U. S. Senate Social Media Web Archiving

The U.S. Senate is seeking to identify vendors capable of providing social media and web archiving services through this Sources Sought Notice (SSN), which serves as a market research tool to gather capability information for potential future procurement. The Senate requires comprehensive solutions that capture and preserve content from social media platforms including Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram, along with other publicly available web content. Mandatory requirements include authentic data capture with web standards-based archival outputs, full-text search functionality, metadata indexing, export capabilities in multiple formats (PDF, CSV, WARC, JSON), automated continuous archiving without manual intervention, data encryption and audit trails, and compliance with ISO and SEC 17a-4 WORM storage standards. Vendors must demonstrate experience supporting government or public-sector organizations with responsive customer support, maintain US-based data center storage, support Multi-Factor Authentication, and ensure data confidentiality, integrity, and availability protections. The Sources Sought Notice was posted on February 4, 2026, with responses due by February 25, 2026, submitted electronically to Holly McDonald at acquisitions@saa.senate.gov with the subject line "2026-S-015 social media web archiving service." The Senate will evaluate responses to qualify best-qualified respondents for consideration in subsequent procurement, with selected respondents notified directly of future solicitation formats.

This is an informational Sources Sought Notice with no set-aside designation, and no incumbent contractor or award value has been specified at this time. The notice does not constitute a Request for Proposal or commitment to contract; however, vendors who fail to respond may be precluded from participation in any subsequent solicitation issued on SAM.gov or directly to pre-qualified respondents. Responses are limited to a maximum of 10 pages and must include a service narrative, explicit confirmation of meeting each mandatory requirement with detailed explanations, business information (company name, address, SAM registration, CAGE, and Unique Entity ID), and specific details addressing additional requirements and guidelines. The NAICS classification is 519 (Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services), and the PSC category is DK01 (IT and Telecom - Storage Support Services). Non-selected respondents will not receive debriefing or evaluation information, and this Sources Sought Notice represents the initial phase of a potential multi-phase procurement process.