Library of Congress: Microfilm Inventory Services

The job at a glance

Solicitation number	030ADV27R0009
Agency	Library of Congress
Office	Contracts Services
Where	See the notice
Posted	November 5, 2026
Bids due	November 30, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC-05:00)
Who can bid	Open to any company (no set-aside listed)
Industry	Other services (NAICS 519210)
Notice type	Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Contracting contact	James Robinson · jarobinson@loc.gov
Official notice	View on SAM.gov →

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From the notice

Amendment 1: This amendment answers questions submitted by potential offerors. It also makes changes to the SOW, Sections B, L, M, and several of the attachments. Questions will still be accepted through 11/13/2026. Proposals are still due by 11/30/2026. - - - - - - - - This is a combined synopsis/solicitation being issued under the authority of FAR Parts 12 and 13.5. The Library of Congress (Library), one of the largest libraries in the world with over 150 million items, is seeking a single award IDIQ contract to conduct various inventory tasks of Archival Master and Print Negative microfilm collection reels of vast newly acquired and retrospectively selected collections. This is a critical component of the Librarys Preservation Services Divisions inventory management supply chain that requires the physical and intellectual verification of data elements to ensure accuracy based on…

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