In preparation for the upgrade from Voyager 8 to Voyager 10, the Library ILS Program Office requires Arial Unicode MS font. ILS determined that the integrity of bibliographic data integrity will suffer without the font, Arial Unicode MS. This font was previously provided by Microsoft with the Office suite through version 2010. Since Office 2016 is the current standard for all Library workstations, the font is not present on any workstation built with Windows 10. The ILS Program Office has tested other Unicode fonts available on LC workstations and found that none provide the program stability or display the full range of Unicode characters as Arial Unicode MS.
The period of performance is November 1, 2019 through October 31, 2020

The Library intends to fulfill this requirement by issuing a sole source contract award to Monotype Imaging Inc. Any firm that wishes to be considered for this requirement must submit a capability statement that demonstrates its ability to supply the required font The capability statement must not exceed five (5) double-spaced pages and shall include the following information:

1) Company name, DUNS number, address, point of contact, phone number, and e-mail address
2) Corporate structure (corporation, LLC, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability partnership, professional corporation, etc.)
3) References, including name, phone number, and e-mail address of individuals who can verify the demonstrated capabilities indicated in the statement and
4) Resumes for key personnel who would work on the contract for those individuals with knowledge and experience relevant to the requirement described in the draft Statement of Work. (Resumes are not counted as part of the 5-page limit for capability statements.)

In accordance with LC06.305, Availability of the Justification, the Justification and Approval to issue a sole-source contract to Monotype Imaging Inc./ is posted with this notice.

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