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Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended, by one of the following methods:

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers

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(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning __________ copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted; or (c) By separate letter or electronic communication which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY is not extended.

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RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by letter or electronic communication, provided each letter or electronic communication makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

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Contracts and Grants Directorate Library of Congress

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Contracts & Grants Directorate Library of Congress

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To all Offerors/Bidders

030ADV27R0004

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See Block 14 Addendum

Price, Veronica

BLOCK 14 ADDENDUM

The purpose of solicitation amendment 0001 is to:

1. Update Section I 52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS- COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES to confirm the applicability of FAR

52.225-5 TRADE AGREEMENTS.

2. Update Section J Attachment J1- Example Project Management Plan Template 10-15-26 Attachment J3- 030ADV27R0004 Questions Answers 10-15-26

3. Update Section L LC52.215-2 PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS-BEST VALUE TRADE-OFF See removals in red strikethrough text and additions in yellow highlighted text.

4. Update Section M LC52.215-2 EVALUATION – BEST VALUE TRADE-OFF See removals in red strikethrough text and additions in yellow highlighted text.

Phase 1 Proposals remain due Tuesday October 27, 2026 (10/27/2026) 2pm Eastern Time

030ADV27R0004 0001 Section B

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICE/COSTS

B.1 PRICE/COST SCHEDULE

ITEM INFORMATION

BASE PERIOD POP: 02-01-2027 to 01-31-2028 Title: Total Items: 3 Base Period Period Total: _______________

ITEM TITLE QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE TOTAL AMOUNT

Project Reporting Deliverables 1.00 LOT $_______________ $_______________00-

0001 COMMENTS: See Statement of Work (SOW) Section C for details.

Payments to occur in accordance with the Schedule of Payment clause.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 02/01/2027 - 01/31/2028

PRICING ARRANGEMENT: Firm Fixed Price

TOTAL PRICE: $_______________

Encoding, validating, storing, and sequencing 1TB of data to high-density optical media of choice

1.00 LOT $_______________ $_______________00-

COMMENTS: See Statement of Work (SOW) Section C for details.

Payments to occur in accordance with the Schedule of Payment clause.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 02/01/2027 - 01/31/2028

PRICING ARRANGEMENT: Firm Fixed Price

TOTAL PRICE: $_______________

Artistic/educational display for use in Library spaces

1.00 LOT $_______________ $_______________00-

COMMENTS: See Statement of Work (SOW) Section C for details.

Payments to occur in accordance with the Schedule of Payment clause.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 02/01/2027 - 01/31/2028

PRICING ARRANGEMENT: Firm Fixed Price

TOTAL PRICE: $_______________

030ADV27R0004 0001 Section I

PART II - CONTRACT CLAUSES

SECTION I - CONTRACT CLAUSES

I.1 52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES

OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS—COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (MAR

2026)

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:

(1) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (JAN 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(2) 52.204–23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab Covered Entities (DEC 2023) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115–91).

(3) 52.204–25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (NOV 2021) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115–232).

(4) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (NOV 2015).

(5) 52.232–40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (MAR 2023) (31 U.S.C. 3903 and 10 U.S.C. 3801).

(6) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

(7) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) (Public Laws 108-77 and 108-78 (19 U.S.C. 3805 note)).

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:

[x] (1) 52.203–6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (JUN 2020), with Alternate I (NOV 2021) (41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 4655).

[] (2) 52.203–13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (NOV 2021) (41 U.S.C. 3509).

[] (3) 52.203–15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (JUN 2010) (Section 1553 of Pub. L. 111-5). (Applies to contracts funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.)

[x] (4) 52.203–17, Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights (NOV 2023) (41 U.S.C. 4712); this clause does not apply to contracts of DoD, NASA, the Coast Guard, or applicable elements of the intelligence community—see FAR 3.900(a).

[] (5) 52.204–10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (JUN 2020) (Pub. L. 109–282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

[] (6) [Reserved]

[x] (7) 52.204–14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (OCT 2016) (Pub. L. 111–117, section 743 of Div. C).

[] (8) 52.204–15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (OCT 2016) (Pub. L. 111– 117, section 743 of Div. C).

[x] (9) 52.204–27, Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application (JUN 2023) (Section 102 of Division R of Pub. L.

117–328).

[] (10) 52.204–28, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Federal Supply Schedules, Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts, and Multi-Agency Contracts. (DEC 2023) (Pub. L. 115–390, title II).

