WBG eLibrary Hosting and Services

• CLOSING DATE AND TIME: JANUARY 12, 2022 @ 3:00 PM EST

The World Bank Group is seeking fims to respond to this REI for the receipt of a solicitation for hosting and associated services for the World Bank eLibrary. Responding firm will provide information on their commercial off-the-shelf subscription-based platform that is designed to meet the needs of institutional researchers, students, professors and patrons. The platform must be customizable to some degree to meet the requirements of WBG. The selected firm will provide the associated fully-managed services, including migration (of content, metadata and associated links), maintenance and support, and regular upgrades.

The Pre-Qualification will serve to qualify Firms that are interested in participating in a later solicitation for the above service that will be issued by the WBG.  Only qualified Firms will receive the solicitation. The WBG is not obligated to award a contract based on the responses to this REI document or otherwise compensate Firms for providing the requested information. The WBG reserves the right to defer or cancel any solicitation without penalty.

All Firms determined qualified will be invited to submit a response to the solicitation for the services.   
The solicitation may be obtained by sending an email to the designated Category Manager, referencing the following information:
1. Solicitation Number
2. Company Name
3. Contact Person Name and Title
4. Address
5. Telephone Number
6. Fax Number
7. Contact's Email Address
A copy of the solicitation will be sent to organizations that have replied to and are eligible to receive this advertisement. All requests and questions regarding this solicitation shall be directed to the following designated Corporate Procurement Category Manager:
Karen Austin @kaustin@worldbank.org