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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION LIBRARIES AND ARCHIVES

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION LIBRARIES AND ARCHIVES obligated $896.3K on federal contracts in FY2026 across 17 contract actions (−55% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was ELSEVIER INC. ($337.4K).

Obligations · FY2026
$896.3K
Actions
17
New awards: 9
Sole-source
91%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 1MFY2017
  2. 1.2MFY2018
  3. 1.3MFY2019
  4. 1.9MFY2020
  5. 983.4KFY2021
  6. 375.6KFY2022
  7. 2.2MFY2023
  8. 3MFY2024
  9. 2MFY2025
  10. 896.3KFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. ELSEVIER INC.$337.4K38%
  2. PROQUEST LLC$172.7K19%
  3. CLARIVATE ANALYTICS (US) LLC$134.1K15%
  4. STUDIO DO LLC$80K8.9%
  5. REPRINTS DESK, INC.$55.4K6.2%
  6. SPACESAVER SYSTEMS, INC.$32.4K3.6%
  7. SBS CREATIX LLC$18K2.0%
  8. BELFOR USA GROUP INC$17.9K2.0%
  9. GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (THE)$14.9K1.7%
  10. IMAGE ACCESS, INC.$11.6K1.3%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Other equipment & supplies$878.4K98%
  2. Health & medical$17.9K2.0%

Where the work was performed

  1. New York$337.4K38%
  2. Michigan$324.7K36%
  3. District of Columbia$114.2K13%
  4. California$57.9K6.5%
  5. Maryland$32.4K3.6%
  6. Missouri$18K2.0%
  7. Florida$11.6K1.3%

Integrity signals

Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.

  • Low competition91%
    US 39% · $816.3K
  • Sole-source awards91%
    US 30% · $816.3K
  • Single-offer competitions0.0%
    US 8.7% · $0
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush4.4%
    US 6.0% · $39.4K
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · $0
  • Time-and-materials pricing0.0%
    US 4.2% · $0

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Largest awards

  1. SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES, AGREEMENT FOR ELECTRONIC JOURNALS$337.4K
    ELSEVIER INC.· New York County, NY· Other equipment & supplies· Jul 30, 2026 – Jul 30, 2026· 33317626P00540130
  2. ELECTRONIC RESOURCE DATABASES FOR COLLECTIONS$172.7K
    PROQUEST LLC· Washtenaw County, MI· Other equipment & supplies· Aug 4, 2026 – Aug 4, 2026· 33317626P00540215
  3. SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES, WEB OF SCIENCE ZOOLOGICAL RECORDS$134.1K
    CLARIVATE ANALYTICS (US) LLC· Washtenaw County, MI· Other equipment & supplies· Aug 14, 2026 – Aug 14, 2026· 33317626P00540180
  4. NMAH MEZZ LIB. FIRE&SAFETY UPGRADE$97.9K
    SPACESAVER SYSTEMS, INC.· District of Columbia, DC· Other equipment & supplies· Aug 9, 2020 – Feb 10, 2026· 33317620P00445897
  5. SCANNING OF SMITHSONIAN PHOTO SERVICE RECORDS$80K
    STUDIO DO LLC· District of Columbia, DC· Other equipment & supplies· Jul 28, 2026 – Jul 28, 2026· 33317626P00539743
  6. BHL TECHNICAL SUPPORT$57.2K
    SBS CREATIX LLC· St. Louis County, MO· Other equipment & supplies· May 18, 2021 – Jan 27, 2026· 33317621P00456925
  7. SERVICE, ONLINE RESOURCE DIRECT-DOCUMENT DELIVERY$39.4K
    REPRINTS DESK, INC.· Los Angeles County, CA· Other equipment & supplies· Sep 10, 2026 – Sep 10, 2026· 33317626P00542415
  8. SLA RENTAL LEASE FOR STORAGE ROOMS.$36.2K
    IRON MOUNTAIN INFORMATION MANAGEMENT LLC· District of Columbia, DC· Other equipment & supplies· Nov 15, 2022 – Feb 11, 2026· 33317623F00483234

Committees that oversee and fund it

Congressional committees whose jurisdiction includes this agency, and the appropriations subcommittees that write its spending bill (Analisa's reading of the House and Senate rules; committees share jurisdiction). Leaders as currently published.

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Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026.