Library Services

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is seeking information from potential contractors to provide library, museum, and archives services. The services will be performed at various NOAA locations, including the NOAA Library, Betty Petersen Library, NCEI Library and Archives, and Heritage Program. The contractor will be responsible for executing a complete program of library, museum, and archives activities that fulfill the missions of NOAA and the respective NOAA line offices and programs. The scope of services includes metadata creation and maintenance, research and reference activities, interlibrary loan and document delivery services, bibliometric and portfolio analysis, scientific writing, copy editing, and Section 508 mediation, among others. • Metadata creation and maintenance in compliance with national standards • Research and reference activities in response to NOAA staff requests • Full operation of interlibrary loan (ILL) and document delivery services • Bibliometric and portfolio analysis of NOAA publications and programs • Scientific writing, copy editing, and Section 508 mediation • Library outreach and promotion • Maintenance and upkeep of library collections • Archival tasks, including receipt, cataloging, evaluation, consolidation, disposition, metadata development, maintenance, and shelving of archival records • Full operation of the NOAA Institutional Repository and related services • Preservation, identification, cataloging, documentation, and overall management of NOAA's Heritage asset collections and displays • Execution of library, museum, and archives systems tasks • Project and personnel leadership