Boston NHP - pack & move museum collections

The Department of the Interior's National Park Service Northeast Region is seeking a contractor to pack and move museum collections from Boston National Historical Park's Building 107 at the Charlestown Navy Yard to multiple temporary storage locations while the building undergoes major renovation. The comprehensive project involves relocating 1,243.27 linear feet of archives, 178.67 linear feet of rare books, and approximately 122,000 museum objects to five separate storage locations including Springfield Armory National Historic Site, Building 32, Building 269, the Philip J. Philbin Federal Building, and Boott Mill at Lowell National Historical Park. Contractors must demonstrate a minimum of three years of experience in packing and moving large-scale museum collections, with specific expertise in handling fragile artifacts and working in historic buildings. The evaluation will focus on technical qualifications, past performance, and pricing, with the award going to the lowest-priced responsible offeror meeting all solicitation requirements. The current deadline for offers is August 22, 2025, at 10:00 AM ET, with quotes to be submitted via email to Jason_Albright@nps.gov, and a mandatory site visit was scheduled for May 29, 2025.

This opportunity is designated as a Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS code 488991 (Packing and Crating) with a small business size standard of $34.0 million. No current incumbent contractor is identified in the solicitation documentation. The contract will be structured as a firm-fixed-price purchase order with two Contract Line Item Numbers covering the pack and move collections and archives relocation components. The period of performance extends from October 1 through December 5, 2025, with work to be conducted Monday through Friday between 7:30 AM and 4:30 PM. The primary place of performance is Building 107 at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Charlestown, Massachusetts, with collections being transported to various locations throughout Massachusetts including Springfield, Lowell, and multiple Boston-area facilities. The contractor must provide specialized equipment including trucks with air-ride suspension, comprehensive insurance coverage including $1,000,000 in fine arts insurance, and all necessary packing materials and supplies for the safe transport of these valuable historical collections.