Opportunity

New York State Contract Reporter #UCO 989

CUNY Solicits ArchivesSpace Hosting, Migration, and Support for All Campuses

Posted

April 21, 2026

Respond By

May 12, 2026

Identifier

UCO 989

NAICS

518210, 541512

The City University of New York (CUNY) is seeking proposals for hosting, migration, and ongoing support of a shared ArchivesSpace instance for all CUNY libraries across 25 campuses in New York City. - Government Buyer: - City University of New York (CUNY), Office of Library Services, Purchasing/Procurement Manager - OEM/Software: - ArchivesSpace (open-source archival management software) - Products and Services Requested: - Hosting of a shared ArchivesSpace instance for all CUNY libraries - One-time setup and configuration of the ArchivesSpace environment - Migration of archival records from 11 existing ArchivesSpace instances - Creation and setup of 14 new repositories within the shared instance - SSO integration with CUNY Login via SAML 2.0 - Ongoing hosting, maintenance, backups, monitoring, and technical/user support for 25 repositories - Initial training for ArchivesSpace users (video sessions and user manual) - Unique or Notable Requirements: - 99.5% uptime service level agreement - Accessibility compliance (WCAG) - Security standards adherence - Data export capabilities - Supplier diversity goals: 30% Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), 30% Women Business Enterprise (WBE), 6% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB) - Place of Performance: - All CUNY campuses in the five boroughs of New York City - Contracting office at 205 East 42 Street, New York, NY 10017 - Contract Term: - Five years, with one-time setup/migration and ongoing annual hosting/support

Description

The City University of New York (CUNY) is seeking proposals for hosting services of a shared instance of ArchivesSpace, an open-source software, to be used by libraries across all CUNY campuses in New York City. The contract includes one-time setup, configuration, and data conversion services to launch CUNY's collections on the ArchivesSpace platform, as well as ongoing administration and maintenance of the collections and their web presentation. The contract term is five years, and the procurement aims to meet specific goals for service-disabled veteran-owned businesses and minority/women business enterprises.

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