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Notice of Sole Source - 2025 ALA Annual Conference Space Rental

ID: 2025-CLL-0043 • Type: Special Notice

Description

The Library of Congress, Contracts and Grants Directorate, has awarded a sole-source firm fixed price contract to the American Library Association. The work to be performed under the contract will be performed at the following location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA.

The period of performance is 5/1/2025 7/15/2025. This contract is valued at an amount below the simplified acquisition threshold (defined as $250,000 and below), but above $25,000 (the public notice threshold). The work shall consist of the following:

The Library of Congress (Library) requires short-term rental space for its exhibit booth at the American Library Association (ALA) annual conference 2025 in the Philadelphia Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA.

Please see attached draft Statement of Work (SOW) for more details.

This announcement constitutes 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 Library's sole source award of this requirement to the business listed herein;
2. Synopsizing the requirements in accordance with the FAR; and
3. Publicly posting the approved Justification and Approval (J&A).

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 regarding this contracting action.

The Library is not currently accepting quotes from third parties.

Background
The Library of Congress, through its Contracts and Grants Directorate, has awarded a sole-source firm fixed price contract to the American Library Association for the rental of exhibit space at the 2025 ALA Annual Conference. The Library of Congress has a long-standing history of exhibiting at this conference, which is the largest gathering of library and information professionals in the United States. The goal of this contract is to secure necessary space for the Library's exhibit booth during the conference held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA.

Work Details
The contractor is required to provide 1,200 square feet of exhibit booth rental space with 4 corners at the annual conference of the American Library Association (ALA). The exhibits will be housed in the Philadelphia Convention Center and will be open from Friday evening, June 27, 2025, through Monday afternoon, June 30, 2025. Set up for the exhibits begins on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, and removal will start Monday afternoon, June 30, 2025, continuing through Tuesday, July 1, 2025.

Period of Performance
May 1, 2025 – July 15, 2025

Place of Performance
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA

Overview

Response Deadline
April 18, 2025, 10:00 a.m. EDT Past Due
Posted
April 4, 2025, 3:32 p.m. EDT
Set Aside
None
PSC
None
Place of Performance
Philadelphia, PA United States
Source
SAM

Current SBA Size Standard
$20 Million
Pricing
Fixed Price
Est. Level of Competition
Sole Source
Est. Value Range
$25,000 - $250,000 (value based on agency estimated range)
On 4/4/25 Library of Congress issued Special Notice 2025-CLL-0043 for Notice of Sole Source - 2025 ALA Annual Conference Space Rental due 4/18/25.
Primary Contact
Name
Eric Pacheco   Profile
Phone
None

Secondary Contact

Name
Brian D. Curl   Profile
Phone
(202) 707-3090

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Additional Details

Source Agency Hierarchy
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS > LIBRARY OF CONGRESS > CONTRACTS SERVICES
FPDS Organization Code
0300-030ADV
Source Organization Code
500047911
Last Updated
April 4, 2025
Last Updated By
bcurl@loc.gov
Archive Date
May 3, 2025