Braille and Tactile Embossing Services

The Library of Congress is seeking a contractor to provide braille and tactile embossing services. The contractor will be responsible for transcribing documents into braille, producing eBraille files, and embossing and binding documents. The contract will enable the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled to provide hardcopy braille and digital braille files for its publications. The contract will also provide braille materials for visually impaired attendees at conferences, meetings, and events. • The contract is intended to be a single-award 5-year IDIQ at or below the simplified acquisition threshold. • The contractor will be required to transcribe approximately 25 new or revised publications per fiscal year. • The documents to be transcribed are textual in nature and may contain bibliographic citations and lists of organizations with addresses, phone numbers, websites, and other contact information. • The contract will provide braille materials for visually impaired attendees at NLS conferences, meetings, and events.