Braille Transcription Services for National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled

Amendment 0001 provides the Questions and Answers (Q&A) document. Proposal formatting language in Section L has been included in red text, and the period of performance for year 2 in Attachment J5, the price schedule, has been corrected. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This acquisition will be conducted in accordance with FAR 13.5 procedures.

Proposals will be evaluated using the Best Value Trade-off (BVTO) Evaluation method. The National Library Service (NLS) provides reading materials in audio and braille formats to U.S. residents and U.S. citizens living abroad who are unable to use conventional print materials because of visual and physical limitations.

NLS has over 170,000 audio and braille titles in its collection and adds over 5,000 titles annually. NLS provides a collection of reading material in braille and audio format available to residents of the United States and American citizens living abroad who cannot hold, handle or read standard print material because of a temporary or permanent visual or physical limitation.

The Library of Congress is in need of a contractor to provide Braille Transcription services to the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled. Please see the attached full solicitation and its attachments. Offeror questions are due no later than 12/05/2025 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 01/06/2026 at 12:00 PM EST.