[] (11)(i) 52.204–30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders— Prohibition. (DEC 2023) (Pub. L. 115–390, title II).

[] (ii) Alternate I (DEC 2023) of 52.204–30.

[x] (12) 52.209–6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, Proposed for Debarment, or Voluntarily Excluded. (JAN 2025) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

[x] (13) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (OCT 2018) (41 U.S.C.

2313).

[] (14) [Reserved]

[] (15) 52.219–3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (OCT 2022) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

[] (16) 52.219–4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (OCT 2022) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

[] (17) [Reserved]

[] (18)(i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (NOV 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644).

[] (ii) Alternate I (MAR 2020) of 52.219-6.

[] (19)(i) 52.219-7, Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside (NOV 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644).

[] (ii) Alternate I (MAR 2020) of 52.219-7.

[] (20) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (JAN 2025) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).

[] (21)(i) 52.219–9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (JAN 2025) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)).

[] (ii) Alternate I (NOV 2016) of 52.219-9.

[] (iii) Alternate II (NOV 2016) of 52.219-9.

[] (iv) Alternate III (JAN 2025) of 52.219–9.

[] (v) Alternate IV (JAN 2025) of 52.219–9.

[] (22)(i) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (MAR 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

[] (ii) Alternate I (MAR 2020) of 52.219-13.

[] (23) 52.219–14, Limitations on Subcontracting (OCT 2022) (15 U.S.C. 657s).

[] (24) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages—Subcontracting Plan (SEP 2021) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)(F)(i)).

[] (25) 52.219–27, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Concerns Eligible Under the SDVOSB Program (FEB 2024) (15 U.S.C. 657f).

[] (26) (i) 52.219-28, Postaward Small Business Program Rerepresentation (JAN 2025) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).

[] (ii) Alternate I (MAR 2020) of 52.219–28.

[] (27) 52.219–29, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business Concerns (OCT 2022) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

[] (28) 52.219–30, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Women-Owned Small Business Concerns Eligible Under the Women-Owned Small Business Program (OCT 2022) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

[] (29) 52.219-32, Orders Issued Directly Under Small Business Reserves (MAR 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

[] (30) 52.219–33, Nonmanufacturer Rule (SEP 2021) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(17)).

[] (31) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (JUN 2003) (E.O. 11755).

[] (32) 52.222–19, Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (MAR 2026) (E.O. 13126).

[] (33) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (APR 2015).

[x] (34)(i) 52.222–26, Equal Opportunity (SEP 2016) (E.O. 11246).

[] (ii) Alternate I (FEB 1999) of 52.222-26.

[] (35)(i) 52.222–35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (JUN 2020) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

[] (ii) Alternate I (JUL 2014) of 52.222-35.

[x] (36)(i) 52.222–36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (JUN 2020) (29 U.S.C. 793).

[] (ii) Alternate I (JUL 2014) of 52.222-36.

[] (37) 52.222–37, Employment Reports on Veterans (JUN 2020) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

[x] (38) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (DEC 2010) (E.O. 13496).

[x] (39)(i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (OCT 2025) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

[] (ii) Alternate I (MAR 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

[x] (40) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (JAN 2025). (E.O. 12989). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial products or commercial services as prescribed in FAR 22.1803.)

[] (41)(i) 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA-Designated Items (MAY 2008) (42 U.S.C.6962(c)(3)(A)(ii)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

[] (ii) Alternate I (MAY 2008) of 52.223-9 (42 U.S.C. 6962(i)(2)(C)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

[] (42) 52.223-11, Ozone-Depleting Substances and High Global Warming Potential Hydrofluorocarbons (MAY 2024) (42 U.S.C. 7671, et seq.).

[] (43) 52.223-12, Maintenance, Service, Repair, or Disposal of Refrigeration Equipment and Air Conditioners (MAY 2024) (42 U.S.C. 7671, et seq.).

[] (44) 52.223-20, Aerosols. (MAY 2024) (42 U.S.C. 7671, et seq.).

[] (45) 52.223-21, Foams (MAY 2024). (42 U.S.C. 7671, et seq.).

[] (46) 52.223-23, Sustainable Products and Services (MAY 2024) (E.O. 14057, 7 U.S.C. 8102, 42 U.S.C. 6962, 42 U.S.C.

8259b, and 42 U.S.C. 7671I).

