# PRTD Aging Oven - Sole Source Justification Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/2027lgd0065 - Solicitation number: 2027-LGD-0065 - Notice type: Special notice - Status: Closed. Deadline was October 28, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT - Department: Library of Congress - Contracting office: Contracts Services (030ADV) - NAICS: 33331 Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing - Product or service code: 6640 Laboratory Equipment and Supplies - Place of performance: Washington, District of Columbia - Who can bid, by location: Anywhere in the US. Location does not limit who can bid: a product shipped to the buyer, research at the performer's facility, or work at the contractor's site. A state shown is the delivery point. - County: District of Columbia (FIPS 11001). https://abierto.us/counties/district-of-columbia-dc-11001 - City: Washington. https://abierto.us/cities/washington-dc-1150000 - First posted: October 13, 2026 - Last posted: October 13, 2026 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/3c5387541209434eae7d46d1639cc396/view ## 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: ESPEC North America, Inc., 4141 Central Parkway, Hudsonville, MI 49426. The period of performance of the intended contract shall run as follows: 01/15/2027 - 01/14/2028. 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: To acquire a temperature and humidity controlled chamber for use in the Library’s quality assurance program for the testing of papers, boards, etc. to multiple ISO standards in addition to ongoing research on materials degradation in relation to the Library’s collections. The contract should include all parts and equipment to meet specified parameters, user training, shipping, and 1 year of warranty support. 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: Provides notice of the Library’s intent to sole source this requirement to the business listed herein; Synopsizes the requirements in accordance with the FAR; and Publically posts the approved Justification and Approval (J&A) in advance of the contract award rather than after award. As a result, 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: Draft 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. ## Attachments - [Sole Source Justification - Redacted.pdf](https://sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v3/opportunities/resources/files/7800d75a499a44628eed091e808c4cd0/download) ## Publications - October 13, 2026: Special notice, due October 28, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT. Notice 3c5387541209434eae7d46d1639cc396. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/3c5387541209434eae7d46d1639cc396/view ## Points of contact - Brian D. Curl, bcurl@loc.gov --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/2027lgd0065.