Synthetic DNA Data Storage- Library of Congress
SAM.GOV Due: July 18, 2025 at 08:00 PM UTC
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Summary

The Library of Congress is seeking contractors to explore the feasibility of synthetic DNA data storage for the long-term preservation of its digital collections. This innovative project aims to encode a small subset of the Library's extensive digital data, which currently exceeds 31 petabytes, onto synthetic DNA. The work involves writing 1.5GB of data in various formats, including video, audio, text, and images, while ensuring error detection and high-fidelity data recall. Contractors with expertise in data storage technologies, particularly in synthetic biology and data encoding, are encouraged to bid on this opportunity, which not only aims to advance preservation methods but also to contribute to the artistic display of stored information in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
Description

UPDATE 7-01-25

ALL PHASE 1 RESULTS HAVE BEEN SENT TO ALL OFFERORS THAT SUBMITTED A PROPOSAL ON 7/1/2025.

Solicitation 030ADV25R0036 amendment 0002 has been added to the attachements section of this notice. 

Please see Attachment J4-030ADV25R003

Entities
LOC
Library of Congress
NAICS
541715
Set Aside
NONE : No Set aside used
Place of Performance
Washington , District of Columbia 20540
Point of Contact
Full Name Email Phone Type
Riley Leonhardt [email protected] 2029406833 primary
Betsy Lewis-Matsuoka [email protected] 2027070170 secondary
Attachments
  • Attachment+J1-+Example+Project+Management+Plan+Template.doc
  • RFP+030ADV25R0036+FINAL.pdf
  • Attachment+J2-+Example+Ceremonial+Storage+Vessels.docx
  • Attachment+J4+-+030ADV25R0036+Questions+Template.xlsx
  • Attachment+J3-+Example+Price+Proposal.xlsx
  • RFQ+030ADV25R0036+0001.pdf
  • Attachment+J4-030ADV25R0036+Questions+Answers+6-17-25.xlsx
  • 030ADV25R0036+0002.pdf
  • Attachment+J4-030ADV25R0036+Questions+Answers+7-1-25+FINAL.xlsx