[] (47)(i) 52.224-3, Privacy Training (JAN 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

[] (ii) Alternate I (JAN 2017) of 52.224-3.

[] (48)(i) 52.225-1, Buy American—Supplies (OCT 2022) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83).

[] (ii) Alternate I (OCT 2022) of 52.225-1.

[] (49)(i) 52.225-3, Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act (NOV 2023) (19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 2112 note, 19 U.S.C. 3805 note, 19 U.S.C. 4001 note, 19 U.S.C. chapter 29 (sections 4501-4732), Public Law 103- 182, 108-77, 108-78, 108-286, 108-302, 109-53, 109-169, 109-283, 110-138, 112-41, 112-42, and 112-43.

[] (ii) Alternate I [Reserved].

[] (iii) Alternate II (JAN 2025) of 52.225-3.

[] (iv) Alternate III (FEB 2024) of 52.225-3.

[] (v) Alternate IV (OCT 2022) of 52.225-3.

[x] (50) 52.225–5, Trade Agreements (NOV 2023) (19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq., 19 U.S.C. 3301 note

[] (51) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (FEB 2021) (E.O.'s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).

[] (52) 52.225–26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (OCT 2016) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. Subtitle A, Part V, Subpart G Note).

[] (53) 52.226-4, Notice of Disaster or Emergency Area Set-Aside (NOV 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

[] (54) 52.226-5, Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or Emergency Area (NOV 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

[x] (55) 52.226-8, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (MAY 2024) (E.O. 13513)

[x] (56) 52.229–12, Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements (FEB 2021).

[] (57) 52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2021) (41 U.S.C. 4505, 10 U.S.C. 3805).

[] (58) 52.232-30, Installment Payments for Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2021) (41 U.S.C.

4505, 10 U.S.C. 3805).

[x] (59) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management (OCT 2018) (31 U.S.C.

3332).

[] (60) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Other than System for Award Management (JUL 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

[] (61) 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (MAY 2014) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

[x] (62) 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (AUG 1996) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

[] (63) 52.240–1, Prohibition on Unmanned Aircraft Systems Manufactured or Assembled by American Security Drone Act—Covered Foreign Entities (NOV 2024) (Sections 1821–1826, Pub. L. 118–31, 41 U.S.C. 3901 note prec.).

[] (64) 52.242-5, Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (JAN 2017)(15 U.S.C. 637(d)(13)).

[] (65)(i) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (NOV 2021) (46 U.S.C. 55305 and 10 U.S.C. 2631).

[] (ii) Alternate I (APR 2003) of 52.247-64.

[] (iii) Alternate II (NOV 2021) of 52.247-64.

(c) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (c), applicable to commercial services, that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:

[] (1) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (AUG 2018) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

[] (2) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (MAY 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

[] (3) 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards—Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (AUG 2018) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

[] (4) 52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards—Price Adjustment (MAY 2014) (29 U.S.C 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

[] (5) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment—Requirements (MAY 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

[] (6) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services—Requirements (MAY 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

[] (7) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026 (JAN 2022).

[] (8) 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (JAN 2022) (E.O. 13706).

[] (9) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (JUN 2020) (42 U.S.C. 1792).

[] (10) 52.247-69, Reporting Requirement for U.S.-Flag Air Carriers Regarding Training to Prevent Human Trafficking (JAN 2025) (49 U.S.C. 40118(g)).

(d) Comptroller General Examination of Record. The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph (d) if this contract was awarded using other than sealed bid, is in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, as defined in FAR 2.101, on the date of award of this contract, and does not contain the clause at 52.215-2, Audit and Records— Negotiation.

(1) The Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative of the Comptroller General, shall have access to and right to examine any of the Contractor's directly pertinent records involving transactions related to this contract.

(2) The Contractor shall make available at its offices at all reasonable times the records, materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final payment under this contract or for any shorter period specified in FAR Subpart 4.7, Contractor Records Retention, of the other clauses of this contract. If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the records relating to the work terminated shall be made available for 3 years after any resulting final termination settlement. Records relating to appeals under the disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to this contract shall be made available until such appeals, litigation, or claims are finally resolved.

(3) As used in this clause, records include books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of form. This does not require the Contractor to create or maintain any record that the Contractor does not maintain in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to a provision of law.

(e)(1) Notwithstanding the requirements of the clauses in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this clause, the Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in this paragraph (e)(1) in a subcontract for commercial products or commercial services. Unless otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause—

(i) 52.203–13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (NOV 2021) (41 U.S.C. 3509).

