Description
The Library of Congress seeks a vendor to demonstrate the feasibility of ultra‑high‑density optical data storage for long‑term preservation of a 1 TB subset of its digital collections. The effort includes encoding diverse media formats onto a novel optical medium, validating durability for at least 50 years, providing full‑recovery of the data, and creating a tabletop, non‑powered artistic/educational display of a curated data subset. The contract is firm‑fixed‑price, runs from 1 Feb 2027 to 31 Jan 2028, and requires bi‑weekly status reporting, detailed technical and project‑management plans, and open‑source software deliverables.
• Encode, write, store, and later retrieve 1 TB of multi‑format digital data on high‑density optical media.
• Demonstrate 100 % data recovery, error‑rate reporting, and long‑term durability (≥ 50 years) under controlled environmental conditions.
• Produce a non‑powered, tabletop artistic display (≤ 45 cm² footprint, ≤ 60 cm height) for public exhibition.
• Deliver comprehensive project‑management documentation, bi‑weekly reports, and open‑source encoding/decoding tools.
• All work performed at the vendor’s facilities (outside the United States permitted) with final delivery to the Library of Congress.