Purchase Of Exhibit Design (Non-Building)

The PSC Category E1PB covers Purchase of Exhibit Design (Non-Building) services, encompassing a broad range of design, fabrication, installation, and related services for museum, gallery, and institutional exhibits. These services typically involve creating visual and interactive displays for cultural, educational, and governmental institutions, with a focus on comprehensive exhibit solutions that include design conceptualization, graphic production, physical fabrication, and installation. The work ranges from creating museum exhibitions and interpretive displays to designing trade show materials and specialized visual presentations.

Federal Contract Awards in this category demonstrate significant diversity, with contract values ranging from $1,000 to nearly $49 million. Frequent awardees include specialized design firms such as Formations Inc., Design and Production Incorporated, and Color-Ad, Inc. The Smithsonian Institution emerges as the most prolific awarding agency, followed by the Department of the Army, National Park Service, and other federal cultural and educational institutions. Most contracts are firm fixed-price and utilize no specific set-aside, though some awards are designated for small businesses or minority-owned enterprises. Typical project scopes include exhibition design for museums, interpretive exhibits for national parks, audiovisual engineering, and graphic design services for government facilities.

While the provided data set does not include specific Federal Contract Opportunities, the contract awards suggest ongoing demand for exhibit design services across federal agencies. These opportunities likely seek vendors capable of delivering comprehensive exhibit solutions, including conceptual design, graphic production, physical fabrication, installation, and potentially related services such as audiovisual engineering, media production, and interpretive content development. Potential performance locations appear to be distributed across major metropolitan areas, with significant concentrations in Washington, D.C., and other federal facility locations nationwide.