Pre-Solicitation Notice for FEDLINK Electronic Resources competition
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- Solicitation number
- LCFDL26R0018
- Agency
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Library of Congress
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 519210 Libraries and Archives
- PSC
- R605 Support- Administrative: Library
- Place of performance
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Library of Congress is preparing to solicit IDIQ contracts for commercial off-the-shelf electronic information resources to support the Federal Library & Information Network (FEDLINK) program, with responses due May 21, 2026. No set-aside is anticipated.
The procurement is structured as four optional lots. Lot 1 is the core offering and covers electronic databases, current awareness services, federated and content integration services, and electronic serials (e-journals) serving Federal libraries, information centers, and other Federal offices. Lot 2 addresses document delivery services, including copies of published and unpublished materials, order verification, and copyright compliance. Lot 3 is restricted to contractors qualifying under Lot 1 and permits them to provide their own commercial off-the-shelf print, video, microform, or multimedia publications with electronic access to their catalogs. Lot 4, available only to contractors qualifying under Lot 1 and/or Lot 2, allows customized electronic publication packages and seamless integration of structured internal and external content into customer workflow environments such as intranets, extranets, or portals; contractors must address update mechanisms for customer-specific products.
Performance supports Federal libraries, information centers, and Federal offices across the FEDLINK program. The scope encompasses both commercial database access and customer-tailored integration services within Federal enterprise systems.
Notice text
The Library of Congress (Library), the Federal Library & Information Network (FEDLINK) has a requirement for commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) Electronic Information Resources.
Contractors shall provide electronic information database services, newsfeeds and current awareness services, portal and content management services, electronic serials, and electronic books to Federal libraries, information centers, and other Federal offices via the FEDLINK program.
IDIQ contracts may be divided into four lots:
- Lot 1 – Electronic Databases/Publications:
Lot 1 is the core of this contract. It covers publishers and Contractors who provide access to COTS electronic materials in many publication formats described in the SOW (Electronic Resources Databases, Current Awareness Services, Federated and Content Integration Services and Electronic Serials (e-journals)).
- Lot 2 – Document Delivery Services
Lot 2 covers Contractors who provide copies of published and unpublished materials in response to specific citation requests. Products/services offered include Document Delivery Service, Order Verification, and Copyright Compliance.
- Lot 3 – Associated Publications
Lot 3 is only open to Contractors who qualify under Lot 1. Contractors that offer electronic database/publications under Lot 1 may also provide their own COTS print, video, microform or multimedia publications. The Contractor shall provide electronic access to its catalog of available publications.
- Lot 4 – Specialized Access/Product Integration
Lot 4 is only open to Contractors who qualify under Lot 1 and/or Lot 2. Under Lot 4, Contractors may tailor their electronic publication packages provided under Lot 1 and Lot 2 for specific individual Customers. Contractors may work with Customers to provide seamless integration of structured internal and external content into the Customers’ workflow environment (e.g. intranet, extranet, portal, etc.). The Contractor shall address how their Customer-specific products will be updated and maintained. Contractors may provide database searching, translations, training, analysis, research, and other professional assistance associated with the electronic resources they offer.
Contractors must offer products/services under Lot 1 in order to provide products/services under Lot 3, and must offer products/ services under either Lot 1 and/or Lot 2 in order to provide products/services under Lot 4.
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| FEDLINK Electronic Resources competition | Solicitation | |
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation |
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