The sole purpose and intent of this Invitation for Bid (IFB) is to secure firm, fixed pricing and establish a term contract for leased new and popular adult, teen, children hard cover, trade paperback, mass market, and Spanish titles for the Palm Beach County Library System (PBCLS). The successful bidder shall have a title database with no less than 500,000 titles, and shall provide hardcover and paperback books, and services necessary to fill orders placed by the County for adult, teen and children leased books, including regular, large print, trade, mass market, and Spanish titles. Books and services for processing, cataloging, and shipping, shall be supplied prepaid to the County. Books shall be processed and shipped monthly to reach each delivery location as close to publication date as possible. The County estimates leasing approximately 95,000 books per year.
