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Ancestry Library Edition for DoD Libraries FA805225Q0007

Solicitation FA805225Q0007 Copied Notice ID a769a40172424532a8d61b3796c7137e Copied DEPT OF DEFENSE — FA8052 773 ESS
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Posted
Sep 25, 2025
Deadline
No deadline
Set-aside
NONE
NAICS
519210
PSC
AF11

Summary

AI-generated · Sep 28, 2025

Ancestry Library Edition for DoD Libraries must be provided under a sole-source award to ProQuest LLC. The resource will serve Department of Defense libraries and their patrons, and must integrate with contract points of contact to establish authentication and provide access across all four service branch libraries and Military OneSource using industry-standard methods for use on any internet-connected browser or mobile device. It should offer genealogical tools (charts, summaries, calendars, research forms) with tutorials and online support, and be updated continuously, with at least 80% of content owned by the vendor.

Content includes a Special U.S. Census Records Collection with indexed images and a broad suite of additional historical records (millions to billions of records, including obituaries, military and immigration records, and international materials across 60+ countries), plus robust tools such as family trees and every-name indexes. Security requirements specify RSA 2048-bit certificates (SHA-256withRSA), HTTP Strict Transport Security, and TLS 1.3, with the ability to retrieve database usage statistics by DoD branch. This is not a competitive solicitation; refer to the attached justification for details.

This contract was awarded on a Sle-Source basis. See attached J&A for further details. Ancestry Library Edition for DoD Libraries is innovative information content and technologies increase the productivity of students, scholars, professionals and the libraries that serve them. Ancestry is a highly respected genealogical resource that is exclusively distributed to libraries by ProQuest. Ancestry Library Edition is the largest online family history resource available. The collection is the largest, most-popular, and best-known genealogical website. Product characteristics an equal item must meet to be considered: - Shall work with the contract POC to establish authentication methods to provide optimal accessibility for all eligible patrons. - Shall be able to interface with all 4 service branch libraries and Military OneSource websites using industry standard authentication methods to ensure only eligible patrons can access resources from any internet connected computer browsers and mobile devices. - Shall provide genealogical tools such as charts, summaries, calendars, black research forms and message boards with in-depth tutorials, videos, how to wiki and online research support. - Shall add new content and/or updates on an ongoing basis, 80% of content must be owned and not from third party vendors. - Shall include Special U.S. Census Records Collection, with indexed images, 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules, Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940, Selected Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880,U.S. Special Census on Deaf Family Marriages and Hearing Relatives, 1888-1895,U.S. City Directories Collection (1821-1989) with indexed images, 1.5M records, U.S. Probate and Wills Collection (mid-1800s-2008) with indexed images, 232Mrecords, Africa, Asia & Europe Passenger Lists of Displaced Persons (1946-1971),with indexed images, 1.7M million records, Europe, Registration of Foreigners& German Individuals Persecuted (1930-1947) with indexed images, 10M records, U.S. Navy Muster Rolls (1940-1963) with indexed images, 2.4M records, U.S. Federal Census: 1880 Schedules of Defective, Dependent, and Delinquent Classes - Shall provide searchable obituaries for millions of pages of historical newspapers with the name index and important metadata - Shall have several billion records, several million family trees, a robust US Census & immigration resource, every-name indexes for 1790-1940, military records, holocaust related records, international records for the 60+ countries (including U.K., Canada & other areas). - Website certificates should be RSA2048-bits (SHA256withRSA) - Must have HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with long duration deployed on the servers to mitigate/prevent man-in-the-middle attacks - Must be able to supply or allow retrieval of database usage statistics by Branch of Service (Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Military OneSource/Other, and Navy) - Security between the Website and server must be Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.3 This notice is not a request for competitive quotations. See attached J&A for more information.

From Award Notice posted on Sep 25, 2025

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Details

Solicitation number FA805225Q0007
Notice ID a769a40172424532a8d61b3796c7137e
Award number FA805225Q0007
Notice type Award Notice
Product / Service (PSC) AF11
NAICS 519210
Set-aside No Set aside used
Place of performance San Antonio, Texas
Archive date Oct 10, 2025

Award Information

Awardee
1
Total Awarded
$879,642.65
Award Date
Sep 25, 2025

Award Notices

Ancestry Library Edition for DoD Libraries View Notice

Posted: Sep 25, 2025

This contract was awarded on a Sle-Source basis. See attached J&A for further details. Ancestry Library Edition for DoD Libraries is innovative information content and technologies increase the productivity of students, scholars, professionals and the libraries that serve them. Ancestry is a highly...

Awardees

Company Name UEI CAGE Code Location
PROQUEST LLC J1RFEVPBPU43 3E922 Ann Arbor, MI

Documents

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Contacts

primary
Madelyn Williams

Email

secondary
SrA Dakota Hardison

Email

Agency

DEPT OF DEFENSE
DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE MATERIEL COMMAND
AF INSTALLATION & MISSION SUPPORT CENTER
FA8052 773 ESS

Place of Performance

San Antonio, Texas
USA

Dates

Posted Sep 25, 2025 10 months ago
Last Updated Aug 06, 2026 2 days ago
Awarded Sep 25, 2025 10 months ago