Archive Space Hosting

The City University of New York ("CUNY") seeks to procure hosting services of a shared instance of ArchivesSpace, an open-source software, on behalf of CUNY’s Office of Library Services, to be used by the libraries of all of the CUNY campuses in the five boroughs of New York City (the “Colleges,” a list of which is provided as Attachment B). The Contractor shall provide setup, configuration, and conversion services in connection with the Contractor-hosted ArchivesSpace Service (“ASpace”). These are one-time services to prepare and launch CUNY's collections and data in theASpace. Contractor shall also provide ongoing services to administer and maintain CUNY’s collections and data, as well as its presentation on the worldwide web. Interested respondents are highly encouraged to review in detail the attached solicitation documents and if the minimum qualifications are met, to submit a proposal in full accordance with the submission requirements as detailed within. The Procurement Lobbying Act (PLA) Applies to this Solicitation.The restricted period began with the publication of this ad. Compliance Procurement Lobbying ActRequired Forms: Vendor shall complete, sign and submit the following forms if they are selected:1. “Offerer’s Affirmation of Understanding of and Agreement pursuant to State Finance Law §139-j(3) and §139-j(6)(b)”2. “Offerer’s Disclosure of Prior Non-Responsibility Determinations and Certification of Compliance with State Finance Law §139-j and§139-k”. Contact with CUNY:Under the requirements to the PLA, all communications regarding advertised projects are to be channeled through the Designated Contact. Communication with respect to this procurement initiated by or on behalf of an interested vendor through others than the Designated Contact may constitute an “impermissible contact” under NYS law and could result indisqualification of that vendor. Rules and regulations and more information on this law, please visit:http://www.ogs.ny.gov/aboutogs/regulations/advisoryCouncil/Faq.htm(AdvisoryCouncilFAQs) Business enterprises awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years: None Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB) SDVOB Goal: 6.00% Minority / Women Business Enterprise contracting goals (MWBE) Total MWBE Goals: 30.00%