NLS Library Cartridge and Container Labels - Print & Braille Embossed Labels
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 030ADV25R0028
- Agency
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Library of Congress
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 3231 Printing and Related Support Activities
- PSC
- 7690 Miscellaneous Printed Matter
- Place of performance
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Library of Congress, through its National Library Service (NLS) for the Blind and Print Disabled, is seeking a contractor to produce custom printed labels with embossed Braille for digital talking book cartridges, cartridge containers, and shipping boxes. The solicitation is a competitive Request for Proposals (RFP) under FAR Part 13.5 for full and open competition, with the contract to be awarded to the responsible offeror providing the best value to the government. Offerors must submit a technical narrative, past performance references, and sample labels, with a 10-page limit on the technical proposal. Key submission deadlines include questions due by 04/08/2025 at 12:00 PM Eastern Time, proposals due by 04/21/2025 at 12:00 PM Eastern Time, and sample labels due by 05/05/2025 at close of business. The evaluation will use a trade-off method, considering technical narrative, past performance, sample labels, and pricing.
The solicitation has no specific set-aside designation and is open to all qualified commercial vendors in the printing and related support activities sector. The contract is structured as a five-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) agreement, with a minimum contract value of $2,000 and a maximum of $2,000,000. The anticipated label production ranges from 150,000 to 2 million sets over the contract period, which spans from July 2025 to June 2030. Performance will be centered in Washington, DC, with labels to be distributed to network libraries nationwide. The contract requires detailed specifications for label production, including specific paper stock, adhesive types, braille embossing, and customization requirements for each label type. Contractors must be prepared to produce cartridge labels with book/magazine titles and standardized return address labels for network libraries.
Notice text
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Update #3 · Latest ·
Amendment 0002 provides Attachment J5, the Question and Answer document, in response to potential offeror questions. No other changes are made.
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Amendment 0001: Amendment 0001 provides the solicitation document, 030ADV25R0028, which failed to upload to SAM.gov when it was first posted; extends the questions due date, extends the sample label due date, extends the solicitation closing date, and adds one sentence to the end of Section L. See Amendment 030ADV25R0028 -0001 and attachments for further details.
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This is a competitive solicitation for commercial products and/or commercial services adhering to the requirements of FAR Part 13.5 for full and open competition. This solicitation is issued as a Request for Proposals (RFP). The Library of Congress (Library) requires the procurement of custom printed labels with embossed Braille for the National Library Service (NLS) for the Blind and Print Disabled. The NLS requires printed labels for its cartridges, printed return labels for the cartridge containers and shipping box labels. This project involves the sourcing, producing, and shipping of the labels.
The Library will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror that provides the best value to the government.
Please read the attached solicitation for detailed information on the requirements, instructions for proposal submission, and the method that will be used to evaluate proposals.
Questions are due no later than 04/16/2025 by 12:00PM (Eastern Time). Answers to questions will be posted as an amendment to the solicitation.
Proposals are due no later than 04/29/2025 by 12:00PM (Eastern Time).
Sample labels are due no later than 05/13/2025 by close of business (Eastern Time).
Update #2 ·
Amendment 0001: Amendment 0001 provides the solicitation document, 030ADV25R0028, which failed to upload to SAM.gov when it was first posted; extends the questions due date, extends the sample label due date, extends the solicitation closing date, and adds one sentence to the end of Section L. See Amendment 030ADV25R0028 -0001 and attachments for further details.
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This is a competitive solicitation for commercial products and/or commercial services adhering to the requirements of FAR Part 13.5 for full and open competition. This solicitation is issued as a Request for Proposals (RFP). The Library of Congress (Library) requires the procurement of custom printed labels with embossed Braille for the National Library Service (NLS) for the Blind and Print Disabled. The NLS requires printed labels for its cartridges, printed return labels for the cartridge containers and shipping box labels. This project involves the sourcing, producing, and shipping of the labels.
The Library will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror that provides the best value to the government.
Please read the attached solicitation for detailed information on the requirements, instructions for proposal submission, and the method that will be used to evaluate proposals.
Questions are due no later than 04/16/2025 by 12:00PM (Eastern Time). Answers to questions will be posted as an amendment to the solicitation.
Proposals are due no later than 04/29/2025 by 12:00PM (Eastern Time).
Sample labels are due no later than 05/13/2025 by close of business (Eastern Time).
Update #1 ·
This is a competitive solicitation for commercial products and/or commercial services adhering to the requirements of FAR Part 13.5 for full and open competition. This solicitation is issued as a Request for Proposals (RFP). The Library of Congress (Library) requires the procurement of custom printed labels with embossed Braille for the National Library Service (NLS) for the Blind and Print Disabled. The NLS requires printed labels for its cartridges, printed return labels for the cartridge containers and shipping box labels. This project involves the sourcing, producing, and shipping of the labels.
The Library will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror that provides the best value to the government.
Please read the attached solicitation for detailed information on the requirements, instructions for proposal submission, and the method that will be used to evaluate proposals.
Questions are due no later than 04/08/2025 by 12:00PM (Eastern Time). Answers to questions will be posted as an amendment to the solicitation.
Proposals are due no later than 04/21/2025 by 12:00PM (Eastern Time).
Sample labels are due no later than 05/05/2025 by close of business (Eastern Time).
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