From: "Stuivenga, Will" <[log in to unmask]> Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2016 23:09:57 +0000 The Washington State Library announces the release of a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Statewide Database Licensing (SDL) project. Proposals are solicited from firms interested in providing web-based digital products or services to nonprofit libraries located in the State of Washington. The RFP solicits proposals for products in several categories: 1) Aggregated periodical databases covering a wide variety of subject areas with content that will be of interest to all types of nonprofit libraries and their patrons; 2) Newspapers both national and local, with as many papers as possible from the State of Washington; 3) Resources designed for children and students (both K-6 and K-12) that include at least one search interface designed for the younger researcher, and with database content appropriate for elementary reading levels; 4) Products in other categories as described in the RFP. The RFP is available on the OSOS web site procurements page: http://sos.wa.gov/q/p and via Washington’s Electronic Business Solution (WEBS): https://fortress.wa.gov/ga/webs/. Copies of the documents in Microsoft Word format (for convenience) are available by request from the RFP Coordinator. · The due date for Letters of Intent to Propose is March 11, 2016. · The due date for proposals is April 1, 2016. The RFP Coordinator is Will Stuivenga: [log in to unmask] Will Stuivenga, Cooperative Projects Manager, Library Development Washington State Library | Office of the Secretary of State 360.704.5217 | fax: 360.586.7575 [log in to unmask]