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Authorize a contract for VOX books for youth collection for Austin Public Library with Library Ideas, LLC dba Library Ideas, for an initial term of one year with up to four 1-year extension options in an amount not to exceed $450,000. Funding: $46,667 is available in the Operating Budget of Austin Public Library. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.
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Lead Department
Austin Financial Services.
Client Department(s)
Austin Public Library.
Fiscal Note
Funding in the amount of $46,667 is available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating Budget of Austin Public Library.
Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.
Procurement Language:
Sole Source.
MBE/WBE:
Sole source contracts are exempt from the City Code Chapter 2-9B(Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program); therefore, no subcontracting goals were established.
For More Information:
Direct questions regarding this Recommendation for Council Action to Austin Financial Services - Central Procurement at: FSDCentralProcurementRCAs@austintexas.gov or 512-974-2500.
Additional Backup Information:
This contract will provide Austin Public Library read along books that have a built-in audio player that reads the story out loud to children as they follow along with the text. These types of audio books circulate at a higher rate per item than a print book. The introduction of these books will support the Library's mission as well as the City of Austin's Strategic Goal to expand access and to provide community centric services and programs. This special format of audio book also provides a form of screen-free access to narrated stories which is in demand by parents who follow the American Academy of Pediatrics' recommendation to limit or avoid screen time for children.
This contract is a new contract. Requested authorization is based on historical ...
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