Creative Exhibit Design Services

The Library of Congress, through its Exhibits Office within the Center for Exhibits and Interpretation, seeks a museum exhibit design firm to provide full-service design for the Comics changing exhibition in its Southwest Gallery, with proposals due November 16, 2026 at 12:00 PM Eastern. The Set Aside line reads "No Set-Aside Used," so the acquisition is unrestricted. Past performance questionnaires from offerors' references are due the same day at the same time to Olexiy Levchuk, Moji Adejuwon, and Ramon Samuel.

Amendment 0001, posted November 9, 2026, supersedes the October 5, 2026 past performance questionnaire and deliverables price schedule with Attachments J-5 and J-6, adds Attachment J-4 with responses to 80 offeror questions, and extends the period of performance to July 31, 2028. The contract is firm fixed price, with performance from December 15, 2026 through July 31, 2028. Place of performance is the Southwest Gallery in Washington, DC 20540. The scope covers approximately 3,700 square feet, one rotational package of 75-100 objects, lighting design, and promotional graphics (one brochure, one poster, two SEG banners, and three website graphic designs). AV integration and media production are excluded and will be procured under a separate contract. Offerors must subcontract computer-generated renderings and lighting/AV design to professional consultants. Joint ventures are prohibited, but subcontracting is allowed, including for key personnel.

Offerors must show five completed projects of at least 1,000 square feet each for major museums within the past eight years, with one project exceeding 3,500 square feet, completed as prime contractor for a comparable institution. Key personnel are a Principal/Creative Director, an Exhibit/Project Manager, a Senior/Lead Graphic Designer, and a Senior/Lead 3-D Designer, each with at least five years of relevant museum-quality experience at comparable institutions. Prototyping requires visitor testing with a minimum of 20 participants. FIPS 140-3 encryption requirements flow down to subcontractors that receive Library-furnished content assets. Deliverables must meet ADA and Section 508 accessibility standards.

Proposals must include a firm fixed price for every listed deliverable, and the Library will reject proposals that omit any. The budget is not disclosed, but the project will be fully funded at award. No incumbent is named.

Evaluation factors, in descending order of importance, are Technical Approach, Management Approach, Corporate Experience, Past Performance, and Price. Proposals are submitted by email in two volumes (Technical and Price), with the solicitation number in the subject line, a 20MB maximum per email, and completed SAM representations and certifications. NAICS code is 712110 (Museums), and PSC code is Y1PB.