# Braille Book Production by Patron Demand -- Library of Congress

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/030adv24r0033

- Solicitation number: 030ADV24R0033
- Notice type: Combined synopsis and solicitation
- Status: Closed. Deadline was April 4, 2024 at 5:00 PM EDT
- Department: Library of Congress
- Contracting office: Contracts Services (030ADV)
- NAICS: 32311 Printing
- Product or service code: 7690 Miscellaneous Printed Matter
- First posted: March 7, 2024
- Last posted: March 25, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/8812910add63401fb12060b1020a5ce8/view

## Description

The purpose of amendment two is to answer questions. See attached Q&A document.

The purpose of this amendment is to change the question deadline and clarify that the requirements.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation issued under the authority of FAR 12/FAR 13.5. The Library of Congress seeks a contractor to provide embossing, binding, and distribution of braille material from master braille (.BRF) and/or tactile (.CDR/PDF) files. This is a program where the patrons themselves (Printed Braille by Patron Demand) will select which (.BRF or .CDR/PDF) files will be printed. The resulting contract shall be a firm-fixed-price (FFP) Idefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quanitity (IDIQ) contract.

The Library reserves the right to award a singe- or multiple-award IDIQ as a result of this solicitation. See the attached solicitation document for further information. Attachments J-1 and J-2 are required for your business to compete, as these are the sample documents. Due to limitations in the SAM system, potential contractors must email the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist to request these files. The files will then be emailed to your business.

## Publications

- March 7, 2024: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due April 4, 2024 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice bf31812a7bd14a7e8e754497891462e6. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/bf31812a7bd14a7e8e754497891462e6/view
- March 11, 2024: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due April 4, 2024 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice 3cc82349dff24ed4be504610dbf6907d. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/3cc82349dff24ed4be504610dbf6907d/view
- March 25, 2024: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due April 4, 2024 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice 8812910add63401fb12060b1020a5ce8. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/8812910add63401fb12060b1020a5ce8/view

## Points of contact

- James Robinson, jarobinson@loc.gov
- Nikolas Wellstead, nwellstead@loc.gov

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Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/030adv24r0033.