Kitchen Equipment Maintenance and Repair Service

The National Gallery of Art is seeking qualified contractors to provide kitchen equipment maintenance and repair services for its dining and food preparation facilities, including the Cascade Cafe, Terrace Cafe, The Commons, