FEDLINK posted a new Request for Proposal for preservation services to
the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) web site on December 31,
2003. A copy of the RFP may be viewed and downloaded by going to this
URL-
http://www1.eps.gov/spg/LOC/CS/FEDLINKCS/RFPS%2DLC04017/listing.html
- and clicking on the link for Solicitation 01. A link to FedBizOpps
and a PDF version is available via the FLICC/FEDLINK web site at this
URL - http://www.loc.gov/flicc/infoforvendors.html. The direct link to
the PDF version is http://www.loc.gov/flicc/rfp/preservation.pdf.
The RFP is divided into six sections, or lots:
Lot 1 - Conservation of Rare Books and Other Bound Rare Library and
Archival Materials (Including Protective Enclosures)
Lot 2 - Conservation of Flat Paper and Other Unbound Rare Library and
Archival Materials (Including Protective Enclosures)
Lot 3 - Preservation Photocopying/Scanning of Books
Lot 4 - Preservation Microfilming
Lot 5 - Preservation Duplication of Photographs and Negatives
Lot 6 - Preservation Consultation and Training
The purpose of the RFP is to identify multiple qualified vendors and
establish a basic ordering agreement for preservation services. Awards
are expected in early Spring, 2004. FEDLINK members are encouraged to
review the RFP and consider whether or not they have collections or
items in need of preservation services.
For questions about how FEDLINK members might use the basic ordering
agreement, please contact Anne Harrison - phone: 202-707-4834; email:
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Anne Harrison
FEDLINK Network Program Specialist
Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave. SE LA 217
Washington, DC 20540-4935
Phone: 202-707-4834 Fax: 202-707-4873
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