Quipu eCard and eRenew Services

*** THIS IS NOT A BID ***

The description of services intended for purchase from a single source is posted in accordance with section 3.9, Procurement Ordinance 25-11, and will be posted for a minimum of 15 business days.

Commodity or Service Required:

Purchase of Quipu eCard and eRenew Services

Description:

Lee County Libraries seeks to execute a single-source procurement for services for libraries to issue virtual library cards and verify eligibility of library patrons for the Lee County service area by The Quipu Group, LLC. It also allows patrons to renew library cards online. Both services are offered through the library's website, without patrons needing to come into one of our physical locations.

Intended Single Source:

The Quipu Group, LLC

Justification for Single Source Acquisition:

The Quipu Group, LLC is one of the only vendors that has full service for virtual library cards, customer verification, and renewal of cards. We currently have both the Quipu eCard and eRenew service set-up with several customizations, which are not easily changed or migrated, have been set up for Quipu eCard and eRenew to seamlessly work with our Polaris Integrated Library System. We currently have a contract with Quipu, and switching systems would add extra costs and downtime/service disruption for patrons.

Recommended Procurement Approach:

For the reason(s) stated above, Lee County Procurement Management intends to utilize the Single Source Procurement method to purchase from The Quipu Group, LLC to supply the above.

Respond to:

If your firm feels they have the ability to supply the above, please contact Kevin Walker, Lee County Procurement Management at KWalker2@leegov.com for review.