2026 Mass Deacidification - Justification to Sole Source

This is a public notice prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.2 – Synopsis of Proposed Contract Actions.

The Library of Congress, Contracts and Grants Directorate, intends to award a sole-source firm fixed price contract to: Preservation Technologies (111 Thomson Park Drive, Pittsburgh, Cranberry Township, PA, 16066). The work to be performed under the contract will be performed at the following location: the Contractor's facilities as well as the Library of Congress' facilities.

The period of performance of the intended contract shall run as follows: date of award through 12 months. The work shall consist of the following: mass deacidification services on Library collections items. The total value is estimated to be above $500,000 but below $1,000,000.00.

This announcement constitute the only public notice, proposals are not being requested from other parties and a written solicitation will not be issued. This public notice accomplishes the following:

1. Notice of the LC’s intent to sole source this requirement to the business listed herein;


2. Synopsizing the requirements in accordance with the FAR; and


3. Publically posting the approved Justification and Approval (J&A) to the public in advance of the contract award rather than after award. As a result of this, a second posting of the J&A is not required after the award has been made.

As a result of this public posting, this shall be the only notice issued. A separate award notice and a separate J&A posting shall not be performed, as all public information is being accomplished via this public notice.

The following attachments are included in this notice:

Attachment 1: Statement of Work

Attachment 2: Sole Source Justification (Redacted for Public Release)

No further notices shall be pursued at this time in regards to this contracting action.