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R -- LIMITED/COPY CATALOGING OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE PRINT MONOGRAPHS SOL RFP NLM 99-100/MLM DUE 032299 POC Lynn Montalvo, Contract Specialist; Patricia S. Page, Contracting Officer/301-496-6546 It is the intent of the National Library of Medicine to acquire, depending on the availability of copy in outside sources, limited or copy-cataloged bibliographic records for 3,145 to 3,845 foreign language monographs in German, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, and Danish. The project for the limited or copy cataloging of foreign language monographs consists of bibliographic description, authority work, subject analysis, and classification assignment. The services will include: 1) searching for available cataloging copy in outside bibliographic sources (e.g., Online Computer Library Center, Inc. (OCLC) or the Library of Congress (LC)), applying the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, 2nd Edition (Revised 1988) (AACR2) and NLM's limited and copy cataloging manuals and Library of Congress Rule Interpretations (LCRIs) to descriptive cataloging and creation of name and series access points; and 2) assigning NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) descriptors and classification numbers to each monograph using the NLM Classification or the Library of Congress classification schemes. NLM will supply necessary equipment. The work shall be performed by remote access to the NLM Voyager system, the integrated library system used by the library for the creation and editing of bibliographic and authority records. This requirement is set aside 100% for small businesses. The size standard is 8999, which is for a concern, including its affiliates, having average annual sales or receipts for its preceding three fiscal years not in excess of $5 million. It is anticipated that a one-year fixed price, indefinite delivery (indefinite quantity) type contract(s) will be awarded. The contract will contain options for four (4) successive one-year periods and options for additional quantities during each year. Multiple awards will be considered. The Request for Proposal (RFP) will be available approximately fifteen calendar days from publication of this announcement. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will beconsidered by the National Library of Medicine. Copies of the RFP may be obtained by writing to: Office of Acquisitions Management, National Library of Medicine, 8600 Rockville Pike, Building 38A, Room B1N17, Bethesda, Maryland 20894, Attention: Lynn Montalvo, Contract Specialist. Telephone and fax requests will not be accepted. See Numbered Note 1.***** Posted 02/10/99 (W-SN297038). (0041)

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