Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: National Agricultural Library Annual Institutional Membership Dues
Deadline: 31 Dec 2025
Posting Date: 23 Dec 2025
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 132580893
Document Ref. No.: 1232SA26Q0062
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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This Sources Sought Notice is being issued for informational purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the USDA, ARS.
ARS is conducting a Market Survey to identify the availability and interest of firms as potential sources for annual institutional membership dues for the National Agricultural Library, located in Beltsville, Maryland.
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project is 813920 (Periodical Publishers) with a Size Standard of $23.5 million.
Background:
The National Agricultural Library (NAL) is mandated (7 U.S.C. 3101) to serve as the primary agricultural information resource of the United States. As a consequence of these activities, NAL is recognized as a major research library in the United States. This research library designation is applicable to about 125 of the over 120, 000 libraries in the United States.
Project Scope:
Under this requirement, the Contracting Activity intends to renew annual institutional membership dues.
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is a nonprofit organization of 125 research libraries at comprehensive, research institutions in the US and Canada that share similar research missions, aspirations, and achievements. The association conducts a program of identification and member education on a wide range of topics related to information policy and the activities of research libraries. ARL gathers statistics on the activities of its members and develops bench marking and quantitate research tools on library operations. The Association publishes regular reports on trending topics in information policy as well as annual statistical reports. Access to these reports and data is available only to members and delivered via the ARL website. The annual membership fee covers the cost of all publications, reports, training services, and membership meetings.
The Period of Performance is for one base year.
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Notice ID: 1232sa26q0062
Department/Ind. Agency: agriculture, department of
Sub-tier: agricultural research service
Office: usda ars afm apd
Product Service Code: u005 - education/training- tuition/registration/membership fees
NAICS Code: 813920 - Professional Organizations
Inactive Dates: jan 15, 2026
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
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