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SAMDAILY.US - ISSUE OF DECEMBER 02, 2020 SAM #6943
SPECIAL NOTICE

99 -- Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Braille Certification Learning Management System Enhancements

Notice Date

11/30/2020 5:54:57 AM
 

Notice Type

Special Notice
 

NAICS

511210 — Software Publishers
 

Contracting Office

CONTRACTS SERVICES Washington DC 20540 USA
 

ZIP Code

20540
 

Solicitation Number

CIO20210123
 

Response Due

12/11/2020 1:00:00 PM
 

Archive Date

12/26/2020
 

Point of Contact

Betsy Matsuoka, Phone: (202) 707-0170
 

E-Mail Address

bmatsuoka@loc.gov
(bmatsuoka@loc.gov)
 

Description

The National Library Service for Blind and Print Disabled (NLS), a service unit of the Library of Congress, provides braille and audio materials for loan to United States citizens in or out of the country, and, residents of the United States. As part of NLS�s ongoing commitment to braille, NLS provides training and certification for braille transcribers and proofreaders to any interested and qualified United States citizen or resident of the United States. This ensures that the texts in the NLS collection are of the utmost quality as well as to ensure that United States citizens who use braille have materials in braille. All individuals who provide braille materials for NLS are required to have Library of Congress braille certifications. All of the United States braille producers including those producing textbooks require Library of Congress certification in the transcriber�s area of expertise. NLS uses a contractor to administer all of its training and certification programs. All of the courses in the program are completed through the correspondence course format. NLS requires functionality enhancements to the previously implemented Gyrus System�s� Braille Certification Learning Management System (BCLMS) to continue to assure the efficient administration of the Braille Transcription and Certification Program.� �The vendor upon award will provide iterative functional enhancements to the BCLMS.� The contract shall use Agile Sprinting for design, development and rollout of the enhancements.� The Library seeks a contractor to provide software development services and subject matter expertise to customized, configure and implement enhancements.� The contract shall have a 12-month base year (12/31/2020 -12/30/2021) and one option period of 4-months (12/31/2021-4/30/2021), if required.� In the base year, an optional CLIN will be included for training and documentation. Please see the draft Statement of Work (SOW).� Also see documents BCLMS Enhancement Sprint Plan Draft v0 and BCLMS Enhancements_09292020 for specific details on the efforts required. The Library intends to fulfill this requirement by issuing a sole source contract award to Gyrus Systems. Any firm that wishes to be considered for this requirement and believes that this does not meet the Sole Source criteria must submit a capability statement that demonstrates its ability to meet all the requirements described in the attached draft Statement of Work. The capability statement must be received no later than 4:00 pm December 11, 2020.� The capability statement must not exceed five (5) double-spaced pages and shall include the following information: 1) Company name, DUNS number, address, point of contact, phone number, and e-mail address 2) Corporate structure (corporation, LLC, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability partnership, professional corporation, etc.) 3) References, including name, phone number, and e-mail address of individuals who can verify the demonstrated capabilities indicated in the statement and 4) Resumes for key personnel who would work on the contract for those individuals with knowledge and experience relevant to the requirement described in the draft Statement of Work. (Resumes are not counted as part of the 5-page limit for capability statements.) If other vendors express interest in this award, the Library reserves the right to proceed on a sole source basis if the conditions warrant it. In accordance with LC06.305, Availability of the Justification, the Justification and Approval to issue a sole-source contract to Gyrus Systems is posted with this notice.
 

Web Link

SAM.gov Permalink
(https://beta.sam.gov/opp/20a3eaab8e254a95839e6758ff2320e9/view)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Washington, DC 20542, USA

Zip Code: 20542

Country: USA
 

Record

SN05862157-F 20201202/201130230142 (samdaily.us)
 

Source

SAM.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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