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Batteries for Digital Talking Book Machines

Library of Congress · CONTRACTS SERVICES
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Solicitation details

Solicitation number
030ADV26R0055
Notice type
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
NAICS
335910
Product service code
6140
Set-aside
Unrestricted
Posted
2026-10-13
Response deadline
Oct 27, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC
Place of performance
DC
Contracting contact
jarobinson@loc.gov

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Statement of work, as posted

Amendment 3: The purpose of this amendment is to answer questions submitted by potential offerors - 10/13/2026 The extension for proposals remains at 10/27/2026. ----- Amendment 2: The purpose of this amendment is to do the following: 1. Answer questions submitted by potential offerors. 2. Amend the Past Performance Questionnaire. 3. Amend the Pricing Sheet. 4. Remove the battery schamtic. 5. Replace the specifications for the batteries. 6. Add an economic price adjustment clause. - - - - - - - - Amendment 1: The purpose of this amendment is to answer questions submitted by potential offerors. See the attached document. In addition, it extends the proposal submission deadline. - - - - - - - - This is a full and open competition placed under the authority of FAR 13.5. The purpose of this solicitation is to obtain bespoke batteries to fit inside the of the Digital Talking Book Machines (DTBMs) that are used by NLS patrons. Proposals are due by 10/19/2026 at 5PM Eastern. Questions are due by: 10/07/2026. Please see the attached documents for the full solicitation.

Contact

Point of contact
James Robinson
Role
not stated on this notice — SAM publishes a role for only about 5% of them, so this may be a contract specialist rather than the contracting officer
Email
jarobinson@loc.gov
Secondary
lmedina@loc.gov
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