Date: 10 Apr 2026
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 139309671
Document Ref. No.: 145019-26-0017JRW
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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POINT OF CONTACT:
Jamie Rosales-Wold
U.S. Department of Commerce/NOAA
Western Acquisition Division
325 Broadway, SOU6
Boulder, CO 80305
PHONE: 303-578-6951
EMAIL: [email protected]
***THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION-S (NOAA) ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER, NOAA CENTRAL AND REGIONAL LIBRARIES (NCRL), INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE AND AWARD A PURCHASE ORDER, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 12.102(a), 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. NO SET ASIDE IS TO BE USED FOR THIS SOLE SOURCE REQUIREMENT. THE ASSOCIATED NAICS CODE IS 519210.
***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON NOAA-S REQUIREMENT THAT OCLC, INC IS THE ONLY VENDOR THAT SUPPLIES SUBSCRIPTION TO THE ONLINE COMPUTER LIBRARY CENTER (OCLC) DATABASE FOR CATALOGING AND INTERLIBRARY LOAN (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 FROM PUBLIC TO ACADEMIC TO GOVERNMENT RESEARCH LIBRARIES. OCLC CATALOGING SERVICE PROVIDES ACCESS TO THE PROGRAM FOR COOPERATIVE CATALOGING 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 RESEARCHERS AND FOR WORKS BY NOAA RESEARCHERS WHICH ENABLES THE DISSEMINATION OF NOAA RESEARCH THROUGH A DATABASE USED BY A MASSIVE COMMUNITY OF LI...
Notice ID: 145019-26-0017jrw
Department/Ind. Agency: commerce, department of
Sub-tier: national oceanic and atmospheric administration
Office: dept of commerce noaa
Product Service Code: r605 - support- administrative: library
NAICS Code: 519210 - Libraries and Archives
Inactive Dates: may 05, 2026
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
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