Spare Parts IDIQ for Indelt Videotape Robots
General Information
- Contract Opportunity Type: Special Notice (Original)
- Original Published Date: Jan 13, 2025 02:32 pm EST
- Original Response Date: Jan 28, 2025 05:00 pm EST
- Inactive Policy: Manual
- Original Inactive Date: Jan 28, 2025
- Initiative:
- None
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- Place of Performance: USA
Description
This is a public notice prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.2 – Synopsis of Proposed Contract Actions.
The Library of Congress, Contracts and Grants Directorate, intends to award a sole-source firm fixed price contract to: BackPorch Broadcast Consultants (5023 B U Bowman DR, Buford, Georgia, 30518). The work to be performed under the contract will be performed at the following location: within the USA.
The period of performance of the intended contract shall run as follows: a 5-year ordering period on a firm fixed price IDIQ. It is valued at an amount below the simplified acquisition threshold (defined as $250,000 and below), but above $25,000 (the public notice threshold). The work shall consist of the following: The purpose of this procurement is to assist the Library in accomplishing part of the Library’s strategic goal to “acquire, preserve, and provide access to a universal collection of knowledge and the record of America’s creativity.” This IDIQ is for the purchase of new and refurbished critical parts for the Library’s robots. This is not for maintenance services on the robots, just parts. Repairs utilizing those parts shall be made by Library personnel.
This announcement constitute 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:
- Notice of the LC’s intent to sole source this requirement to the business listed herein;
- Synopsizing the requirements in accordance with the FAR; and
- Publically 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 been made.
As a result of this public posting, this shall be the only notice issued. A separate award notice and a separate J&A posting shall not be performed, as all public information is being accomplished via this public notice.
The following attachments are included in this notice:
Attachment 1: Statement of Work
Attachment 2: Sole Source Justification (Redacted for Public Release)
No further notices shall be pursued at this time in regards to this contracting action.
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Contact Information
Primary Point of Contact
- James Robinson
- jarobinson@loc.gov