(ii) 52.203–17, Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights (NOV 2023) (41 U.S.C. 4712).

(iii) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (JAN 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-

235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(iv) 52.204–23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab Covered Entities (DEC 2023) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115–91).

(v) 52.204–25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (NOV 2021) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115–232).

(vi) 52.204–27, Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application (JUN 2023) (Section 102 of Division R of Pub. L. 117– 328).

(vii) (A) 52.204–30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders— Prohibition. (DEC 2023) (Pub. L. 115–390, title II).

(B) Alternate I (DEC 2023) of 52.204–30.

(viii) 52.219–8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (JAN 2025) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)), in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities. If the subcontract (except subcontracts to small business concerns) exceeds the applicable threshold specified in FAR 19.702(a) on the date of subcontract award, the subcontractor must include 52.219–8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities.

(ix) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (APR 2015).

(x) 52.222–26, Equal Opportunity (SEP 2016) (E.O. 11246).

(xi) 52.222–35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (JUN 2020) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(xii) 52.222–36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (JUN 2020) (29 U.S.C. 793).

(xiii) 52.222–37, Employment Reports on Veterans (JUN 2020) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(xiv) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (DEC 2010) (E.O. 13496).

Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (f) of FAR clause 52.222-40.

(xv) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (AUG 2018) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xvi)(A) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (OCT 2025) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

(B) Alternate I (MAR 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

(xvii) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment—Requirements (MAY 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xviii) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services—Requirements (MAY 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xix) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (JAN 2025) (E.O. 12989).

(xx) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026 (JAN 2022).

(xxi) 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (JAN 2022) (E.O. 13706).

(xxii)(A) 52.224-3, Privacy Training (JAN 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

(B) Alternate I (JAN 2017) of 52.224-3.

(xxiii) 52.225–26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (OCT 2016) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. Subtitle A, Part V, Subpart G Note).

(xxiv) 52.226–6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (JUN 2020) (42 U.S.C. 1792). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (e) of FAR clause 52.226-6.

(xxv) 52.232–40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (MAR 2023) (31 U.S.C. 3903 and 10 U.S.C. 3801). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (c) of 52.232–40.

(xxvi) 52.240–1, Prohibition on Unmanned Aircraft Systems Manufactured or Assembled by American Security Drone Act—Covered Foreign Entities (NOV 2024) (Sections 1821–1826, Pub. L. 118–31, 41 U.S.C.3901 note prec.).

(xxvii) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (NOV 2021) (46 U.S.C. 55305 and 10 U.S.C. 2631). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (d) of FAR clause 52.247-64.

(2) While not required, the Contractor may include in its subcontracts for commercial products and commercial services a minimal number of additional clauses necessary to satisfy its contractual obligations.

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030ADV27R0004 0001 Section J

PART III - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

SECTION J - LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

Attachment Title # of Pages Date

Attachment J1- Example Project Management Plan Template 10-15-26

3 10/15/2026

Attachment J3 - 030ADV27R0004 Questions Answers 10-15-26

3 10/15/2026

030ADV27R0004 0001 Section L

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

L.1 LC52.215-1 PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS - BEST VALUE TRADE-OFF (JUL

2016) Offerors must comply with the submission instructions stated herein. If the proposal does not comply materially with the submission instructions, as well as format and content, the Library reserves the right in its discretion to determine that the offeror is ineligible for award.

L.1. Solicitation Clarification Questions

Questions related to this solicitation must be submitted using Attachment J3 - 030ADV27R0004 Questions Template to the Contracting Officer, Veronica Price via email at vprice@loc.gov and the Contract Specialist, Riley Leonhardt, via email at rleonhardt@loc.gov no later than Tuesday October 13, 2026 (10/13/26) at 12:00 P.M. Eastern Time. The Library will provide answers to questions of a substantive nature to all offerors via a published solicitation amendment posted on SAM.gov. The Library reserves the right to not answer certain questions if they are not of substance or appear to be from a source that is not participating in the competition. The Library will not guarantee answers to questions received after the required question submittal date/time.

L.2. Proposal Format and Contents

A. Proposal Phases/ Two-Phase Consideration

The government is employing as two-phase consideration process for this solicitation. Phase 1 in which offerors will submit their response to Factor 1- Understanding the Requirements/Corporate Experience will occur first. After the Government completes evaluation of Phase 1, offerors will receive an advisory notification via email from the Library.

