AK-kenai NWR-VC exhibit updates

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service seeks design, fabrication, and installation of updated interpretive exhibits at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center in Soldotna, Alaska, with quotes due September 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM Pacific time. This is a total small business set-aside conducted under FAR Parts 12 and 13.

Place of performance is Soldotna, Alaska. The project covers three exhibit zones: Fire Ecology and Forest Succession (approximately 24.6 square feet), Water (limited scope), and Peatlands (approximately 43 square feet). Required interactive elements include a mechanically operated fire-triangle interactive, a succession-to-wildlife correlation interactive with mechanical light variation, a redesigned water-cycle interactive, and a beaver dam-building activity. The contractor must integrate the Refuge's existing peat soil-core specimen and propose an anchoring specimen for the Fire Ecology zone. All exhibits must be low-to-moderate technology, ADA compliant, durable for at least 10 years with minimal maintenance, and accommodate group use.

The period of performance runs from September 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027, with delivery by September 30, 2027. The government's notional budget is approximately $75,000 to $100,000, with offerors encouraged to propose scalable alternatives. The contract is firm-fixed-price. Award will use the trade-off method considering technical approach, timeframes, design style, capability to meet requirements, and past performance, excluding offerors with SAM.gov exclusions or terminations for cause or default. NAICS code is 541430, Graphic Design Services; PSC is Z2PB, Repair or Alteration of Exhibit Design. Respondents must be active in SAM.gov by the quote deadline.