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The Library of Congress (Library) requires a contractor to provide high-quality preservation housing supplies, manufactured to the Library's technical specifications, for a term of five years.

The Library’s mission is to sustain and preserve a universal collection of knowledge and creativity for Congress and the American people. Library of Congress collections are estimated to contain more than 173 million items, including books, prints, photographs, drawings, posters, maps, manuscripts, documents, sound recordings, films, videos, globes, archaeological objects, musical instruments, and other collection types. Annually hundreds of thousands of collection items are re-housed by Library staff, contractors, and volunteers, using preservation housing supplies made to order according to Library Specifications.

Questions are due January 20th; offers are due March 1 and product samples for testing must be posted also by March 1, (unless Block 8 of the solicitation document is subsequently amended). Late offers or samples will not be considered for award.

Please see the attached solicitation documents for full details.