# Notice of Sole Source - 2025 ALA Annual Conference Space Rental

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/2025cll0043

- Solicitation number: 2025-CLL-0043
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Closed. Deadline was April 18, 2025 at 10:00 AM EDT
- Department: Library of Congress
- Contracting office: Contracts Services (030ADV)
- NAICS: 561920 Convention and Trade Show Organizers
- Place of performance: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- County: Philadelphia County (FIPS 42101). https://abierto.us/counties/philadelphia-county-pa-42101
- City: Philadelphia. https://abierto.us/cities/philadelphia-pa-4260000
- First posted: April 4, 2025
- Last posted: April 4, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/0cc835cf72154a9984a1e274e59bc4e7/view

## Description

The Library of Congress, Contracts and Grants Directorate, has awarded a sole-source firm fixed price contract to the American Library Association. The work to be performed under the contract will be performed at the following location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA. The period of performance is 5/1/2025 – 7/15/2025. This contract is valued at an amount below the simplified acquisition threshold (defined as $250,000 and below), but above $25,000 (the public notice threshold). The work shall consist of the following:

The Library of Congress (Library) requires short-term rental space for its exhibit booth at the American Library Association (ALA) annual conference 2025 in the Philadelphia Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA. Please see attached draft Statement of Work (SOW) for more details. 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:

1. Notice of the Library's sole source award of this requirement to the business listed herein;

2. Synopsizing the requirements in accordance with the FAR; and 3. Publicly posting the approved Justification and Approval (J&A). 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 regarding this contracting action. The Library is not currently accepting quotes from third parties.

## Publications

- April 4, 2025: Special notice, due April 18, 2025 at 10:00 AM EDT. Notice 0cc835cf72154a9984a1e274e59bc4e7. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/0cc835cf72154a9984a1e274e59bc4e7/view

## Points of contact

- Eric Pacheco, erpacheco@loc.gov
- Brian D. Curl, bcurl@loc.gov, 2027073090

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