# CAC Library Consortium Authentication Solution

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/libraryauthenticationrfi

- Solicitation number: Library-Authentication-RFI
- Notice type: Sources sought
- Status: Open. Offers due October 30, 2026 at 1:00 PM EDT
- Department: Department of the Army
- Agency: Department of the Army
- Contracting office: W6QM Micc-Ft Leavenworth (W91QF4)
- NAICS: 519290 Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services
- Product or service code: R612 Information Retrieval
- Place of performance: Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
- County: Leavenworth County (FIPS 20103). https://abierto.us/counties/leavenworth-county-ks-20103
- First posted: September 30, 2026
- Last posted: October 2, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/86d51609a2b14336a93156169ffb77a8/view

## Description

The Government is requesting information regarding a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS), Software as a Service (SaaS) library authentication and electronic resource proxy subscription for one enterprise Program Office instance and eighteen individual library instances. The solution must natively integrate with the Ex Libris Alma / Primo VE environment and preserve existing user access pathways to the maximum extent possible.

Please identify if you have the capability of providing the COTS solution, your business size standard associated to the NAICS 519290 (Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services), and any applicable past performance. Pricing can be provided, if available, but is not required.

Attached is a draft copy of the Statement of Objectives (SOO). The SOO is not final and is subject to change.

## Attachments

- [20260930_DRAFT_SOO_Library_Authentication.pdf](https://sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v3/opportunities/resources/files/44fd80bae31b48a494c801f0950ed6a1/download)

## Publications

- September 30, 2026: Sources sought, due October 30, 2026 at 1:00 PM EDT. Notice b35dc6c9a2d64b639e5c3049f7400908. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/b35dc6c9a2d64b639e5c3049f7400908/view
- October 2, 2026: Sources sought, due October 30, 2026 at 1:00 PM EDT. Notice 86d51609a2b14336a93156169ffb77a8. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/86d51609a2b14336a93156169ffb77a8/view

## Points of contact

- Alec Creekmore, alec.r.creekmore.civ@army.mil, 5209442189
- Sheldon Gresham, sheldon.w.gresham.civ@army.mil, 5209444033

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