Riley Leonhardt

Riley Leonhardt serves as a key procurement professional within the Contracts Services office of the Library of Congress, supporting the agency’s mission to preserve and provide access to the nation’s cultural and intellectual heritage through strategic acquisition of information technology and media services. Responsible for managing complex contracts in digital stewardship, Leonhardt specializes in procuring services that enable large-scale digitization, metadata enrichment, and long-term digital preservation. Their work directly supports the modernization of library infrastructure, ensuring that archival collections remain accessible, searchable, and sustainable for future generations through technology-driven solutions. Leonhardt maintains consistent partnerships with a select group of specialized contractors, including the Clovernook Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Accessibility Services Inc., and the University of Washington, reflecting a focus on accessibility, digital inclusion, and research-driven innovation. These relationships are characterized by long-term, mission-aligned collaborations centered on adaptive technologies, assistive media systems, and metadata standards development. The procurement approach prioritizes vendors with deep expertise in accessibility compliance, digital archiving, and user-centered design for public-facing digital platforms. There is no set-aside preference in Leonhardt’s contracting portfolio; all procurements are conducted under full and open competition, demonstrating a commitment to selecting the most technically capable and qualified providers regardless of socioeconomic designation. This approach ensures that mission-critical projects benefit from the broadest possible pool of expertise while maintaining strict adherence to federal acquisition regulations. The primary technical domains include Computer Systems Design Services (NAICS 541512) and Software Publishers (NAICS 513210), with significant activity in other computer-related services and research and development for digital preservation systems. Leonhardt’s portfolio emphasizes custom software development, digital asset management platforms, accessibility compliance tools, and metadata schema implementation—core capabilities required to sustain the Library’s evolving digital infrastructure.