SPECIAL NOTICE
58 -- Purchase of Custom Turntable Spindles for Technics SP-10R Turntable Motor - Intent to Sole Source
- Notice Date
- 7/18/2025 8:19:39 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 33431
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- Contracting Office
- CONTRACTS SERVICES Washington DC 20540 USA
- ZIP Code
- 20540
- Solicitation Number
- 2025-LGR-0253
- Response Due
- 7/29/2025 2:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 08/13/2025
- Point of Contact
- James Robinson, Brenda Kinlay
- E-Mail Address
-
jarobinson@loc.gov, bkinlay@loc.gov
(jarobinson@loc.gov, bkinlay@loc.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- NONE No Set aside used
- Description
- Notice: This is a Special Notice for commercial products and commercial supplies prepared in accordance with FAR part 6.3 - Other Than Full and Open Competition (Sole Source Justification) and FAR part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, with additional information included in the Justification & Approval document. This Special Notice is issued as Intent to Sole Source. The Library of Congress (Library) requires the modification of the newly procured Technics SP-10R turntables to upgrade the motor to enable the use of a removable spindle. This feature is essential for configuring a state-of-the-art commercial-grade turntable tailored to meet the Library's preservation standards. Without a removable spindle, proper disc centering is not achievable. Many of the older discs in the Library�s collection require precise manual positioning on the platter, free of a fixed spindle, to allow for fine alignment using a microscope. This precision is critical to minimizing wow and distortion during playback, ensuring archival-quality results. A removeable spindle is a functional necessity for handling fragile, off-center, or rare discs with the precision required for archival-grade preservation. No other vendor or company, including the motor�s manufacture Technics, offers this spindle modification except for Endpoint Audio Lab. The Library intends to fulfill this requirement by issuing a sole source contract to Endpoint Audio Labs. Any firm that wished to be considered for this requirement and believes this does not meet the sole source criteria must submit a capability statement that demonstrates its ability to meet the requirements. This Special Notice accomplishes the following: Notice of the Library's intent to justify this requirement to as a sole source herein; Publicly posting the approved Justification & Approval document to the public in advance of the contract award rather than after the award. As a result of this, a second posting of the J&A is not required after the award has been made. As a result of this Special Notice, this shall be the only notice issued. A separate award notice shall not be issued, as all public information is being accomplished via this public notice. The following attachments are included in this Special Notice: Statement of Work Document JA - Turntable Modifications_Redacted No further notices shall be pursued at this time in regard to this contracting action.
- Web Link
-
SAM.gov Permalink
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Washington, DC, USA
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN07515483-F 20250720/250718230039 (samdaily.us)
- Source
-
SAM.gov Link to This Notice
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