Travel management services - cultural heritage forward
Active Purchase Order Awarded
- Contract number
- 33312425P00527937
- Awardee
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Meridian International Center UEI JB6NUGL6L5V3
- Awarding agency
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Smithsonian Institution
- Obligated
- $160,480
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $160,479.68 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 84% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- NAICS code
- 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- PSC
- R499 Support- Professional: Other
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Competed under SAP · 2 offers Simplified Acquisition
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Washington, DC 20009, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this award
The Smithsonian Institution has awarded a $160,479.68 firm fixed-price purchase order to Meridian International Center for travel management services supporting the Cultural Heritage Forward program. The contract, with an ultimate completion date of December 31, 2026, was awarded on September 18, 2025, without a set-aside designation. Work will be performed in Washington, DC. Meridian International Center, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit established in 2002, brings extensive expertise in managing international exchange programs and professional delegations for federal agencies, with a particular strength in coordinating complex travel and logistics for cultural and educational initiatives.
This award reflects the Smithsonian's reliance on specialized vendors to execute its international cultural engagement missions. Meridian's selection is consistent with its demonstrated track record managing travel and event coordination for similar institutional priorities, as evidenced by its prior $287,523 contract for travel management services supporting Smithsonian cultural heritage programs. The contractor's experience coordinating delegations, professional exchanges, and international cultural programs positions it to effectively support the Smithsonian's Cultural Heritage Forward initiative, which likely involves facilitating scholarly exchanges, cultural ambassadors, or international partnership activities related to the Institution's museums and research programs.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 33312425P00527937?
33312425P00527937 was awarded to Meridian International Center by Smithsonian Institution on September 18, 2025.
How much is contract 33312425P00527937 worth?
The government has obligated $160,480 on 33312425P00527937.
Was contract 33312425P00527937 competed?
The extent of competition for 33312425P00527937 was competed under sap. The government received 2 offers.
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