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State of CT · Connecticut

For Library Books and Related Services

Due Aug 11, 2026·14 days left·General ConstructionView official posting ↗
Issuing agency
Connecticut Library Consortium
Method
Invitation to Bid
PIN
B204
Location
Connecticut
Posted
Jul 7, 2026
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Description

The Connecticut Library Consortium is seeking proposals from library book providers to meet the needs of their over 1,000 Connecticut academic, school, public, and special library members and their users. This Invitation to Bid will create a five (5) year contract. The contract will commence January 1, 2027, and run through December 31, 2031, unless extended.

Documents1
solicitation_document.pdfPDF

Contact

Name
Jacqueline Cashin
Phone
860-344-8777
Full source recordfrom State of Connecticut (CTsource)
Bidid
143234
Cdate
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Title
For Library Books and Related Services
Score
100
Userid
558658
Bid Docs
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Doc Doc
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Doc Assoc
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Entity Type
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Doc Assoc
Cdate
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Bid Type
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Bid Items
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Cow Leader
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Mnftr Prt No
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Bid Item Group
Bidid
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Open Date
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Owner Org
Oid
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Name
State of CT - DAS Procurement
Cdate
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Org Type
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Org Addrs
Id
Seqno
1
Org Oid
149300
Addr Type
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Zip
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City
Hartford
Addr1
450 Columbus Boulevard
Addr2
Suite 1202
State
CT
Country
United States
Id
Seqno
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Org Oid
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Addr Type
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Zip
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City
Hartford
Addr1
450 Columbus Boulevard
Addr2
Suite 1202
State
CT
Country
United States
Time Zone
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Nisbic Url
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Graphic Url
690947
Start Job
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Allow Scan
Y
Bid Number
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Bidgroups
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Other Data
Contract Id
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Start Date
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Creator Org
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Name
Connecticut Library Consortium
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Time Zone
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Status Date
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Bid Contacts
Id
Bidid
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Bid Contact Detail
Contactid
76451
Contactinfo
Jacqueline Cashin 235 Court Street Middletown CT, 06457 United States Tel: 860-344-8777 Fax: vendors@ctlibrarians.org
Bid Workflow
Bidid
143234
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Addendum Workflow
0
Pa Workflow Status
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Pi Workflow Status
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For Est Total Addendum
0
Infor Est Total Addendum
0
Addendum Workflow Status
0
Ct Bidstatus
Name
Started
Status
2
D Status
Active
Public Status
Open
Description
The Connecticut Library Consortium is seeking proposals from library book providers to meet the needs of their over 1,000 Connecticut academic, school, public, and special library members and their users. This Invitation to Bid will create a five (5) year contract. The contract will commence January 1, 2027, and run through December 31, 2031, unless extended.
Has Addendums
No
Prtcp End Date
1779116429000
Bid Header Cats
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Enable Scoring
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No Line Item Bid
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Bid Payment Term
Bidid
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Ct Payment Term
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VENDOR
Description
Vendor Specified
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N
Prtcp Begin Date
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Bid Delivery Term
Bidid
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Ct Delivery Term
Abbrev
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Description
Free On Board Destination
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Org Bid Class Type
Code
ITB
Status
A
Headoid
149300
Class Type Id
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Description
Invitation to Bid
User Restricted Bid
N
Bid Respond Access Type
Id
1
Description
All Vendors
Collab Send Mail To Buyer
1

Source: State of Connecticut (CTsource) (bid CT_DAS-143234), retrieved via the CT DAS CTsource BidBoard (WebProcure). View the official posting — always confirm requirements and deadlines with the issuing agency.