Blackstone Audiobooks, Inc. –Audiobooks

Bid Information  Agency St. Johns County - Purchasing Department Bid Type Single Source Bid Number SS-SS 20-04-0-2019/EE Fiscal Year 2019 Bid Writer Erin Edwards Bid Name Blackstone Audiobooks, Inc. –Audiobooks Bid Status Active Bid Status Text This is NOT a formal solicitation (RFB, RFP, RFQ) and there are no solicitation documents available. A contract or purchase order is proposed for the product(s) or service(s) identified below. St Johns County, FL, intends to negotiate and award a PO or contract to the vendor indicated in accordance with Florida State Statute 287.057(5)(c) and 120.57(3). Any responses received as a result of this Notice shall be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether an equivalent product or service can be provided by alternative source(s), which may warrant a competitive solicitation. Responses will NOT be considered as proposals, bids or quotes. Due Date/Time 11/20/2019 3:00 PM Eastern Broadcast Date 11/8/2019 Bid Bond N/A Project

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Distribution Options None Distribution Method Download and Mail Distributed By DemandStar Distribution Notes None Scope of Work Preferred vendor due to being sole provider to libraries of the following audiobooks services: unabridged audiobooks produced and assigned a unique ISBN number by the Library of Congress, audiobooks are professionally recorded and packaged in sturdy vinyl cases with snap locks and professional, publisher authorized artwork. Every month, a selection of 75+ audiobooks recorded and manufactured are released and are not available through any other distributor or re-packaging company. Titles include selections from Blackstone Publishing and Hachette. Blackstone Audio is also the sole source publisher and seller of Audible and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt titles in physical format and the exclusive distributor for Naxos Audio. In addition, Blackstone Audio gives access to replacements for damaged discs. For all the titles that are distribute and sold, Blackstone Audio either is the copyright owner as the publisher, or the exclusive or nonexclusive licensee or distributor. They offer over 1,600 sole source titles from a variety of publishers and authors. E-Bidding No Legal Ad  Please select either the View or Edit button to manage legal ad. Pre-Bid Conference    Publications   No Publications Data Found Documents Bid PackageSS 20-04 Blackstone Audiobooks, Inc -Audiobooks (2 Pages, Complete) Commodity Codes   001-958-13 - Bookstore Management Services
001-998-18 - Books, All Types (Library, School, etc.), Sale of Surplus and Obsolete Items
007-803-75 - Recording Tape, Sound: Audio Cassettes, Cartridges, Reels, etc.
007-840-40 - Recording Tape, Video; Video Cassettes: Videotape Evaluator/Cleaner
007-915-08 - Audio Media Duplicating Services, Including Cassettes, CD ROMs, Tapes, etc.
007-915-09 - Audio and Video Production Services
020-715-04 - Audio and Video Books, Digital
020-715-05 - Audio Cassettes, Tapes and Compact Disks, Prerecorded
020-715-10 - Books, Curriculum Guides, Directories, Magazines, Pamphlets, Periodicals, Publications, Reprints, etc.
020-715-90 - Video Cassettes, Disks, Tapes, etc., For Computer and TV, Prerecorded
020-715-95 - Recycled Publications and Audio-Visual Materials
023-985-12 - Audio and Video Equipment and Accessory Rental or Lease
025-525-80 - Library Supplies, Miscellaneous
025-880-11 - Audio Visual Equipment and Supplies, (Not Otherwise Classified)
025-956-00 - LIBRARY AND SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES, INCLUDING RESEARCH SERVICES, INTERNET AND PERIODICAL SUBSCRIPTIONS
025-956-38 - Library Services, (Not Otherwise Classified)