E-Book/Audiobook Content and Mobile Application

Closed State & local contract opportunity Posted

Solicitation number
306-24-0143
State
Texas
Responses due

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Opportunity details come from txsmartbuy.com. Updated .

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The Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) is seeking a qualified contractor to provide an e-book and audiobook mobile application (app) suitable for use by a consortium of Texas public libraries. The contractor must also offer a marketplace of e-book and digital audiobook content from which TSLAC can purchase titles for the shared consortial collection. The solicitation requires the proposed solution to meet specific functional and technical requirements, including ordering system capabilities, catalog record availability, training needs, and data security. TSLAC expects to award a contract with an initial term through September 2025, with options to renew for up to four additional one-year periods. Respondents must register with TSLAC's eProcurement portal to submit their response, with an Intent to Bid requested prior to the submission deadline of January 31, 2024.

The solicitation indicates that subcontracting opportunities are probable under this contract, and respondents must complete a HUB Subcontracting Plan (HSP) form specifying the portions of work they will subcontract, including the percentages expected to be awarded to Texas certified Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUBs) and non-HUBs. The contract has specific HUB goals that must be met or demonstrated through good faith efforts. The current incumbent provider, Amigos Library Services, is unlikely to be bidding on this opportunity as they will no longer support the existing SimplyE application used by TSLAC. The solicitation does not disclose a specific budget, but indicates that the current e-book and audiobook collection expenditures are less than $100,000 annually.

Opportunity text

The Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) requires a qualified contractor to provide to provide an e-book and audiobook mobile application (app) suitable for use by a consortium of Texas public libraries. Qualified vendors must also offer a marketplace of e-book and digital audiobook content from which TSLAC can purchase titles for the shared consortial collection.

Please read the solicitation carefully and submit all required documents. An Intent to Bid is requested prior to submission of a response through the e-Procurement portal.

Respondents must register to the agency's eProcurement portal to submit their response to this solicitation. https://tsl.bonfirehub.com/opportunities/117677


Files

File Type Posted
ESBD_File_346846_24-0143_EBook Mobile App_RFO.pdf PDF
ESBD_File_346846_24-0143_ERT_RFO_FINAL.docx DOCX document
ESBD_File_346846_24-0143_Addendum 1_Q&A.pdf PDF
ESBD_File_346846_Appendix I_Cloud Vendor Assessment Tool.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
ESBD_File_346846_HUB Vendors_715-35.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
ESBD_File_346846_HUB Vendors_920-45.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
ESBD_File_346846_HSP All Forms.pdf PDF
ESBD_File_346846_HUB Vendors_715-04.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
ESBD_File_346846_HUB Vendors_961-75.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet

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