National Commission on Libraries and Information Science

The National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, an independent civilian agency that administers federal grant funding for library and information science programs and research, closed its most recent contract award in August 2015 and its most recent grant award in December 2018, indicating minimal active federal procurement or funding activity at the present time.

On the contract side, the Commission has issued 137 awards across its portfolio history since 2001, totaling $897 thousand in combined potential value with $928 thousand obligated. Contract activity peaked in 2006 with 51 awards but fell sharply thereafter, declining to 5 awards in 2008, 1 award in 2010, and 1 award in 2015. All 137 awards were issued outside any small-business set-aside designation. Across 59 distinct prime contractors, no single vendor dominated the small award portfolio. The modest contract footprint and ten-year gap since the most recent award suggest the Commission's contracting function has been inactive or substantially wound down.

Grant activity represents the bulk of the Commission's federal funding role. The agency has obligated $2.54 billion in federal grant dollars across 7,975 awards to 2,145 distinct recipients since 2002. Grant awards peaked in 2016 at 578, with annual awards of 447 in 2014, 570 in 2015, 447 in 2017, and declining to 337 in 2018 before ceasing. The grant portfolio is dominated by Project Grants (7,277 awards, 91 percent) with a smaller allocation to Formula Grants (698 awards, 9 percent). The roughly $3.87 billion in combined federal and non-federal share suggests significant leveraging of federal dollars with matching or supplemental funding from grant recipients. The seven-year-plus gap since the most recent grant award indicates the Commission is not currently executing federal grant programs.

No recent contract opportunities or grant opportunities are recorded against the agency. The Commission's lack of active contracting and grant-making since the mid-2010s, combined with the absence of current solicitations, indicates the agency is not an active pursuit target for federal business development at this time.