Library Services

Quick Summary

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is conducting a Sources Sought to identify qualified contractors for Library Services (Product Service Code R605). This market research aims to fulfill comprehensive library, museum, and archives activities across NOAA facilities, including the main NOAA Library, Betty Petersen Library, NCEI, and the NOAA Heritage Program. Responses will help determine potential socio-economic set-asides. Responses are due April 22, 2026.

Scope of Work

The contractor shall provide qualified personnel to execute a complete program of library, museum, and archives tasks. Key functional requirements include:

• 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 including facilitation of seminars, workshops, and trainings; creation and promotion of outreach materials; and promotion of special installations like NOAA’s Science on a Sphere.
• Maintenance and upkeep of library collections including accession/deaccession, selection of new titles, processing gifts, electronic subscription maintenance, digitization, and physical collection maintenance.
• Archival tasks including receipt, cataloging, evaluation, consolidation, disposition, and metadata development for major scientific Earth science archives.
• Full operation of the NOAA Institutional Repository and related services.
• Preservation, identification, cataloging, documentation, and management of NOAA’s Heritage asset collections.
• Execution of library, museum, and archives systems tasks including testing, feedback, API utilization, workflow documentation, and metrics collection.
• Project and personnel leadership serving as the primary point of contact for the Government.

Services will primarily be performed at NOAA locations in Silver Spring, MD; College Park, MD; and Asheville, NC, with potential for other permanent or temporary locations as defined by task orders.

Contract & Timeline

• Type: Sources Sought / Market Research
• Product Service Code: R605 (Library Services)
• Set-Aside: Not determined; responses will inform potential socio-economic set-aside decisions.
• Response Due: April 22, 2026, 3:00 PM MT
• Published: April 1, 2026

Response Requirements

Interested parties should submit a capabilities statement (maximum 5 pages, Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat, 12pt font) outlining relevant experience. The statement must include:

• Company Name, Division, Mailing Address, Email, Telephone, and Website.
• Single Point-of-Contact Name, Title, Telephone, and Email.
• Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number, CAGE Code, and company structure.
• Applicable NAICS code, business size, and socio-economic status (e.g., 8(a), SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, SDVOSB/VOSB).
• Description of the firm’s ability to execute the required library, museum, and archives services.
• If a qualified socio-economic concern, the percentage of the requirement the company’s personnel can perform without subcontracting.
• GSA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contract number and applicable Special Item Numbers (SINs), if held.

Additional Notes

This is a Sources Sought notice for information and market research only; it does not constitute a solicitation or a promise to issue one. The Government will not pay any costs incurred in response to this notice.