Cultural Resources Library Digitizing Services at Fort Belvoir, VA

Auburn University seeks a qualified service provider to digitize and capture library and cultural‑resources documents for the Environment and Natural Resources Division at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. The contractor will receive the physical collection, inventory, scan materials at high resolution, create metadata, perform quality control, and securely deliver digital files while returning original documents to the Fort Belvoir Environmental Library. The effort is governed by strict security, background‑check, and insurance requirements, and the university encourages small‑business participation. • Scope: Full‑service digitization (≥300 dpi, 600 dpi for technical items), metadata creation, QC, and physical‑document return. • Timeline: Contract period 15 Sep 2026 – 29 Jan 2027; proposal deadline 10 Jul 2026 10:30 AM CST. • Requirements: Alabama sales‑tax certification, debarment certification, E‑Verify (if Alabama presence), extensive liability insurance, U.S. citizenship, NCIC Level III background checks, AT Level I and iWATCH training. • Delivery: Digital files via encrypted media/network; FOB Destination – Freight prepaid. • Evaluation: 50 % price, 50 % past performance/experience; small‑business subcontracting preferred.