Web Harvesting Services - Library of Congress
Combined Synopsis Solicitation from LIBRARY OF CONGRESS • LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. Place of performance: DC. Response deadline: Feb 24, 2026. Industry: NAICS 518210 • PSC DK10.
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Amendment 4 - The purpose of this solicitation amendment is to provide an updated version of the Q&A document, Attachment J9, dated 02/13/2026. This version of Attachment J9 provides answers to questions 31 and 32, which are marked in red text.
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Amendment 3 - The purpose of this solcitation amendment is to provide an updated version of the Q&A document, Attachment J9, dated 02/03/2026. This version of Attachment J9 provides answers to questions the Library has received in reponse to the soliciation.
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Amendment 2 - The purpose of this solicitation amendment is to update the submission due date in Attachment J3 and to provide Attachment J9, which provides answers to questions the Library has received thus far.
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Amendment 1 - The purpose of this solicitation amendment is to update the information submission date in Attachment J2a – Sample Web Crawl Requirement. Please see the attached amendment document.
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This public notice is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial supplies and services, prepared in accordance with FAR Part 12 and utilizing FAR Part 15 procedures. The solicitaiton is being released as a firm-fixed price contract competition.
The Library of Congress (Library) requires contract support to enable the systematic harvesting of content at-scale from the web, based on instructions from Library staff, to provide temporary access to the content and required crawl reports for quality review, and to enable transfer of content to the Library for preservation and public access.
Please see below for the SF1449 Request for Proposal document 030ADV26R0010 for the full details of the requirement.
Questions are due no later than 12:00 Noon EST on 02/02/2026. Answers will be posted as an amendment to the solicitation.
Proposals are due no later than 5:00 PM EST on 02/24/2026.
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The Library of Congress is competing a firm-fixed-price, FAR Part 12 commercial requirement using FAR Part 15 procedures under solicitation 030ADV26R0010 for Web Harvesting Services. The work centers on systematic, at-scale web harvesting based on Library staff instructions, providing temporary access to harvested content plus crawl reports for quality review, and transferring content to the Library for preservation and public access. This notice has multiple amendments focused on updating submission dates and Q&A via Attachment J9, with Amendment 4 (dated 02/13/2026) adding answers to questions 31 and 32. Proposals are due 02/24/2026 at 5:00 PM EST (22:00 UTC per notice metadata).
Acquire commercial web harvesting (web crawling) services at scale so Library staff can direct what to harvest, review results through temporary access and crawl reports, and then receive transferred web content for long-term preservation and eventual public access.
- Review SF1449 RFP 030ADV26R0010 and all attachments/amendments; ensure you are using the latest Attachment J9 Q&A (updated 02/13/2026 per Amendment 4).
- Perform systematic at-scale web harvesting/crawling based on instructions from Library staff.
- Provide temporary access to harvested content to enable Library quality review.
- Produce required crawl reports to support quality review (per solicitation requirements).
- Transfer harvested content to the Library for preservation and public access (per solicitation requirements).
- Proposal submission by 02/24/2026 5:00 PM EST, ensuring alignment with any amended submission instructions/dates referenced in Attachment J3 and other updated attachments.
- Complete proposal package per SF1449 RFP 030ADV26R0010 instructions (confirm sections/format in the RFP).
- Acknowledgment of all solicitation amendments (at minimum Amendments 1–4 as referenced in the notice text).
- Approach narrative addressing: Library-directed crawl instructions, at-scale harvesting operations, temporary access method, crawl reporting, and content transfer to the Library.
- Pricing for firm-fixed-price contract as required by the solicitation.
- Any required sample submission referenced by “Attachment J2a – Sample Web Crawl Requirement” (date/instructions were amended per Amendment 1—use the current version).
- Check Attachment J3 for the updated submission due date instructions referenced in Amendment 2 (ensure internal compliance with the latest).
- Incorporate/reflect updated Q&A responses from Attachment J9 (updated 02/03/2026 and 02/13/2026; answers 31–32 called out in Amendment 4).
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- SF1449 RFP 030ADV26R0010 scope specifics (deliverables, performance requirements, evaluation factors) beyond the notice summary
- Definitions/requirements for “temporary access” (method, security, duration)
- Detailed “crawl reports” requirements and acceptance criteria
- Content transfer specifications (formats, packaging, metadata, handoff process)
- Period of performance and place of performance
- Any set-aside status (blank in notice)
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