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The Library of Congress is seeking to enter into a five-year contract with Preservation Technologies, L.P. (PTLP) for the deacidification of at least 1,250,000 books and 5 million sheets of unbound materials, including manuscripts, using the Bookkeeper deacidification process. This effort is contingent upon the availability of funds and aims to preserve the longevity and integrity of the Library’s collections. In addition to the deacidification service, PTLP will provide in-house support services such as book handling, selection, cleaning, shipping, and refiling, which are integral to facilitating the mass deacidification workflow. Other companies interested in providing mass deacidification services within the continental United States may apply for evaluation and testing of their technologies over the next four years. To qualify, these companies must currently offer or plan to offer mass deacidification services and meet the Library's technical requirements as outlined in their Request for Proposals. They must also demonstrate legal rights to their processes through ownership of patents, licenses, or public domain usage. The contract is managed by the Library's Office of Contracts and Grants Management, with key contacts available for further information.

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Five-year contract for deacidifying 1.25 million books and 5 million sheets using Bookkeeper process.

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323117 - Books Printing

Place of Performance

111 Thomson Park Drive, Cranberry Township, PA 16066, DC

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AgencyLibrary Of Congress → Contracts Services
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OfficeWashington, DC, 20540, USA
Office AddressWashington, DC, 20540, USA
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Christopher WW HansenContract Specialist
Valda R. Murfree-FlemingContracting Officer

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BOOK AND MANUSCRIPT DEACIDIFICATION SERVICES FOR THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESSLSP20050085 Christopher W. Hansen, Contracting Officer, Office of Contracts and Grants Management, (202) 707-8613, chan@loc.gov The Library of Congress intends to negotiate with Preservation Technologies, L.P. (PTLP), 111 Thomson Park Drive, Cranberry Township, PA 16066 for a five year effort that, subject to the availability of funds, will permit the Library to deacidify a minimum of 1,250,000 Library books and a minimum of 5 million sheets of unbound materials (such as manuscripts), utilizing the Bookkeeper deacidification process. The Library also intends to utilize PTLP contract services to perform in-house Library book handling functions (such as selecting, cleaning, pulling, pinning and linking, charging, packing, shipping, receiving, and refiling) that support the mass deacidification contract work flow. Any other company that, at the time of application, (1) is currently offering for a fee mass deacidification services within the continental U.S. to individuals and/or institutions or which intends to offer such services within 12 months by utilizing a fully operational technology that has not been evaluated and tested within the last four years by the Library, (2) is either legally incorporated as a U.S. business entity or capable of demonstrating through its business plan its intention to be fully incorporated as a U.S. business within one year, and (3) believes its process can meet all of the Library's advertised deacidification technical requirements as contained in its Request for Proposals (RFP90-21) dated 09/13/90 (copies available from the CO upon request) can apply to the Library during the next four years for evaluation and testing of that process (see additional announcement). The company soliciting such evaluation and testing must demonstrate to a legal certainty that it either (a) owns a viable patent or patents to such process(es), (b) possesses a current license or licences to utilize such process(es), or (c) is employing a process(es) that can be proven to be in the public domain.

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