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Preservation Web Harvesting - Library of Congress

ID: 2026-LGD-0139 • Type: Special Notice • Match:  90%
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Description

This public notice is for the urgent acquisition of commercial services and prepared in accordance with FAR Part 5.2 - Synopsis of Proposed Contract Actions and FAR Part 6.2 - Other than Full and Open Competition.

The Library of Congress (Library) requires contract support to enable the systematic harvesting of content from the web based on instructions from Library staff, to provide temporary access to the content and required crawl reports for quality review, and to enable transfer of content to the Library for preservation and public access. This contract shall cover a critical period including the 2026 U.S. Elections.

The current award is under a Stop Work Order due to a protest. See the attached J&A for more information regardig this.

This announcement constitutes the only public notice as proposals are not being requested from other parties and a written solicitation will not be issued. This notice accomplishes the following:

  1. Publicizes the Library's intendt to sole source this requirement to the business listed in the Justification and Approval (JA).
  2. Synopsizes the requirements in accordance with the FAR.
  3. Publicly posts the approved JA to sole source in advance of award. As a result of this, a second posting is not required after the award is made.

Please see the attachments for the full details of the JA and requirement.

This is for an award for less than the simplified acquisition threshold.

Background
The Library of Congress (Library) is seeking contract support for the systematic harvesting of web content, particularly in light of the upcoming 2026 U.S. Elections. This initiative is critical for preserving digital materials that are at risk of disappearing and plays a significant role in documenting important information for Congress and the American public. The contract is being pursued under a sole-source justification due to urgent needs arising from a recent protest on a previous award, which has halted ongoing web harvesting activities.

Work Details
The contractor will provide Web Harvesting Services that include: systematic harvesting of web content based on Library staff instructions; temporary access to harvested content; provision of crawl reports for quality review; transfer of harvested content to the Library for preservation and public access.

Specific tasks include: capturing web content according to specified schedules, deduplication of crawls, access to captured content for quality review, hosting and storage of web content, and transferring the content to the Library. The contract will cover approximately 325 TB of data with specific crawl frequencies: 24 weekly crawls, 6 monthly crawls, 3 extended crawls, and an additional 24 weekly crawls focused on U.S. Elections content.

Period of Performance
The planned period of performance is from July 1, 2026, to December 31, 2026.

Place of Performance
The work will be performed at the Library of Congress.

Bidder Requirements
The contractor must be MirrorWeb as they are currently the only source capable of fulfilling this urgent requirement due to their established infrastructure and compliance with Library security protocols. No other contractors can meet the necessary requirements or timelines.

Overview

Agency
Library of Congress (LOC)
Response Deadline
June 26, 2026, 5:00 p.m. EDT Due in 8 Days
Posted
June 17, 2026, 4:23 p.m. EDT
Set Aside
None
NAICS
518210 - Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services
PSC
DK10 - IT And Telecom - Storage As A Service
Place of Performance
Washington, DC United States
Source
Open
Current SBA Size Standard
$40 Million
Est. Level of Competition
Sole Source
Est. Value Range
$50,000 - $249,999 (value based on agency estimated range)
On 6/17/26 Library of Congress issued Special Notice 2026-LGD-0139 for Preservation Web Harvesting - Library of Congress due 6/26/26.
Primary Contact
Name
Colleen Daly   Profile
Email
cdaly@loc.gov
Phone
None

Secondary Contact

Name
James Robinson   Profile
Email
jarobinson@loc.gov
Phone
None

Documents

Posted documents for Special Notice 2026-LGD-0139

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Additional Details

Source Agency Hierarchy
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS > LIBRARY OF CONGRESS > CONTRACTS SERVICES
FPDS Organization Code
0300-030ADV
Source Organization Code
500047911
Last Updated
June 17, 2026
Last Updated By
jarobinson@loc.gov
Archive Date
July 11, 2026