Single Source provider for OverDrive, Inc. Sora Digital Library Subscription

Closed State & local contract opportunity Posted Jun 30, 2022

Solicitation number: SS-01809
State: Florida
Responses due: Jul 22, 2022

Opportunity facts

Jurisdiction: St. Johns County
NIGP code: 71510 Books, Curriculum Guides, Directories, Magazines, Pamphlets, Periodicals, Publications, Reprints, Etc.
UNSPSC codes: 55101500 Printed publications

55101519 Periodicals

Opportunity details come from vendor.myfloridamarketplace.com. Updated Jun 30, 2022.

About this opportunity

Written by GovTribe AI · Sep 2, 2024

The Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind (FSDB) is seeking to procure a single-source contract for a yearly subscription to OverDrive, Inc.'s Sora Digital Library for FY 2022-2023, with a not-to-exceed value of $5,000. OverDrive provides a comprehensive suite of services and digital content materials that enable schools and districts to lend popular audiobooks, eBooks, digital textbooks, and other digital content via the school's library website. This includes a customized website interface, the Sora mobile app, integration with the school's ILS system, access to OverDrive's Public Library Connect, and the ability to upload locally-produced digital content. The justification for the single-source procurement is that OverDrive is the sole provider of this unique combination of services, including Kindle format downloads, offline content access, API integration, and accessibility features for the blind and visually impaired. The advertisement period runs from June 30, 2022, to July 22, 2022, and no other sources exist for the OverDrive, Inc. Sora digital library subscription service.

This opportunity is restricted to OverDrive, Inc. as the sole source provider. There are no set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond. The incumbent vendor is OverDrive, Inc., and the integration of OverDrive's existing technology and infrastructure is a key requirement. The total contract value is not to exceed $5,000 for the FY 2022-2023 subscription.

Opportunity text

Performance and/or Design Requirements:

The Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind (FSDB) is in need of purchasing a yearly subscription from OverDrive, Inc. for the Sora Digital Library for FY 2022-2023

Estimated Dollar Amount Not-to-Exceed: $5,000.00. Intended source:

Overdrive, Inc.

1 OverDrive Way

Cleveland, OH 44125

Justification for single source acquisition:

OverDrive provides a series of services and digital content materials that enable schools and districts to lend popular audiobooks, eBooks, digital textbooks, and other digital content via the school's library website.

Uniquely available only from OverDrive as a sole source provider, we offer a system that combines:

A customized website service for download, instant access and streaming digital materials integrated with the school library's ILS system for real-time student authentication
OverDrive's top-rated free app (Sora) for school users offers students their digital library anytime, anywhere with one-tap reading, assignments, notes and highlights, badges, and reading stats
OverDrive's student reading app, Sora, allows school users access to age-appropriate titles from their local library's OverDrive hosted collection via OverDrive's Public Library Connect (PLC).
OverDrive uniquely offers a Local Content portal for schools, providing the ability to upload locally- produced and self-published digital content into the platform for lending to their students
OverDrive is the only digital library vendor selling high quality fixed format and read-along ePUB3 content from top trade houses
OverDrive platform features that provide instant access toeBook and audioformats, including browser- based reading with OverDrive Read, and browser-based listening with OverDrive Listen, all allowingfor ease of use with no software installation or device activation required
OverDrive is the only digital library lending provider that offers downloads in the Kindle format and compatibility with all generations of the Amazon Kindle, the most popular and widely used eReading device on the market
OverDrive's proprietary browser-based formats are able cache the content for offline usage and does not require active internet connection to read/listen to the digital content
OverDrive APIs, available via the OverDrive Developer Portal, allow for integration of digital content with library discovery tools
Control for the library to set digital book lending policies and manage access and usage of materials
Download eBooks capable of operating on portable devices such as iPads, Chromebooks, as well as all generations of Amazon Kindle (exclusive to OverDrive)
Download audiobooks with accessibility features for the blind and visually impaired
OverDrive MP3 Audiobooks compatible with MAC/OS, iPods and other Apple devices

As a result of the combination of the above referenced items, as well as OverDrive, Inc.'s continued innovation, library and school market leadership, proven success and secret processes, OverDrive, Inc. is the sole vendor to offer these unique services and sought after materials.

No other source exists for OverDrive, Inc., Sora digital library subscription service..

Files

File	Type	Posted
2-Overdrive SS-23-027 .pdf	PDF	Jun 30, 2022

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