PRTD Aging Oven - Sole Source Justification

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: ESPEC North America, Inc., 4141 Central Parkway, Hudsonville, MI 49426.

The period of performance of the intended contract shall run as follows: 01/15/2027 - 01/14/2028. It is valued at an amount below the simplified acquisition threshold (defined as $350,000 and below), and above $25,000 (the public notice threshold). The work shall consist of the following: To acquire a temperature and humidity controlled chamber for use in the Library’s quality assurance program for the testing of papers, boards, etc. to multiple ISO standards in addition to ongoing research on materials degradation in relation to the Library’s collections. The contract should include all parts and equipment to meet specified parameters, user training, shipping, and 1 year of warranty support.

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. Provides notice of the Library’s intent to sole source this requirement to the business listed herein;
   
   


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


3. Publically posts the approved Justification and Approval (J&A) in advance of the contract award rather than after award. As a result, 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: Draft 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.