eCRB Hosting, Licensing, Operation and Maintenance
Contract Overview
Solicitation details, issuing organization, response deadlines, documents, and interested companies for this government contract opportunity.
AI Contract Overview
The Library of Congress intends to award a sole source, firm fixed price contract to NIC Federal LLC for cloud hosting, licensing, operation, and maintenance services for the electronic Copyright Royalty Board (eCRB) system. The contract will cover a base year and one option year, spanning from September 26, 2026, to September 25, 2028. This action is justified under federal regulations that allow for sole source awards when unique capabilities or products are required to meet the Library’s minimum needs. The notice emphasizes that it is not a solicitation for competitive quotes but provides an opportunity for interested parties to submit capability statements by June 24, 2026, for Government consideration, although the Government retains discretion over whether to compete the requirement. This contract action is published pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation guidelines to inform potential sources about the planned sole source award. NIC Federal LLC, based in Arlington, VA, is the identified contractor expected to fulfill these requirements. The Library of Congress will use information from any capability statements submitted to evaluate qualifications but is under no obligation to respond or award a contract based on those submissions. Interested organizations must submit detailed capability statements demonstrating their ability to satisfy the contract requirements via email to designated contacts by the specified deadline. The contract pertains to NAICS code 518210 and will involve performance in Washington, D.C.
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THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE AND NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS
This notice is published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)5.203(a)) requiring the dissemination of information regarding proposed contract actions. This is a Notice of Intent to award a sole source, firm fixed price purchase order under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 6101(b)(2)(c); FAR 6.302-1 – the Library’s minimum needs can only be satisfied by the contractor’s unique capabilities or products.
The Library of Congress, Office of Chief Information Officer (OCIO) requires contractor support to provide cloud hosting, licensing, operation and maintenance for the electronic Copyright Royalty Board (eCRB) system. Please see the attached Statement of Work (SOW) and Justification and Approval (J&A) for more information about the requirements.
The Library intends to fulfill this requirement by issuing a sole source contract to NIC Federal LLC, located at 4201 Wilson Blvd., STE 510, Arlington, VA 22203. The period of performance will be 09/26/2026-09/25/2028 which consists of a base year and one option year.
This will be the only notice of the Government's intent to solicit, negotiate, and award to one source to satisfy this requirement. The Government plans to award a contract for this requirement at least 15 days after this notice is published.
THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTATIONS. All responsible sources that wish to be considered for this requirement should submit acapability statement that demonstrates their ability to meet all of the requirements described in the J&A. The capability statements shall be submitted via email to Tiffany Lucas at tluc@loc.gov and Stephanie Boone at sboone@loc.gov by 12:00 pm ET on Wednesday, June 24, 2026. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Any responses received after this date and exact time specified are late and will not be considered.
This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for any information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its capabilities are sufficiently detailed to allow the Government the ability to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted.
For additional information or to submit responses, please contact Tiffany Lucas at tluc@loc.gov and Stephanie Boone at sboone@loc.gov.