Intent to Sole Source - Expanded Orientation Gallery Design
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESSLIBRARY OF CONGRESSUS

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    Special Notice LIBRARY OF CONGRESS intends to award a sole source contract to Lee H. Skolnick Architecture & Design Partnership for expanded design services necessary for the Library's Orientation Gallery. The service being procured is the design of an expanded Orientation Gallery for the Library of Congress. This gallery will be used to provide orientation and information to visitors of the Library. The contract will be awarded to Lee H. Skolnick Architecture & Design Partnership, located at 75 BROAD STREET SUITE 2700 NEW YORK, NY 10004 UNITED STATES. The place of performance for this contract is Washington, DC, with a zip code of 20540, in the United States. This is not a request for solicitations.

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    The document provides a justification for contracting with Lee H. Skolnick Architecture & Design Partnership without open competition for additional design services related to the Library of Congress's Visitor Experience Master Plan. It emphasizes that Skolnick is uniquely qualified to meet the Library's design needs and that pursuing another vendor would lead to significant delays and additional costs, jeopardizing the project's timeline. The justification outlines the Library's urgency and necessity for continuity in the project's aesthetic and conceptual design.
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