Digital Repository Platform and Physical Library Management System

Background
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is seeking to implement a web-based Digital Repository Platform integrated with Physical Library Management functionality. The goal of this platform is to provide standardized access to industry consensus standards, regulatory documentation, and reference literature related to LNG facility safety. This initiative aims to create a centralized hub for stakeholders to access vital information securely and efficiently.

Work Details
The contract involves the development of a Digital Repository and Asset Management system that includes:

1. Centralized Asset Repository for indexing and storing diverse document formats.
2. Advanced Search and Indexing capabilities with full-text indexing, metadata tagging, and keyword search optimization.
3. Digital Rights Management (DRM) features to manage asset downloading based on copyright rules.
4. Scalability to handle high-volume simultaneous user access without performance degradation.

Additionally, the project requires custom modules such as:
A) A Physical Book Check-In/Check-Out Request System for managing physical book inventory at the National LNG Center of Excellence;
B) A Visitor Logging System for tracking user check-ins across virtual and physical library entry points;
C) A Metrics and Analytics Reporting Module for tracking asset utilization and generating reports. The technical architecture must ensure a 100% web-hosted solution with 99.9% operational uptime, ongoing maintenance, security patch management, and role-based access control integrated with enterprise Identity Providers.

Place of Performance
Washington DC 20590 UNITED STATES

Bidder Requirements
Bidders must demonstrate relevant qualifications in digital repository implementations, provide client references from higher education or government agencies, detail their proposed platform architecture including security protocols, outline a custom development strategy for specific functionalities, present a project management plan with key milestones, and submit an itemized cost proposal covering all aspects of the project.