Fine Art & Design Price Database
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 2023H225P00268
- Agency
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Internal Revenue Service
Department of the Treasury
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 323113 Commercial Screen Printing
- PSC
- 7630 Newspapers And Periodicals
- Place of performance
- New York, New York 10001, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), an agency within the Department of the Treasury, has issued a Special Notice for a sole source purchase order to Artnet Worldwide Corporation. The notice, posted on May 21, 2025, with a due date of May 30, 2025, pertains to acquiring access to a fine art sales database. The procurement is specifically for the IRS Art Appraisal Service team, which requires a comprehensive resource for evaluating fine art and cultural property values. The opportunity is designated as a total small business set-aside and will be awarded through a 12-month purchase order. The contract will be solicited and negotiated under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) and processed as a commercial service in accordance with FAR Part 12.
The primary objective of this Special Notice is to secure a unique fine art and design price database that supports the IRS's art valuation processes. Artnet Worldwide Corporation has been identified as the sole source due to the uniqueness of their database, which provides detailed images, sales records, and market surveys for fine art and decorative art. The database offers refined search capabilities, including isolation of comparable artworks by creation year, which is critical for the IRS Art Appraisal Service team's daily operations. Eligible contractors for this opportunity are small businesses, though the notice indicates a direct award to Artnet. The solicitation constitutes the only notification for this contract action, and interested parties with questions are directed to contact Michael Hartman at Michael.P.HartmanII@irs.gov. The NAICS category is listed as Commercial Screen Printing (323113), and the PSC category is Newspapers and Periodicals (7630).
Notice text
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) intends to award a sole source purchase order to Artnet Worldwide Corporation., 263 9th Ave Apt 8A New York, New York 10001-6607 for access its fine art sales database which reviews the fair market values of works of art and cultural property in cases under examination and administers the Commissioner’s Art Advisory Panel. A purchase order will be issued for a period of 12 months. Due to the uniqueness of this requirement, no other Fine Art & Design Price Database and Decorative Art Price Database is acceptable. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. The proposed contract action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority FAR 13.106-1(b). This service is being solicited and awarded as a commercial service in accordance with FAR Part 12. Justification: The Art Appraisal Service team at the IRS consists of art appraisers with backgrounds in art history and appraise fine art, decorative art. The Art Appraisal Service team utilizes Artnet as a resource daily, which provides access to data pertaining to images of fine art, sales records results, and records of worldwide artists. The database provides refined raisonné search categories, isolation of comparable works of art by year of creation and provides market surveys.
Any questions regarding this action should be directed to the IRS Primary Point of Contact Michael Hartman, Michael.P.HartmanII@irs.gov
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