70--ILS SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE - HORIZON

Intent to Award: The US Geological Survey (USGS) Libraries Programs part of the Core Science Systems is seeking the procurement of Horizon, to manage acquisitions, cataloging, serials, circulation, and reports. The database resulting from these operations is available to the user community through an online catalog, which is accessible via a client/server architecture as well as the Internet. Period of Performance will be Date of Award through 8/31/2017. Sirsi Corporation d/b/a SirsiDynix ("SirsiDynix") is the developer and/or sole source provider for all SirsiDynix software and specialized services. The SirsiDynix HORIZON integrated library system ("HORIZON") product was developed at private expense by SirsiDynix. HORIZON is a proprietary software product that is only available from SirsiDynix and SirsiDynix retains the exclusive trademark, copyright, trade secret and/or patent rights to the HORIZON software. The HORIZON software is provided only to those users that have signed a licensing agreement, therein agreeing to protect the confidentiality of the proprietary information and trade secrets of SirsiDynix' HORIZON software. SirsiDynix has sole knowledge of the development of the software and certain configuration requirements that are exclusive to the HORIZON software. Consequently, only SirsiDynix is able to sell and maintain the software as well as continue to make further enhancements in the HORIZON software. SirsiDynix is the library automation vendor for the Library pursuant to an agreement that has been signed by both parties. As such, SirsiDynix provides maintenance and support for the complete system for the library. As software is added to the system, SirsiDynix requires that the library software and specialized services be purchased directly from SirsiDynix in order to ensure continued support and compatibility of the new software with the existing system. The USGS is aware of no other source that can provide the above. Therefore, it intends to make an award to SirsiDynix, unless it is contacted by any who believes they have obtained similar technical expertise and can provide the same service. Vendors are invited to contact the Contract Specialist, Becky Edgar via email at [email protected] no later than 12:00 PM EST, Tuesday, September 6, 2016 with an affirmative answer.