# Braille RNIB Magazines - FY 24 Requirement

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/2024nls0019

- Solicitation number: 2024-NLS-0019
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Closed. Deadline was March 7, 2024 at 5:00 PM EST
- Department: Library of Congress
- Contracting office: Contracts Services (030ADV)
- NAICS: 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Product or service code: 9999 Miscellaneous Items
- Place of performance: GBR
- First posted: February 21, 2024
- Last posted: February 21, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f0934adca143427bb263456a460ec3aa/view

## Description

This is a public notice prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.2 – Synopsis of Proposed Contract Actions. The Library of Congress, Contracts and Grants Directorate, intends to award a sole-source firm fixed price contract to:

the United Kingdom Government, specifically, the Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB), London, England. The work to be performed under the contract will be performed at the following location: the United Kingdom, with the manufactured items being shipped to the United States. The period of performance of the intended contract shall run as follows:

07/15/2024 - 07/14/2025. It is valued at an amount below the simplified acquisition threshold (defined as $250,000 and below), but above $25,000 (the public notice threshold). The work shall consist of the following:

The following braille magazines: Braille Chess Magazines, Short Stories, Braille Music Magazine, Braille Conundrum. This announcement constitute the only public notice, proposals are not being requested from other parties and a written solicitation will not be issued. This public notice accomplishes the following:

Notice of the LC’s intent to sole source this requirement to the business listed herein; Synopsizing the requirements in accordance with the FAR; and Publically posting the approved Justification and Approval (J&A) to the public in advance of the contract award rather than after award. As a result of this, a second posting of the J&A is not required after the award has been made. As a result of this public posting, this shall be the only notice issued. A separate award notice and a separate J&A posting shall not be performed, as all public information is being accomplished via this public notice. The following attachments are included in this notice:

**Attachment 1:**

**Statement of Work Attachment 2:** Sole Source Justification (Redacted for Public Release) No further notices shall be pursued at this time in regards to this contracting action.

## Publications

- February 21, 2024: Special notice, due March 7, 2024 at 5:00 PM EST. Notice f0934adca143427bb263456a460ec3aa. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f0934adca143427bb263456a460ec3aa/view

## Points of contact

- James Robinson, jarobinson@loc.gov

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