NIH National Library Subscription Services

Pre-RFP for Subscription Services for the National Library of Medicine under the National Institutes of Health.

Solicitation Summary

The US Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health has a requirement for Subscription Services for the National Library of Medicine.

Solicitation in a Nutshell

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Details
Agency Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Solicitation Number 75N97026Q00001
Status Pre-RFP
Solicitation Date 02/2026 (Estimate)
Award Date 04/2026 (Estimate)
Contract Ceiling Value $54,241,000
Competition Type Undetermined
Type of Award Undetermined
Primary Requirement  Library & Information Resources
Duration  1 year(s) base plus 4 x 1 year(s) option(s)
Contract Type TBD
No. of Expected Awards N/A
NAICS Code(s):
519120

Libraries and Archives
Size Standard: $18.5 million annual receipts
Place of Performance:
  • United States
Opportunity Website: https://sam.gov/opp/77e4a4fc08fb4d219416533f61c490e9/view

Background

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) in Bethesda, Maryland, is a part of the National Institutes of Health, US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). NLM, the world’s largest biomedical library, acquires and preserves biomedical literature from throughout the world in all formats and many languages. As a mandate in its authorizing legislation (Public Law 84-941), NLM acquires library materials pertinent to medicine. The Collection Development Program of the Collection Branch requires subscription services to build the NLM modern biomedical literature collection, including print and electronic resources, and to support NLM products and services.

Requirements

  • The purpose of this contract is to obtain subscription services and management for biomedical literature published worldwide by multinational, commercial, governmental bodies, and non-commercial organizations, in various formats and languages.
  • General Requirements
  • Subscription Services
  • Consolidation Service for Print Subscriptions or Print Bundled with Online Access
  • Invoicing
  • Reporting and Delivery Requirements

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