PRESOL | 76 | NARRATION AND DUPLICATION OF BOOKS ON TAPE

FBO DAILY ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 08, 2006 FBO #1747
SOLICITATION NOTICE

76 -- NARRATION AND DUPLICATION OF BOOKS ON TAPE

Notice Date: 9/6/2006
Notice Type: Solicitation Notice
NAICS: 511130 — Book Publishers
Contracting Office: Library of Congress, Contracts Services, Contracts Section, 101 Independence Ave SE LA-325, Washington, DC, 20540-9411
ZIP Code: 20540-9411
Solicitation Number: NLS20060246
Response Due: 9/11/2006
Archive Date: 9/26/2006
Description: THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE NON COMPETITIVELY WITH AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND (APH), LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, FOR THE NARRATION AND DUPLICATION OF APPROXIMATELY 26 BOOKS ON TAPE. THESE BOOKS-ON-TAPE BELONG TO SEVERAL SERIES THAT HAVE BEEN PRODUCED BY APH IN THE PAST. PATRONS OF THE NATIONAL LIBRARY SERVICE FOR THE BLIND AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED (NLS) HAVE EXPRESSED THE OVERWHELMING PREFERENCE FOR BOOKS-ON-TAPE IN A SERIES TO BE PRODUCED BY THE SAME COMPANY TO MAINTAIN THE CONSISTENCY OF THE NARRATION AND TONE OF THE SERIES. AS A RESULT OF THIS PREFERENCE, NLS HAS ESTABLISHED THE REQUIREMENT THAT BOOKS IN A SERIES ARE TO BE DONE BY THE SAME VENDOR. THE PRICE QUOTE FROM APH IS $5.00 PER MINUTE OF NARRATION AND $.55 PER CASSETTE.
Place of Performance: Address: WASHINGTON DC; Zip Code: 20540; Country: UNITED STATES
Record: SN01135628-W 20060908/060906230737 (fbodaily.com)
Source: FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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