Library of Congress - Researcher Consulting Services
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS · CONTRACTS SERVICES
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 030ADV26R0045 in this department, oldest first.
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Decide bid or no bid before the response deadline.
- Look at the past winners for likely competitors and teaming partners.
- Follow the opportunity to hear about amendments and the award.
What the notice says
Amendment 0002: Modifies answer to questions. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Amendment 0001: The purpose of this modification is to answer questions submitted by potential offerors. It also makes somechanges to the solicitation based off of the answers submitted. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - This is a combined synopsis/solicitation being issued under the authority of FAR Parts 12 and 13.5. The Library of Congress (Library), one of the largest libraries in the world with over 150 million items, is seeking a single award IDIQ contract to continue performing researcher assessment, engagement, and… (show all)
analysis in line with the Library Collections and Services Group�s Strategic Plan. The consulting activities include research of the Library�s onsite and online users, review of the Library�s programs and initiatives, and other consulting activities related to the researcher experience. Please see the attached solicitation and its attachments for a full description of the requirement and proposal submission instructions. Offeror questions are due no later than 09/09/2026 at 12:00 PM EST. Responses to offeror questions will be posted as an amendment to the solicitation at the same page where the solicitation and attachments are located. Proposals are due no later than 09/28/2026 at 12:00 PM EST.
Who won similar work
3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (CONTRACTS SERVICES), same product/service code (PSC) R499.
Single-winner award sizes (3): middle half $357K to $10.2M, median $434K; range $279K to $20.0M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| FORD AUDIO-VIDEO SYSTEMS LLC | 2 | $713K | Sep 19, 2025 |
| DECIBEL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 1 | $20.0M | Sep 3, 2026 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- Sep 3, 2026DECIBEL MANAGEMENT, LLC$20.0MLibrary of Congress National Book Festival - Event Management IDIQ
- Sep 19, 2025FORD AUDIO-VIDEO SYSTEMS LLC$434KLibrary of Congress - Pickford Theater Audio and Visual Upgrades
- Sep 16, 2025FORD AUDIO-VIDEO SYSTEMS LLC$279KLibrary of Congress - Madison Rooms Audio and Visual Equipment
Competitive landscape
For the 2 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied LIBRARY OF CONGRESS since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past LIBRARY OF CONGRESS job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 0 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.