This notification will advise the offeror of the Government’s advisory recommendation to proceed or not to proceed with Phase 2 in which offerors submit Factors 2-4 in accordance with instructions listed in Section L.2 of this solicitation.

Offerors who were not among the most highly rated in Phase-1 will be advised that they are unlikely to be viable competitors, along with the general basis for the Library’s advisory recommendation. The intent of this advice is to minimize proposal development costs for those offerors with little to no chance of receiving an award. However, notwithstanding the advice provided by the Government in response to their Phase-1 submissions, all respondents may participate in Phase-2.

B. Evaluation Factors/ Volume Submission Format Instructions

Proposals shall be submitted electronically. Separate electronic files shall be provided for each proposal section as follows:

Phase 1

Volume I: Technical Understanding of Requirements/ Corporate Experience

• Factor 1- Technical Understanding the Requirements/ Corporate Experience

Volume II: Solicitation Acknowledgement

Phase 2

Volume III: Technical

• Factor 2- Technical Approach/ Management Approach

Volume IV: Price

• Factor 4-Price

Offerors shall include their name and address of organization, Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) Number, organization’s Point of Contact with phone number and email address on the cover page of each document/ Volume of their Proposal.

The format for Volumes I & II must be in Adobe pdf formats 8.5 x 11-inch pages, single-spaced, 1-inch margins, Times New Roman or another legible font 10 to 12-point font in text (headers, footers, headings, figure captions, tables, charts and graphs are permitted to have smaller that 10-point font but no smaller than 8-point font text.) No hyperlinks to external reference information should be included in any section of your proposal. Each page must be numbered and labeled with the name of the offeror, the solicitation number, and volume title.

L.2.1 Proposal Phases/Volumes and Factors Submission Instructions

L.2.1.1 Submission Instructions for Phase 1

Offers must provide their Volume I- Technical Understanding of Requirements and Volume II- Solicitation Acknowledgement by Tuesday October 27, 2026 (10/27/2026) 2pm Eastern Time via email to the Contract Specialist (CS), Riley Leonhardt at rleonhardt@loc.gov and to the Contracting Officer (CO), Veronica Price at vprice@loc.gov with the email title "[INSERT YOUR OFFEROR NAME] Phase I Proposal for 030ADV27R0004- LOC Novel High-Density Optical Data Storage” and should not submit a Volume III- Technical or Volume IV- Price as part of their initial submission on 10/27/2026.

Offerors who fail to submit a Phase 1- Volume I & Volume II to the LOC by 10/27/26 2pm as listed above will not be considered for award and the LOC will not accept any other proposal volumes.

L.2.1.1.a Volume I: Factor 1- Technical Understanding of Requirements/ Corporate Experience Submission Contents

Volume I shall not exceed 8 pages in length, not including the following: cover page(s), table of contents, Subcontractor Corporate Experience Examples.

Technical Understanding of Requirements

Offerors must submit a short narrative summarizing their understanding of requirements/ objectives and how the deliverables would be provided.

Corporate Experience

Offerors shall submit descriptions of 2 completed and/or ongoing projects/contracts for contracts, projects, or grants performed in the past five (5) years. Submitted projects/ contracts shall be similar in scope to the services required by the Statement of Work (SOW) as listed in Section C.3.

Note: Corporate Experience examples do not have to be similar in scale (meaning 1TB of data) to the services/deliverables required by the SOW.

Offerors shall provide the following:

1. Customer name, address, e-mail address.

2. Contract/ project name and number (if applicable), period of performance, and total dollar amount.

3. Clear indication if your company was the prime contractor or sub-contractor on the contract.

4. A description of the scope of work or effort for the contract/ project.

5. Results achieved during the project to include the amount of data synthesized and/or sequenced the volume of data written, stored and/or recovered on optical (or comparable) media.

6. A description of how the project relates to the scope listed in the Statement of Work (SOW).

Offerors’ narratives for each contract/project shall not exceed two pages in length and the full corporate Experience examples (for the primary) shall not exceed four pages in length. The cover page of the volume is excluded from this page limit.

When subcontracting arrangements are proposed, an additional minimum of two (2) corporate Experience projects/contracts for each subcontractor proposed must be submitted. Subcontractor narratives for each corporate Experience project shall not exceed two (2) pages in length and the full subcontractor corporate Experience examples for each subcontractor proposed shall not exceed four (4) pages in length.

