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Batteries for Digital Talking Book Machines

Issued by LIBRARY OF CONGRESS · LIBRARY OF CONGRESS · CONTRACTS SERVICES · via SAM.gov — US federal contract opportunities

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Published
29 Sept 2026
Closes
27 Oct 2026, 21:00 UTC
Reference
030ADV26R0055
Location
DC, United States
Sector
electrical-equipment

This notice was amended

Details changed after publication. Re-check the official notice before bidding.

  • Submission deadline changed from 19 Oct 2026, 21:00 UTC to 27 Oct 2026, 21:00 UTC
    First seen by FreeTender on 30 Sept 2026 — most portals don’t publish when a corrigendum was issued.

Details

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS · LIBRARY OF CONGRESS · CONTRACTS SERVICES is soliciting Batteries for Digital Talking Book Machines. Solicitation number 030ADV26R0055. Classified under NAICS 335910 — Battery Manufacturing . Product/service code 6140 — BATTERIES, RECHARGEABLE. Place of performance: DC, USA. Responses are due by 27 October 2026 21:00 UTC. Posted on SAM.gov, the US federal contract opportunities system; registration is required to bid.

Amendment 1: The purpose of this amendment is to answer questions submitted by potential offerors. See the attached document. In addition, it extends the proposal submission deadline. - - - - - - - - This is a full and open competition placed under the authority of FAR 13.5. The purpose of this solicitation is to obtain bespoke batteries to fit inside the of the Digital Talking Book Machines (DTBMs) that are used by NLS patrons. Proposals are due by 10/19/2026 at 5PM Eastern. Questions are due by: 10/07/2026. Please see the attached documents for the full solicitation.

Context for bidders

We hold 5 notices from LIBRARY OF CONGRESS · LIBRARY OF CONGRESS · CONTRACTS SERVICES, going back to September 2026 — 4 of them still open. They buy mostly in IT & Telecom, electrical-equipment and Manufacturing & Supply. There are 527 open electrical-equipment tenders in United States. This one closes in 28 days.

Before you bid on this tender

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