Project Information

Bid Title

Sole-Source Justification for My Talking Books (RealSAM) Dialog Licenses

Issuing Agency

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Location

District of Columbia

Published Date

Aug 6, 2026

Closing Date

Aug 21, 2026

Government Level

Federal

Status

Closed

Ref. #

2027-NLS-0066

Original Source

Join to Access Full Details

Bid Inquiries

Join to Access Full Details

Bid Documents

Join to Access Full Details

Set Aside

No Set aside used

Project Description

Follow

Sole-Source Justification for My Talking Books (RealSAM) Dialog Licenses

Active

Contract Opportunity

Notice ID

2027-NLS-0066

Related Notice

Department/Ind. Agency

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Sub-tier

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Office

CONTRACTS SERVICES

General Information

• Contract Opportunity Type: Special Notice (Original)
• Original Published Date: Aug 06, 2026 10:18 am EDT
• Original Response Date: Aug 21, 2026 05:00 pm EDT
• Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
• Original Inactive Date: Sep 05, 2026
• Initiative:
  • None

Classification

• Original Set Aside: No Set aside used
• Product Service Code: 9999 - MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
• NAICS Code:
  • 541511 - Custom Computer Programming Services
• Place of Performance:
  Washington , DC 20540
  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 (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 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 regard to this contracting action.

Finally, the Library shall accept capability statements from other prospective businesses and review them for potential changes to its procurement direction. The Library is not, however, obligated to change directions in this procurement without ample evidence.

Attachments/Links

Contact Information

Contracting Office Address

• 101 Independence Ave SE LA 325
• Washington , DC 20540
• USA

Primary Point of Contact

• James Robinson
• jarobinson@loc.gov

Secondary Point of Contact

• Nikolas Wellstead
• nwellstead@loc.gov

History

• Aug 06, 2026 10:18 am EDTSpecial Notice (Original)

Commodity Codes

• FSC 99Miscellaneous

• NAICS 541511Custom Computer Programming Services

Related bids

Aug 28, 2026	[Combined Synopsis/Solicitation (Original)] Sole-Source Justification for My Talking Books (RealSAM) Dialog Licenses
Sep 17, 2026	[Combined Synopsis/Solicitation (Updated)] Sole-Source Justification for My Talking Books (RealSAM) Dialog Licenses
Sep 24, 2026	[Combined Synopsis/Solicitation (Updated)] Sole-Source Justification for My Talking Books (RealSAM) Dialog Licenses

* Disclaimer: Government BidHub provides information on bids, RFPs (Requests for Proposals), and RFQs (Requests for Qualifications) solely for convenience and informational purposes. This site is not an official public notice board. For official details, responses, or inquiries, please contact the relevant government agency directly.