Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Solesource Justification for my Talking Books Realsam Dialog Licenses
Deadline: 21 Aug 2026
Posting Date: 07 Aug 2026
Other Information
Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 146710794
Document Ref. No.: 2027-NLS-0066
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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This is a public notice prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.2 - Synopsis of Proposed Contract Actions.
The Library of Congress (Library), Contracts and Grants Directorate (CGD), intends to award a sole-source, firm-fixed-price (FFP), indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract to RealSAM Inc./RealThing.ai (1629 K ST NW, STE 300, WASHINGTON, DC 20006). The contract-s work will be performed at the contractor-s facilities.
The intended contract-s period of performance (POP) shall be for five years. It is valued at an amount above both the simplified acquisition threshold (or SAT, defined as $350, 000 and below) and public-notice threshold (defined as $25, 000 and below). The work shall consist of the following-
The National Library Service for the Blind and Print-Disabled (NLS) requires both (1) up to ~ 5, 000 new RealSAM dialog licenses with technical support and (2) continuing support for 5, 000 legacy RealSAM dialog licenses that are already owned by the Library. This contract will provide not only the aforementioned additional RealSAM dialog licenses and technical support for legacy RealSAM dialog licenses, but also comprehensive support for all of the Library-s RealSAM dialog licenses. The technical support includes, but is not limited to, maintenance, system documentation, and compliance with applicable laws.
This announcement constitutes the only public notice. Proposals are not being requested from other parties and a written solicitation will not be issued. This public notice accomplishes the following:
1. Notice of the Library-s intent to award a sole-source contract for this requirement to the business listed herein;
2. Synopsizing the requirements in accordance with the FAR; and
3. Publicly posting the approved Justification and Approval (J&A) to the public in advance of the contract award rather than after award. As a result of this, a second posting of the J&A is not required after the award has...
Notice ID: 2027-nls-0066
Department/Ind. Agency: library of congress
Sub-tier: library of congress
Office: contracts services
Product Service Code: 9999 - miscellaneous items
NAICS Code: 541511 - Custom Computer Programming Services
Inactive Dates: sep 05, 2026
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
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