THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTES. PURSUANT TO REVOLUTIONARY FAR OVERHAUL (RFO) 5.101(a), THIS IS A NOTICE OF THE GOVERNMENT’S INTENT TO ISSUE A SOLE SOURCE AWARD CONTRACT TO OCLC, INC FOR LIBRARY TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES

The Washington Headquarters Services, Acquisition Directorate, intends to perform a sole source award to OCLC, Inc. for Library Technical Services Subscription Support Services. The services include providing access to online cataloging resources, an extensive database of library holdings, resources to support interlibrary loans, and a hosted proxy service to support database access for library patrons. The estimated value of the contract is $18,042.77. • The contract will support staff and patron access to Pentagon library and other library resources. • The subscription services will also support fulfillment of interlibrary loans, including identifying libraries that have materials requested by patrons and managing the workflows associated with borrowing from and lending to other libraries. • OCLC, Inc. is the only vendor that can provide these services due to their proprietary systems and integrated cataloging and resource-sharing platforms and databases.