Wednesday, March 30, 2022
The Request for Proposal (RFP) for three Newspaper Collections was released publicly through the Department of Administration eSupplier on March 29, 2022. Vendors have until May 3 to respond to the RFP with the database(s) which meet the requirements. The contract(s) start date is July 1, 2023.
In general, the RFP asks for responses to:
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Major U.S. and Wisconsin daily and weekly newspapers, providing full coverage of all issues published between at least 1975 and the present in at least the ten (10) largest U.S. cities as determined by the 2020 U.S. Census, at least the ten (10) largest Wisconsin cities as determined by the 2020 U.S. Census, and other Wisconsin cities with populations over 10,000. (This Collection as awarded in 2018 is currently supplied through ProQuest’s U.S. Newsstream)
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Wisconsin daily and weekly newspapers, providing full coverage of all issues published between at least 2005 and the present in Wisconsin communities with populations of up to 10,000. (This collection as awarded in 2018 is currently supplied through Wisconsin Newspaper Association’s Archive of Wisconsin Newspapers)
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U.S., including Wisconsin, daily and weekly newspapers, published between 1750 and the present in cities and communities of all sizes. (This Collection as awarded in 2018 is currently supplied by ProQuest’s Newspapers.com Library Edition World Collection)
Questions regarding the RFP should be directed to Mark Simon at 608-264-9587 or mark.simon@wisconsin.gov.
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