(ACAN) - Online annual library subscription

Solicitation number NRCan-5000080337

Publication date

Closing date and time 2024/04/08 14:00 EDT

Last amendment date

Description

Natural Resources Canada requires an annual subscription to GeoScienceWorld (GSW), a collaboration of organizations in the geosciences that incorporates the full text of 54 major geoscience journals from 34 societies and institutes from around the world.

NRCan requires the supplier to provide the following product, services and features:

1. GeoScienceWorld –List of individual journals and years available at https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/DocumentLibrary/Journal%20Title%20List…

2. Bibliographic records with embedded GeoRef metadata (e.g., longitude/latitude, index terms/descriptors).

3. Bibliographic Software – the ability to export citations to reference management software (e.g., Mendeley, Zotero, EndNote).

4. Alerts – the ability to provide users with search and/or new issue alerts.

5. Search functionalities – ability to provide a variety of search capabilities such as the following examples: browse journal issues, facets, bounding coordinates search.

6. Account support - ability to provide monthly usage statistics in COUNTER 5 format.

7. Technical support - Telephone and email assistance with technical problems during normal working hours at all sites across Canada.

8. Training - the ability to provide online training across Canada to all relevant NRCan Library sites.

Contract duration

The estimated contract period will be 48 month(s), with a proposed start date of 2024/08/01.

Trade agreements

  • World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA)
  • Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA)
  • Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA)
  • Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
  • Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement
  • Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement
  • Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA)
  • Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
  • Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
  • Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
  • Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA)
  • Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA)

Reason for limited tendering

A contracting officer can use limited tendering for specific reasons outlined in the applicable trade agreements. The reason for this contract is described below:

  • None
Contact information

Contracting organization

Organization
Natural Resources Canada
Address

580 Booth Street

Ottawa, ON, K1A 0E4
Canada
Contracting authority
Vincent Gariépy
Phone
(819) 239-9895
Email
vincent.gariepy@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca
Address

50 Place de la Cité

Sherbrooke, QC, J1G 4G9
Canada
Bidding details

Full details regarding this tender opportunity are available in the documents below. Click on the document name to download the file. Contact the contracting officer if you have any questions regarding these documents.

Tender documents
Document title Amendment no. Language Unique downloads Date added
(ACAN) NRCan-5000080337.pdf 001
English
 7
(PAC) NRCan-5000080337.pdf 001
French
 3

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Summary information

Notice type
Advance Contract Award Notice
Language(s)
English, French
Region(s) of delivery
National Capital Region (NCR)
Region of opportunity
Canada
Contract duration
48 month(s)
Procurement method
Advance Contract Award Notice
Commodity - UNSPSC
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