Library of Congress - Bifurcated Styli
Library of Congress · LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
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- Response deadline
- May 6, 2025, 12:00 PM EDT
- Posted
- Apr 21, 2026
- Solicitation
- 2026-LGR-0035
- Set-aside
- None listed
- Place of performance
- USA
- Contracting office
- CONTRACTS SERVICES · Washington · DC
- Source
- SAM.gov · updated Jul 5, 2026
Description
This is a public notice prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.2 � Synopsis of Proposed Contract Actions. The Library of Congress, Contracts and Grants Directorate, intends to award a sole-source firm fixed price contract to: Symcon, Inc. (9724 INDUSTRIAL DR, PINEVILLE, NC,28134,USA). The work to be performed under the contract will be performed at the following location: Library of Congress NAVCC Packard Campus 19053 Mount Pony Round Culpeper, VA 22701-7551 USA The period of performance of the intended contract shall run as follows: 06/30/2026- 06/29/2027. It is valued at an amount below the simplified acquisition threshold (defined as $350,000 and below), and above $25,000 (the public notice threshold). The work shall consist of the following: Library of Congress National Audio-Visual Conservation Center (NAVCC) Audio Preservation Laboratory in Culpeper, Virginia requires contract support to purchase a bifurcated styli required in order to be able play back metal master father discs in the Recorded Sound collection. This announcement constitutes the only public notice, proposals are not being requested from other parties and a written solicitation will not be issued. This public notice accomplishes the following: Notice of the LC�s intent to sole source this requirement to the business listed herein; Synopsizing the requirements in accordance with the FAR; and Publically posting the approved Justification and Approval (J&A) to the public in advance of the contract award rather than after award. As a result of this, a second posting of the J&A is not required after the award has been made. As a result of this public posting, this shall be the only notice issued. A separate award notice and a separate J&A posting shall not be performed, as all public information is being accomplished via this public notice. The following attachments are included in this notice: Attachment 1: Statement of Work Attachment 2: Sole Source Justification (Redacted for Public Release) No further notices shall be pursued at this time in regards to this contracting action.
What similar awards have paid
Real federal awards already on the books in a similar lane — so you can size the opportunity, not guess. This is public history, not a bid price, cost estimate, or prediction that you will win.
Typical award size
$18,568
Middle of the pack for similar past awards
Most similar awards fall between $13,900 and $39,954
Who has won work like this
Public awardees in this lane — useful for competitor scan or teaming ideas, not a ranked list of “best” firms.
- 1RADIO ONE, INC.1 award$2.85M
- 2NEW TECH SOLUTIONS, INC.2 awards$519,483
- 3MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES13 awards$386,543
- 4OMNIVERTER INC1 award$35,115
- 5SOFTWARE INFORMATION RESOURCE CORP.1 award$22,937
- 6FOREIGN UTILITY CONSOLIDATED REPORTING1 award$18,568
- 7DTC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.1 award$14,780
- 8AIRWAVE COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION1 award$14,188
Drawn from official USAspending contract records in our index. Always confirm requirements on the SAM.gov notice before you bid.
Intelligence only — not legal advice or a guarantee of award. Always verify requirements on the official SAM.gov notice. Past award amounts are public history, not a suggested bid or prediction. Notice ID 8ed449a9db6d4e74871b82f07bde5dc1.