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The prices below are the low, high and midpoint of the prices offered in the vendors' Basic Ordering Agreements (BOAs). Please use them for budgetary planning purposes only. The prices for your actual technical processing job(s) will be based on a request for quotation (RFQ) circulated to all five FEDLINK vendors. The vendors' quotations will reflect the degree of difficulty and size of your particular project and will be equal to or less than the basic BOA prices shown below.

Processing Charges Per Record (RFQ Column A)

Books and Serials Formats     Top Low Midpoint High
2001a Books - level A (easy) $3.86 $5.35 $6.84
2002a Books - level B (moderate) $4.50 $8.30 $12.09
2003a Books - level C (difficult) $6.75 $12.59 $18.42
2001b Serials - level A (easy) $3.86 $5.74 $7.61
2002b Serials - level B (moderate) $6.20 $10.48 $14.75
2003b Serials - level C (difficult) $8.30 $21.65 $35.00
 
Optional Formats     Top Low Midpoint High
2001c AV materials - level A (easy) $5.00 $6.21 $7.41
2002c AV materials - level B (moderate) $7.75 $10.25 $12.75
2003c AV materials - level C (difficult) $9.75 $16.63 $23.50
2001d Sound recordings - level A (easy) $5.00 $8.63 $12.25
2002d Sound recordings - level B (moderate) $7.75 $12.50 $17.25
2003d Sound recordings - level C (difficult) $9.75 $17.56 $25.37
2001e Computer files - level A (easy) $5.00 $8.63 $12.25
2002e Computer files - level B (moderate) $7.75 $12.50 $17.25
2003e Computer files - level C (difficult) $9.75 $16.63 $23.50
2001f Other - archives/mixed - level A (easy) - - -
2002f Other - archives/mixed - level B (moderate) - - -
2003f Other - archives/mixed - level C (difficult) $35.00 $35.00 $35.00
2001g Other - maps - level A (easy) $4.35 $5.80 $7.25
2002g Other - maps - level B (moderate) $7.75 $8.25 $8.75
2003g Other - maps - level C (difficult) $9.75 $13.63 $17.50
2001h Other - scores - level A (easy) $5.00 $5.00 $5.00
2002h Other - scores - level B (moderate) $11.75 $11.75 $11.75
2003h Other - scores - level C (difficult) $23.50 $23.50 $23.50
 
Adding Local Information     Top Low Midpoint High
2004 Check local authority file $1.00 $1.00 $1.00
2005 Check OCLC Online Authority file $2.00 $2.00 $2.00
2006 Assign subject (other than LCSH, MeSH) $2.00 $2.00 $2.00
2007 Add item/copy info - 049 field $0.20 $0.20 $0.20
2008 Add local system control number $0.15 $0.15 $0.15
2009 Add local authorized call number $1.85 $1.85 $1.85
2010 Local additional call number $1.85 $1.85 $1.85
2011 Local free text call number $0.20 $0.20 $0.20
2012 Shelflisting via the internet (per title) $2.00 $2.00 $2.00
2013 Add local holdings field - up to five elements $0.50 $0.50 $0.50
2014 Search only $1.75 $1.75 $1.75
2015 Printout of record $0.25 $0.25 $0.25

Deliverables and Miscellaneous Charges (RFQ Column B)

Output Media     Top Low Midpoint High
2004a Diskette - 5.25", 1.2MB, high density $5.00 $10.00 $15.00
2004b Diskette - 5.25", 360kb, low density $5.00 $5.50 $6.00
2004c Diskette - 3.5", 1.44MB, high density $5.00 $10.00 $15.00
2004d Magnetic tape - 1600cpi, ASCII, 9 track $25.00 $56.41 $87.82
2004e Magnetic tape - 6250cpi, ASCII, 9 track $25.00 $56.41 $87.82
2005a Data cartridge - 4mm or 8mm $25.00 $25.00 $25.00
 
Miscellaneous     Top Low Midpoint High
2005b Accessions list - master and frequencies $25.00 $25.00 $25.00
2005c Accessions list - pages copied $0.34 $0.34 $0.34
2005d Review record in the OCLC save file - initial save $0.30 $0.30 $0.30
2005e Review record in the OCLC save file - resave $1.00 $1.00 $1.00
2005f Save file restore - known day's production $30.00 $30.00 $30.00
2005g Save file restore - unknown production date $60.00 $60.00 $60.00
2006a Customized reports $25.00 $25.00 $25.00
2006b Rush processing - item $3.00 $11.71 $20.41
2006c Rush processing - batch $25.00 $36.24 $47.47
2006d Handling - return unprocessed item $1.75 $5.88 $10.00
2006e Handling - return unprocessed batch $15.00 $32.50 $50.00
2006f Batch upload - not OCLC $3.47 $9.24 $15.00
2006g Batch download - not OCLC $15.00 $15.00 $15.00
2006h Out-of-warranty replacement - data/diskette $3.96 $9.48 $15.00
2006i Out-of-warranty replacement - data/mag tape $84.35 $84.35 $84.35
2100a Rejected shipment at customer expense $25.00 $25.00 $25.00
2100b Non-standard delivery at customer expense $10.00 $10.00 $10.00
2100c Excess delivery charges at customer request $10.00 $10.00 $10.00

FY99 prices updated 12/4/1998
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