SAM #1301339273

DSpace Institutional Repository Support Services for Naval Postgraduate School

This opportunity is for specialized software support services for the Naval Postgraduate School's (NPS) DSpace-based institutional repository, Calhoun, at the Dudley Knox Library in Monterey, CA. - The Department of the Navy, via NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center San Diego, seeks a Registered Duraspace Service Provider, specifically LYRASIS (merged with DSpace), for these services. - Scope of work includes: - Major platform upgrades (e.g., upgrade to DSpace 9 LTS by 2027) - Configuration management and security patching - Technical support and operational monitoring - Maintenance and adaptation of NPS-specific software customizations and modules (including at least nineteen enhancement workpackages) - All work is to be performed remotely, but the place of performance is the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA. - Contractor personnel must be U.S. citizens and have a T3 security clearance. - The contract consists of a base year (starting September 15, 2026) and four one-year option periods, potentially running through September 14, 2031. - Only LYRASIS or equivalent Registered Duraspace Service Providers are eligible due to the proprietary nature of the customizations. - No physical product delivery is required; all services are for software support and maintenance.

Description

THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A BRAND NAME CONTRACT AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES

Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center San Diego (FLCSD) intends to award a firm fixed price contract to a "Registered Duraspace Service Provider." Only responsible sources and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

LYRASIS (merged with DSpace )

Address: 1438 West Peachtree Street NW, Suite 150, Atlanta, GA 30309 CAGE Code: 5A6J8

The Naval Postgraduate School's Dudley Knox Library (DKL) requires highly specialized services to maintain its DSpace-based institutional repository, "Calhoun" (https://calhoun.nps.edu). This repository is a mission-critical system, serving as the centralized archive for NPS's scholarly and institutional records, currently holding over 71,000 items.

The required services, detailed in the Performance Work Statement (PWS), include planning and execution of major platform upgrades, configuration management, security patching, and technical support. Critically, the scope includes the ongoing maintenance, support, and adaptation of a large portfolio of existing, NPS-specific software customizations and modules that are essential to the library's operations.

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