Mieke Bruch

Mieke Bruch supports the Contracts Services office at the Library of Congress in executing strategic procurement initiatives aligned with the agency’s mission to preserve and provide access to the nation’s cultural and intellectual heritage. She manages the acquisition of specialized information technology and media services critical to large-scale digitization, metadata systems, and digital preservation infrastructure. Her work ensures that the Library’s technological capabilities remain robust and scalable, enabling secure, accessible, and sustainable stewardship of archival collections. Bruch routinely handles complex, high-stakes contracts for technical services that require deep domain expertise in digital asset management and accessibility compliance. She maintains longstanding relationships with key contractors including Clovernook Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired, Utah State Library Division, Castro & Company, LLC, Accessibility Services Inc., and the University of Washington. These partnerships reflect a preference for mission-aligned organizations with proven capabilities in accessible media, digital archiving, and specialized library services. Her contracting approach emphasizes collaboration with entities that bring institutional knowledge and technical precision to the preservation of analog and digital heritage materials. Bruch’s procurement portfolio reflects a 100% non-set-aside orientation, indicating a focus on capability-driven selection rather than socioeconomic preferences. While she does not prioritize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, her contracting decisions are grounded in technical merit, past performance, and the ability to meet the Library’s stringent accessibility and preservation standards. Her primary procurement activity centers on NAICS 337214 — Office Furniture (except Wood) Manufacturing — a classification that, in this context, supports the procurement of specialized, accessibility-compliant furniture and equipment for digital access stations, reading rooms, and preservation workspaces. This reflects a nuanced application of the NAICS code to procure ergonomic, ADA-compliant, and technologically integrated furniture systems essential to public access and staff operations within the Library’s digitization environments.