Research Library Annual Membership

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) intends to negotiate and award a purchase order without providing for full and open competition to The Association of Research Libraries for an annual membership. The purpose of this acquisition is to provide NLM with their annual membership for member dues. The contractor will perform the services required by NLM, and the period of performance shall consist of annual membership fees for a period of one year from the date of the award. Some key points to consider: • The Association of Research Libraries is a nonprofit membership organization comprising the leading research libraries in North America. • Funding for the organization is from member dues. • ARL’s mission is to influence the changing environment of scholarly communication and the public policies that affect research libraries and the communities they serve. • The National Library of Medicine has been a member of ARL since 1948.