L.2.1.1.b Volume II: Solicitation Acknowledgement Submission Contents

Offerors shall provide one (1) pdf file with the following as acknowledgement of all published solicitation and solicitation amendments in a pdf format. No other information shall be included in this volume other than the items listed below.

Offerors shall submit their Solicitation Acknowledgement Volume with the file title “[INSERT YOUR OFFEROR NAME]

030ADV27R0004 VOLUME II SOLICTATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT”.

1) SF1449 (only the solicitation SF1449 page 1, no other pages): Offerors must provide a signed copy of the solicitation SF1449 to confirm that the Offeror has read and agrees to comply with the terms of the Solicitation.

2) SF30 (only the solicitation amendment(s) SF30 page 1, no other pages): Offerors shall acknowledge Amendments to the solicitation to confirm that the Offeror has read and agrees to comply with the terms of the Amendment to the solicitation via a signed copy of the SF30.

NOTE: The offeror’s signing of the SF1449 and SF30 does not constitute an agreement or award between the LOC and the offeror.

L.2.1.2 Submission Instructions for Phase 2

Offerors shall submit their Phase 2 proposal in accordance with submission instructions and submission dates provided in the advisory notice.

L.2.1.2.a Submission Instructions for Volume III: Technical

Offerors shall submit their Technical Volume with the file title "[INSERT YOUR OFFEROR NAME] 030ADV27R0004- VOLUME III TECHNICAL". The Technical Volume III shall not exceed 16 pages in length, not including the following: cover page(s), table of contents and appendixes for: Key Personnel resume, Project Management Plan, Deliverables table with dates. Pages exceeding the 16-page limit will not be read.

NOTE: Volume IIII- Technical should not contain references to the provided firm fixed price proposed in Volume IV.

Factor 2- Technical Approach/ Management Approach Submission Contents

Technical Approach

Offerors shall submit a narrative that describes how the offeror will approach the requirements of this solicitation.

Offerors shall describe an approach to providing deliverables and how requirements/ objectives will be achieved. The technical approach narrative must show the Offeror’s understanding of the Library’s requirement and demonstrate that the offeror can provide the deliverables required and achieve the objectives under the contract with specific references to the Statement of Work (SOW). Offerors shall not merely restate the solicitation requirements and objectives but present a rational methodology for fulfillment. The technical approach narrative must respond sequentially to each objective of Section C.4 of the Statement of Work to permit side-by-side consideration of the proposed technical approach with the requirements of the solicitation. Offerors must include the following as well in their technical narrative:

• their data partition methods and explanations of risks and benefits along with the context of if density must be sacrificed to meet any of the Library’s requirements.

• their proposed extent of redundancy to ensure 100% data recovery.

• their proposed practical size of the educational/artistic display dataset, that is ≥ 1GB but ≤ 1TB, based on the proposed technology.

• their proposed methods of demonstrating data retrieval after the decoding process.

• their proposed dates for suggested deliverable dates listed in Section C.5.

Offerors must include any ground rules, assumptions, that are inherent in their proposal. Proposals that merely restate the solicitation requirements/deliverables and objectives may be rated as ‘Low Confidence’ and not considered for award.

Offerors must also submit the following minimum information for their proposed Key Personnel in resume format:

1. Proposed person’s position title / labor category;

2. Name of proposed employee;

3. Employee’s relationship to the offeror (direct employee or sub-contractor, etc.);

4. Employee’s Certifications/Education and skills, including the Minimum Skill Set and Level of Experience listed in the SOW;

5. Relevant experiences that clearly relate to the solicitation requirements and demonstrate the Key

Personnel’s Minimum Skill Set and Level of Experience listed in the SOW.

Management Approach

The technical approach narrative shall also describe the offeror’s approach to managing performance and quality control for this contract. Offerors shall submit a Project Management Plan (PMP) describing the project management approach for all activities within the scope of this engagement. Attachment J1- Example Project Management Plan Template is an example project management plan template provided to offerors for informational purposes only.

Offerors may propose their own project management plan in a format of their choosing that contains the required information detailed in Attachment J1 and Section C.4.1 of the SOW. Submitted PMP may also contain additional relevant project management information. The PMP shall not exceed 10 pages in length.

NOTE: Offerors will not have an opportunity to supplement information about their Phase 1 Technical Understanding of Requirements/ Corporate Experience volume as part of their Phase 2 proposals.

