Library of Congress - Commercial Binding services IDIQ
Closed Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- 030ADV24R0059
- Agency
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Library of Congress
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 42492 Book, Periodical, and Newspaper Merchant Wholesalers
- PSC
- R605 Support- Administrative: Library
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Library of Congress (Library) is seeking a single or multiple award indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract for commercial binding services for its general collections. The Library requires a contractor to provide binding, collation, preparation, stamping, case-making, and casing services in accordance with industry standards. Proposals are due by December 2, 2024, and offeror questions are due by November 6, 2024. The Library will evaluate proposals based on technical, sample, past performance, and price factors, and may make multiple awards. Pricing will be subject to an economic price adjustment clause tied to the Producer Price Index for pulp and paper.
There is no set-aside designation for this opportunity. The Library has not indicated any potential incumbents or current contractors. The minimum ordering value is $5,000 and the maximum is $6,000,000 over the potential 5-year contract period from March 1, 2025 to February 28, 2030. The binding services will be performed for the Library's collections, which may range in size from small monographs to large folios, located at the Library's facilities.
Notice text
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Update #3 · Latest ·
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation being issued under the authority of FAR Parts 12 and 13.5.
The Library of Congress (Library), one of the largest libraries in the world with over 150 million items, is seeking a single or multiple award IDIQ contract for general collections care in in the service area of commercial binding. Library binding is the most basic and universal form of preservation a library performs. Library bound books last longer and can be less expensive to maintain over time. Binding secures and protects softbound monograph and serial volumes, which may range in size from a few inches in both dimensions to large folios. The Library requires a contractor to provide commercial binding.
Please see the attached full solicitation and its attachments.
Offeror questions are due no later than 11/06/2024 at 12:00 PM EST. Responses to offeror questions will be posted as an amendment to the solicitation at the same page where the solicitation and attachments are located.
Proposals are due no later than 12/02/2024 at 12:00 PM EST. Samples are due no later than 11:59 PM EST on 12/16/2024.
Amendment 0001 contains a revision to Section L.4, Volume 2)...Delivery of Samples. This amendment adds the time by which samples are due to the Library on 12/16/2024. Samples are due no later than 11:59 PM EST on 12/16/2024.
Amendment 0002 provides Attachment J4 - Responses to Offeror Questions, revises the section L.4 samples requirements, and it revises section M.2 Evaluation Factor 2). The amended language has been italicized and underlined.
Update #2 ·
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation being issued under the authority of FAR Parts 12 and 13.5.
The Library of Congress (Library), one of the largest libraries in the world with over 150 million items, is seeking a single or multiple award IDIQ contract for general collections care in in the service area of commercial binding. Library binding is the most basic and universal form of preservation a library performs. Library bound books last longer and can be less expensive to maintain over time. Binding secures and protects softbound monograph and serial volumes, which may range in size from a few inches in both dimensions to large folios. The Library requires a contractor to provide commercial binding.
Please see the attached full solicitation and its attachments.
Offeror questions are due no later than 11/06/2024 at 12:00 PM EST. Responses to offeror questions will be posted as an amendment to the solicitation at the same page where the solicitation and attachments are located.
Proposals are due no later than 12/02/2024 at 12:00 PM EST. Samples are due no later than 11:59 PM EST on 12/16/2024.
Amendment 0001 contains a revision to Section L.4, Volume 2)...Delivery of Samples. This amendment adds the time by which samples are due to the Library on 12/16/2024. Samples are due no later than 11:59 PM EST on 12/16/2024.
Update #1 ·
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation being issued under the authority of FAR Parts 12 and 13.5.
The Library of Congress (Library), one of the largest libraries in the world with over 150 million items, is seeking a single or multiple award IDIQ contract for general collections care in in the service area of commercial binding. Library binding is the most basic and universal form of preservation a library performs. Library bound books last longer and can be less expensive to maintain over time. Binding secures and protects softbound monograph and serial volumes, which may range in size from a few inches in both dimensions to large folios. The Library requires a contractor to provide commercial binding.
Please see the attached full solicitation and its attachments.
Offeror questions are due no later than 11/06/2024 at 12:00 PM EST. Responses to offeror questions will be posted as an amendment to the solicitation at the same page where the solicitation and attachments are located.
Proposals are due no later than 12/02/2024 at 12:00 PM EST. Samples are due no later than 11:59 PM EST on 12/16/2024.
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Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Library of Congress - Commercial Binding services IDIQ | Award Notice | |
| This notice | Solicitation |
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