Preservation Web Harvesting - Library of Congress
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 2026-LGD-0139
- Agency
-
Library of Congress
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 518210 Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services
- 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 announced a sole-source contract award to MirrorWeb for web harvesting and preservation services, with a June 26, 2026 protest deadline and an estimated contract value up to $900,000 for the period July 1 through December 31, 2026. This is an other-than-full-and-open-competition procurement under FAR 6.302-1, justified on the basis of unusual and compelling urgency and MirrorWeb's unique incumbent status. No written solicitation will be issued; this notice constitutes the only public notice and accomplishes both synopsis and advance posting of the approved Justification and Approval.
The Library requires systematic harvesting of web content based on staff instructions, temporary access to captured content for quality review with crawl reports, and transfer of content to the Library for preservation and public access. The contract covers 325 terabytes of data across 24 weekly crawls, 6 monthly crawls, 3 extended crawls, and 24 election-focused crawls dedicated to 2026 U.S. Elections content. MirrorWeb is the sole responsible source currently onboarded with established infrastructure and cleared security protocols capable of immediate performance on July 1, 2026, when the incumbent's final tasks close. The contracting officer determined pricing fair and reasonable based on MirrorWeb's below-market rates from the original FY21 competitive award under prior contracts LCLSM21D0015 and LGD26T0002. The award is below the simplified acquisition threshold.
Notice text
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Update #2 · Latest ·
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.
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:
- Publicizes the Library's intendt to sole source this requirement to the business listed in the Justification and Approval (JA).
- Synopsizes the requirements in accordance with the FAR.
- 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.
Update #1 ·
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:
- Publicizes the Library's intendt to sole source this requirement to the business listed in the Justification and Approval (JA).
- Synopsizes the requirements in accordance with the FAR.
- 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.
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