L.2.1.2.b Submission Instructions for Volume IV: Price

Offerors shall submit their Price Volume with the file title “[INSERT YOUR OFFEROR NAME] 030ADV27R0004 VOLUME IV

PRICE”.

Factor 3- Price Submission Contents

Offerors shall submit their firm-fixed price proposal as an excel file in which one tab displays the proposed CLIN structure with pricing and another tab displaying the proposed Schedule of Payments. Provided pricing must clearly relate to the proposed technical approach and the deliverables outlined in the SOW. Pricing provided must be all inclusive, (i.e., profit, overhead, labor, material and other direct cost, and shipping). A pricing narrative must also be submitted which outlines the percentage of overall contract total is applied to each scheduled payment listed in the submitted schedule of payments. The contractor will not be reimbursed separately for travel or shipping, and all costs, including shipping costs for deliverables, must be included in the fixed price

This contract will be a firm-fixed-price contract. Attachment J3- Price Proposal Examples Attachment J2- Example Price Proposal displays the LOC proposed Contract Line Item (CLIN) structure for these requirements. Offerors are welcome to propose an alternative CLIN structure, but overall deliverables must remain the same. Please note that CLIN structures do not have to directly reflect the schedule of payments.

NOTE: Offerors pay not propose/request progress payments for requirements; payments can only be for deliverables (i.e.

physical items/ digital items (such as reports, data, code etc.)). The final agreed upon CLIN structure will be reflected in Section B of the award.

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030ADV27R0004 0001 Section M

SECTION M - EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

M.1 LC52.215-2 EVALUATION - BEST VALUE TRADE-OFF (FEB 2020)

M.1 Evaluation Methodology & Process

This acquisition is being conducted under FAR subpart 13.5- Simplified Procedure for Certain Commercial Products and Commercial Services. The Government intends to use a two-step advisory down-select/ best value trade-off approach to evaluate offers utilizing the factors and consideration steps listed below in section M.2

Award will be made to the offeror whose proposal is determined to offer the “Best Value” to the Library after consideration of all evaluation factors.

A “trade-off” approach will be performed through an integrated assessment of price and non-price factors. Offerors are advised that the Government may evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions; therefore, the offeror's initial proposal should contain the offeror's best terms and conditions. The Government also reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer determines them to be necessary. In the event discussions are held, a competitive range determination may be made. If the Contracting Officer determines that the number of proposals in the competitive range exceeds the number at which an efficient competition can be conducted, the Contracting Officer may limit the number of proposals in the competitive range to the greatest number that will permit an efficient competition among the most highly rated proposals.

Note: The term “offeror” shall be construed to include subcontractors, consultants, and related entities in an offeror's proposal.

M.2 Evaluation Factors and Two-Phase Consideration

Best Value will be determined through the evaluation of the following factors:

Phase 1 Phase 2

Factor 1: Technical Understanding of Requirements/ Corporate Experience

Factor 2: Technical Approach

Factor 3: Price

Offerors should note that Phase 1- Factor 1 evaluation criteria is equal to Phase 2 Factor 2 evaluation criteria. Phase 2 evaluation criteria are listed in order of importance with highest being Factor 2- Technical Approach/Management Approach and lowest being Factor 3- Price. Both Phase’s evaluations will be considered in the final award decision. Note that Factors 1-2 are considered significantly more important than price. Please see details below in section M.2.1 for details on Two-Phase Consideration process.

Any quotation that is non-compliant with any requested submission requirements of this RFP may immediately be removed from further consideration

M.2.1 Two-Phase Consideration

The government is employing as two-phase consideration process for this solicitation. Phase 1 in which offerors will submit their response to Factor 1- Technical Understanding the Requirements will occur first. After the Government completes evaluation of Phase 1, offerors will receive an advisory notification via email from the Library. This notification will advise the offeror of the Government’s advisory recommendation to proceed or not to proceed with Phase 2 in which offerors submit Factors 2-4 in accordance with instructions listed in Section L of this solicitation.

Offerors who were not among the most highly rated in Phase 1 will be advised that they are unlikely to be viable competitors, along with the general basis for the Library’s advisory recommendation. The intent of this advice is to minimize development costs for those offerors with little to no chance of receiving an award. However, notwithstanding the advice provided by the Government in response to their Phase 1 submissions, all respondents may participate in Phase-2.

The Government intends to provide no more than 5 offerors with an advisory notification to proceed. However, the Government’s advice will be a recommendation only, and offerors who are advised not to proceed may elect to continue their participation in the procurement.

