R -- Stack & Collection Maintenance Programs

**********THIS SOLICITATION IS CANCELED*********************THIS SOLICITATION IS CANCELED*********** **********THIS SOLICITATION IS CANCELED*********** The Library of Congress requires the services of a contractor to provide human resources necessary to perform stack and collections maintenance activities in the Library Buildings on Capitol Hill and the Library's off-site storage facilities. The contractor will sort and deliver incoming materials and materials returning from use; break down materials on the decks; arrange and shelve/interfile incoming materials and materials returning from use; shelfread the collections to maintain the shelves in the shelflist order; shift and integrate the collections; identify and pull problem items from the work stream based on specified criteria; groom the decks to maintain them in a neat and accessible order; transport materials, baskets and book trucks, pack and unpack boxes of collections items; palletize and unpalletize materials; erect and dismantle shelving within the Library's collections storage areas. THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) WILL BE POSETD ON FEDBIZOPPS ON OR ABOUT AUGUST 1, 2007. OFFERS WILL BE DUE APPROXIMATELY 20 CALENDAR DAYS AFTER THE SOLICIATION ISSUE DATE, AND AWARD MAY OCCUR APPROXIMATELY 30 DAYS THEREAFTER.