Definitive Contract 1305M226C0021
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- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a time-and-materials purchase order to The Mariners Museum in Newport News, Virginia, for professional artifact conservation services related to the USS Monitor Civil War Ironclad. This five-year sole-source contract, valued at $4.3M with an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2025, provides ongoing conservation, initial treatments, long-term care, and specialized storage and handling of artifacts currently housed at the...
- This is a $2,250,000.00 Time and Materials purchase order contract awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to The Mariners Museum in Newport News, Virginia. The contract is for artifact conservation support services for the USS Monitor National Marine Sanctuary Artifact Collection. As the current contractor maintaining this collection and conservation laboratory, The Mariners Museum was identified as a potential sole source. The contract does not have a set-aside...
- <p>The Naval History and Heritage Command issued a purchase order to Conservation Center For Art And Historic Artifacts for conservation treatment and remediation of mold-contaminated archival documents and related items, valued at $7,450, awarded June 3, 2026, with completion targeted for March 3, 2027. Work is performed in Washington, D.C. Performance requirements are specified in the Performance Work Statement included with the order.</p>
- This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Department of the Interior National Park Service to Terra Mare Conservation LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business and woman-owned small business, to complete Phase 2 of the USS Cairo project. The $92,200.00 contract includes a fungal study, fabrication of custom tampions, and preparation of a treatment report. This work supports the ongoing preservation of the USS Cairo, a historic Union ironclad gunboat. Terra Mare...
- The Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded Colonna's Ship Yard Incorporated, doing business as Steel America, a firm fixed price purchase order valued at one million one hundred one thousand seven hundred eighty-three dollars and thirty cents ($1,101,783.30) to perform emergency drydock repair work on the NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter. The period of performance for these emergency drydock repair services is from February 9, 2023 through March 14, 2023...
- The Department of the Interior National Park Service Northeast Region has awarded a firm-fixed-price definitive contract to Terra Mare Conservation LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged, woman-owned small business, for the conservation treatment of 13 cannons at Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine in Baltimore, MD. The contract, which is a total small business set-aside, has a potential value of $189,200.00 and a completion date of May 9, 2017. Terra Mare Conservation LLC...
- The National Park Service, Contracting Operations East, awarded a $34,650 definitive contract to Lower Lodge Antiques, doing business as Lower Lodge Conservation, for mold remediation in the Vicksburg National Military Park museum collection on August 4, 2026, under a total small business set-aside. The originating solicitation calls for evaluation, cleaning, and conservation of approximately 635 wooden museum objects stored in Bally Building 1, including roughly 609 artifacts from the USS Cairo...
- The Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) awarded a $4,655 purchase order to Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) on June 3, 2025, for mold remediation services. The contract, which is not set-aside and features firm fixed-price terms, will be performed in Washington, D.C., with completion targeted for September 30, 2025. CCAHA, a Philadelphia-based nonprofit specializing in conservation and preservation services, was competitively selected based on its established...
- <p>This is a firm fixed-price definitive contract awarded by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to Conservation Artisans, a small business vendor, for $3,270.00 to restore a naval monument. The contract has an ultimate completion date of April 30, 2010 and was awarded on January 21, 2010. The place of performance is Catonsville, Maryland. This contract was not set aside for any specific type of business.</p>
- US Maritime Solutions Inc. was awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order by the U.S. Navy on June 2, 2025, valued at $288,450 for dry docking and repair services of the PF-204 Patrol Boat. This 41-foot aluminum hull vessel requires comprehensive maintenance including hull cleaning, plate renewal, ultrasonic testing, zinc replacements, and mechanical system inspections. The work is scheduled for completion by August 9, 2025, and will be performed in Hampton, Virginia. The procurement was...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded an $8.5 million definitive contract to The Mariners Museum for professional conservation services of the USS Monitor artifact collection on September 15, 2026, as a sole-source procurement based on the museum's unique specialized infrastructure and institutional knowledge of artifact treatment history. The contract is firm fixed price with an ultimate completion date of September 14, 2031. Work is performed in Newport News, VA, where the 210-ton USS Monitor collection—comprising over 5,000 individual artifacts recovered from the Civil War ironclad—is housed. Services include initial stabilization and ongoing preventive conservation of ferrous metals, iron, wood, leather, textiles, and organic and inorganic materials. The originating solicitation (REQUIREMENTS-26-1909) mandates industrial-scale wet-laboratory facilities with desalination tanks, cold storage, mechanical cleaning space, and collection management staffed by personnel holding advanced degrees or professional hands-on experience in archaeological conservation, analytical chemistry, or collection management. Key deliverables include rotating and remounting of major assemblies such as the 115-ton rotating gun turret and 25-ton propulsion engines, advancing disassembly and stabilization treatments, tracking desalination progress, and providing quarterly progress reports with artifact-specific status updates and work hour documentation. The base performance period runs from September 15, 2026, through September 14, 2027, with two optional 12-month renewal periods through September 14, 2029. NAICS Code 541690 (Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services); PSC S299 (Housekeeping - Conservation).
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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USS Monitor Artifact Conservation | 1305M226C0021 | Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | Award Notice 3/3 | 9/1/26, 4:55 PM | |
USS Monitor Artifact Conservation | REQUIREMENTS-26-1909 | Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | Pre-Solicitation 1/3 | 4/27/26, 1:03 PM | |
USS Monitor Artifact Conservation | 1305M226Q0135 | Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | Solicitation 2/3 | 6/23/26, 6:58 PM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $1.7m | 8/31/26 |