SOLICITATION NOTICE
76 -- BRAILLE PUBLICATIONS: SHORT - RFQ
- Notice Date
- 5/19/2015
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 511130
— Book Publishers
- Contracting Office
- Library of Congress, Contracts Services, Contracts Services, 101 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC, 20540-9411
- ZIP Code
- 20540-9411
- Solicitation Number
- LCNLS15Q0043
- Archive Date
- 6/11/2015
- Point of Contact
- Clint Unger, Phone: 2027078604, Vidya Vish, Phone: 2027079394
- E-Mail Address
-
cunger@loc.gov, vvis@loc.gov
(cunger@loc.gov, vvis@loc.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- RFQ As mandated by Public Law 89-522 dated July 30, 1966, the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS/BPH), 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 individuals. Reading materials (books and magazines) are produced by contractors for NLS/BPH, and are distributed to a readership in excess of 500,000 through a network of 113 libraries that serve blind and physically disabled individuals. States, municipalities, or other agencies operate these organizations. In addition, books are distributed to schools, rehabilitation centers, and veterans' hospitals throughout the nation and U.S. territories. All services and products are funded by the U.S. Congress through NLS/BPH and are provided to patrons free of charge including mail to and from patrons through the U.S. Postal Service. Contractor shall produce and distribute in braille the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS/BPH), Library of Congress, the publications listed in section C.3.1 (below) in accordance with NLS/BPH Specifications 410 and 801 (with the exception that sections 3.5.2, 3.5.3, 3.6, 3.9, 4.5.1, and 4.5.6 of Specification 801 do not apply) and the following "Special Instructions." Specifications may be found at http://www.loc.gov/nls/specs/.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/LOC/CS/CS/LCNLS15Q0043/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 101 Independence Ave, Washington, District of Columbia, 20540, United States
- Zip Code: 20540
- Zip Code: 20540
- Record
- SN03736846-W 20150521/150520000137-c4b955ca4d0b32a383ccbbbbb7e7cdf2 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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