SOLICITATION NOTICE
99 -- Audio Books 2010 - Solicitation #LCNLS09R0277
- Notice Date
- 9/30/2009
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 512290
— Other Sound Recording Industries
- Contracting Office
- Library of Congress, Contracts Services, Contracts Section, 101 Independence Ave SE, LA-325, Washington, District of Columbia, 20540-9411
- ZIP Code
- 20540-9411
- Solicitation Number
- LCNLS09R0277
- Point of Contact
- Lyudmila Bond, Phone: 202-707-3420
- E-Mail Address
-
lbond@loc.gov
(lbond@loc.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Solicitation #LCNLS09R0277 As mandated by Public Law 89-522 dated July 30, 1966, The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), Library of Congress (LOC), provides reading materials in recorded and braille formats to U.S. residents and U.S. citizens living abroad who are unable to use conventional print materials because of visual and physical limitations. Each year, more than 24 million books and magazines are circulated to these groups. Reading materials (books and magazines) are produced by contractors for NLS, and are distributed to a readership in excess of 700,000 through a network of over 122 regional and sub-regional libraries serving blind and physically handicapped individuals. States, municipalities, or other agencies operate these organizations. In addition, books are distributed to schools, multi-state centers, and veterans’ hospitals throughout the nation and U.S. territories. All services and products are funded by the U.S. Congress through NLS and are provided to patrons free of charge including mail to and from patrons, through the U.S. Postal Service. The Scope of work for this requirement is record, duplicate, package and distribute books to network libraries on recorded cassette and flash cartridge media and also provide Digital Talking Book (DTB) review copies in accordance with this solicitation document, the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) Specifications #202, #300, #403, #420, #701, #900, #1202,#1203, #1205, and #1206, incorporated in the solicitation, and any “Special Instructions” issued with titles during performance of contract. Copies of the specifications are available at http://www.loc.gov/nls/specs. Samples of the products that precisely meet all applicable requirements may be required at any time during the period of performance. Contractors who produce books, equipment, or other products shall be cognizant of the consumer-responsive nature of the program and that the specifications for these products have been developed to meet the needs of program users. Materials are produced with the readers’ needs foremost in mind and improved through constant monitoring and consumer input. Contractors are expected to familiarize themselves with the equipment-handling practices of blind and physically handicapped clientele and ensure that the supplies and equipment produced shall stand up under such use. A high degree of quality workmanship and product reliability is mandated by the product specification.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/LOC/CS/CS1/LCNLS09R0277/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Library of Congress, National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), 1291 Taylor Street, NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20011, United States
- Zip Code: 20011
- Zip Code: 20011
- Record
- SN01976083-W 20091002/091001001228-c2415bc93cf52ef2d553d552001bde85 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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