Summary
The State of Vermont, through the Department of Buildings and General Services Office of Purchasing & Contracting, issued this Request for Proposal seeking vendors capable of providing a statewide eBook and eAudiobook lending platform for Vermont public libraries. The procurement covers the acquisition of a platform that enables patrons to check out and renew items, return items early, download content for offline access, customize fonts and bookmark or navigate chapters, listen to audiobooks with adjustable playback speed and skip controls, filter by genre, age and format, and receive push notifications through an iOS mobile application. The contract resulting from this RFP will support digital content delivery services to Vermont residents, with provisions for annual renewal pricing adjustments tied to the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) for the Houston, Texas region.