New York State Contract Reporter #2136643

SUNY Binghamton Solicits Proprietary Electronic Library Resources and Databases for FY 2026/2027

SUNY Binghamton is seeking annual subscriptions and access licenses for a comprehensive suite of proprietary electronic library resources for its university libraries. - Government Buyer: - State University of New York (SUNY) – SUNY Binghamton, serving Binghamton, Cobleskill, Delhi, Morrisville, and Oneonta campuses - OEMs and Vendors (selected, not exhaustive): - De Gruyter - Brill - Cambridge University Press - EBSCO - Elsevier - ProQuest (part of Clarivate) - Clarivate Analytics US LLC - SpringerNature - John Wiley & Sons - Taylor and Francis - Oxford University Press - JSTOR/Ithaka - LYRASIS - Ovid Technologies Inc - UpToDate, Inc. - Wolters Kluwer Health - SPRINGSHARE, LLC - Standard and Poors - Truven - East View - NewsBank/Readex - OCLC - Rittenhouse - Marketline - Morningstar - Center for Research Libraries - JOVE - Products/Services Requested: - Hundreds of digital archives, eBook collections, journal packages, and specialized databases across academic, scientific, legal, medical, and cultural fields - Notable products include: Brill Subject Complete eBook Collection, Cambridge Companions Online, SciFinder-n, Web of Science, JSTOR Archival Backfiles, ClinicalKey, UpToDate, Lippincott Procedures, Westlaw campus research, Compustat, ChemNetBase, AccessMedicine, and many more - Services include annual access licenses, memberships (e.g., HathiTrust, Center for Research Libraries), and digital preservation solutions - Unique/Notable Requirements: - Direct payment to publishers or providers (OEMs) - Use of proprietary, non-substitutable products and platforms - Awards made at university discretion, not via sealed bid - Diversity goals for SDVOB, MWBE, and DBE are set at 0% - Libraries are members of consortia to negotiate favorable rates - Scope: - Covers a wide range of disciplines and resource types, supporting research, teaching, and learning needs across multiple SUNY campuses

Description

This solicitation is for the procurement of proprietary electronic subscriptions, resources, products, services, and databases for the libraries at the State University of New York campuses including Binghamton, Cobleskill, Delhi, Morrisville, and Oneonta. These libraries participate in consortia to negotiate favorable contracts and establish yearly rates for electronic media and related products. The procurement will cover the fiscal year 2026-2027 and payments will be made directly to the identified publishers or providers. Awards will be made under discretionary authority without a sealed bid process. Interested vendors must contact the designated University contact within 15 business days of the notice.

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