The Government does not intend to provide debriefings after the completion of the advisory notifications. Failure to participate in Phase 1 of the procurement precludes consideration of an offeror for award. Offeror submissions will not be accepted from offerors who have not submitted Phase 1 Proposals by Tuesday October 27 2026 (10/27/2026) 2pm Eastern Time as stated in Section L.2.2. L.2.1.1 in this solicitation. Phase 2 submission instructions will be included in advisory notices.

M.2.2 Evaluation of Factors

M.2.2.1 Factor 1- Technical Understanding of Requirements/ Corporate Experience

Understanding of Requirements

The Library will evaluate the Offeror’s proposal for their proven understanding of requirements/ objectives and how the deliverables would be provided. The Library will evaluate the offeror’s proposal for likelihood of successful performance as demonstrated by the offeror’s understanding of requirements as demonstrated by their narrative.

Corporate Experience

The Library will evaluate the Offeror’s Corporate Experience examples to assess the extent to which they demonstrate the Offeror’s and, if applicable, any proposed Subcontractor’s technical expertise and proven ability required to provide the services/deliverables required in this solicitation as listed in Section C.4. The Library will evaluate the Offeror’s and, if applicable, Subcontractor’s Corporate Experience examples for relevancy to requirements and will assess the degree to which the examples display the likelihood of successful performance.

M.2.2.2 Factor 2 – Technical Approach/Management Approach

Technical Approach

The Library will evaluate the degree to which the Offeror’s technical approach will ensure fulfillment of all objectives stated in the Statement of Work and minimize risk to the Library. Offerors that exceed the requirements/objectives in a beneficial way may be rated better for their technical approach. Offerors that merely restate the solicitation requirements/objectives may be rated as low confidence. More favorable ratings will be given to offerors whose Key Personnel- Project Manager meet the skill set outlined in Section C.6 and have Project Management Institute (PMI) – Project Management Professional certification(s).

Management Approach

The Library will evaluate the extent to which the submitted Management Approach narrative and Project Management Plan and their respective quality control measures, communications plan, risk mitigation along with general management approach demonstrates an ability to manage the delivery and oversight of requirements. The Library will also consider the degree to which proposed management methods will ensure the quality and timeliness of deliverables/ fulfill objectives for the contact. The Library will assess the level of risk in the offeror’s ability to provide quality control and manage performance of the requirements identified in Section C of the solicitation.

M.2.2.3 Factor 3 – Price

The Library will assess the reasonableness of the proposed pricing for each of the deliverables identified in the solicitation as well as the reasonableness of the total price of the proposal. The Library will add the price for each CLIN to establish a total evaluated price. The Library will evaluate the Offeror’s proposed schedule of payments on the basis of whether the invoiceable deliverables are the tasks listed in section C, correlates with their proposed technical approach and represent materially balanced pricing.

Award may be made to a Contractor that is not the lowest priced, if it is determined that a higher price will yield a better technical solution, although the Library will not pay a significantly higher price for a slightly better technical solution.

M.3 Award on Initial Responses in Phase 2

The government may select the best-suited contractor from initial responses to Phase 2 proposals, after evaluating proposals on all evaluation factors, without engaging in exchanges with contractors. Contractors are strongly encouraged to submit their best technical solutions and price in response to this solicitation.

M.4 Evaluation Scales

Offerors will be evaluated on a confidence ratings scale from Low Confidence to High Confidence. Any offerors who are rated Low Confidence in any technical factor will not be considered for award.

Factor 3-Price will be evaluated as shown in Section M.2.2.3 and will not be rated with a confidence rating.

M.5 Exchanges with Best-Suited Offeror

The decision to advise any offeror to not submit a Phase 2 proposal through the two-step advisory down select procedure will not constitute the establishment of a competitive range, as described in FAR 15.306[c], and it will not obligate the government to conduct discussions or to solicit or entertain proposal revisions. However, the government reserves the right to communicate with any, all, or none of the offerors prior to determining the best-suited contractor if it is in the government's best interest to do so.

The government also reserves the right to communicate with the government determined best-suited offeror (i.e., the apparent successful contractor) and reserves the right to communicate with only that offeror to address any remaining issues, if necessary, and finalize an award with that offeror. These issues may include technical and price.

If the parties cannot successfully address any remaining issues, as determined pertinent at the sole discretion of the government, the government reserves the right to communicate with multiple offerors to find the best-suited offeror.

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