Other Information | The intent of this Request for Proposal (“RFP”) is to obtain fixed price proposals from firms specializing in Integrated Library Systems (“ILS” or “System”) for the County of Loudoun, Virginia (“County”), Loudoun County Public Library (“LCPL” or “Library”). The System shall provide integrated discovery and delivery across all collections. LCPL currently uses SirsiDynix Horizon as its core integrated library automation system and resource sharing and delivery is through the online public access catalog. LCPL is seeking a new ILS which shall include modules for Acquisitions, Circulation, Serials, Cataloging, System Administration, and Outreach Services, as well as an enhanced discovery layer component to provide direct access to the Library’s various paid online databases, downloadable audiobooks, eBook providers, and other services.
This RFP seeks to identify the System that has the best fit for LCPL requirements and the Offeror which will be the best partner for the Library in supporting innovation and responding to the rapidly changing consumer marketplace. The successful firm shall be capable of providing a fully operational turnkey Commercial-Off-the-Shelf (“COTS”) system self-hosted or vendor-hosted solution, including migration, configuration, customization, installation, training, testing and acceptance, and user documentation and conversion services as required herein, as well as system maintenance and update services.
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