Erik Peterson

Erik Peterson serves as a key procurement professional within the Contracts Services office of the Library of Congress, supporting the agency’s mission to preserve and expand public access to the nation’s cultural and intellectual heritage through strategic acquisitions of information technology and media services. He manages a portfolio of contracts focused on digital preservation, metadata systems, and accessibility solutions for archival collections, ensuring that technological infrastructure aligns with long-term stewardship goals. His acquisitions typically involve complex, mission-critical services requiring compliance with federal digital accessibility standards and archival metadata frameworks, often spanning multi-year performance periods. Peterson maintains consistent partnerships with specialized vendors including Clovernook Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired, Accessibility Services Inc., and the University of Washington, among others. These relationships reflect a preference for organizations with deep expertise in accessible media conversion, digital archiving, and institutional collaboration. He works closely with contractors who bring proven experience in digitizing fragile analog materials, developing assistive technologies for patrons with disabilities, and implementing scalable digital preservation architectures, often requiring niche technical certifications and subject-matter expertise. His contracting activity shows no use of socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a deliberate focus on technical merit and institutional capability over socioeconomic classifications, prioritizing domain-specific proficiency and proven performance in high-stakes cultural heritage environments. His primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 519210 (Libraries and Archives) and 611430 (Professional and Management Development Training), indicating a dual emphasis on digital collection management systems and workforce training for archival professionals. He routinely procures services related to OCR and audio transcription, metadata schema implementation, digital asset management platforms, and accessibility compliance training—domain-specific capabilities essential to modernizing the Library’s national collections.