Center For Research Libraries

The Center For Research Libraries (CRL) is a non-profit library consortium located in Chicago, Illinois, dedicated to preserving and providing access to rare and uncommon research materials. Registered in SAM.gov since 2005, CRL serves as a collaborative research institution that supports academic and governmental research needs by maintaining extensive collections of hard-to-find materials. The organization specializes in providing institutional membership services to various federal agencies, functioning as a critical resource for research libraries and government institutions seeking specialized research collections.

CRL has consistently secured federal contract awards primarily through purchase orders from agencies like the Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service and the Department of the Army's West Point Military Academy. These contracts, ranging from $5,242 to $10,284 annually, are consistently structured as firm fixed-price purchase orders with no set-aside designations. The primary goods and services provided include annual institutional membership renewals that grant federal agencies access to CRL's extensive collection of rare and uncommon research materials. Specific contract descriptions indicate these memberships support research objectives for agricultural scientists, military educational programs, and other government research initiatives. The contract awards typically cover a one-year period, with completion dates consistently set at June 30th of each respective year, demonstrating a stable and recurring relationship with federal agencies that rely on CRL's unique research resources and library services.