Custodial Services and Artifact Cleaning

The Department of the Army's National Museum of the United States Army (NMUSA) is seeking a contractor to provide comprehensive custodial services and artifact cleaning for its Fort Belvoir, Virginia campus on a 24-hour, 7-day-a-week basis. The contractor must supply all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, and supplies necessary to maintain cleanliness, perform disinfection, and safely clean artifacts while ensuring a safe environment for visitors, employees, and volunteers. Key requirements include staffing minimums of eight day porters (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM daily) and floor technicians and artifact cleaning teams (5:00 PM to 1:00 AM), implementation of EPA-approved disinfection protocols with frequent surface sanitization every two hours, artifact preservation expertise for various materials, and compliance with extensive security and training requirements including background checks, anti-terrorism training, and OPSEC certification. This is a Request for Information (RFI) for planning and market survey purposes only, with responses due by February 25, 2026 at 8:00 AM EST; questions must be submitted by February 13, 2026 at 8:00 AM EDT, with answers posted to SAM.gov by February 20, 2026. Evaluation criteria will assess respondents' 8(a) certification status, documented experience with artifact cleaning, CPAR performance evaluations, staff certifications through the American Institute for Conservation, written Standard Operating Procedures, understanding of conservation practices, and liability insurance coverage history.

This opportunity is designated as an 8(a) Sole Source contract, meaning only 8(a) certified businesses are eligible to compete. No incumbent contractor information is provided in the pre-solicitation materials, and no specific contract value or budget range has been disclosed at this stage. The scope encompasses approximately 187,909 square feet of building space across a 432-room, 84-acre campus including a 185,000 square foot museum building, with cleaning frequency requirements ranging from hourly service in high-traffic public areas to monthly maintenance in mechanical and storage spaces. Respondents to the RFI should provide comprehensive business information including CAGE code, primary points of contact, and detailed responses addressing artifact cleaning capabilities, conservation expertise, insurance coverage, and performance history. While no award will be made from this RFI and respondents will not be reimbursed for submission costs, the information gathered will inform the development of the final Performance Work Statement and subsequent formal solicitation.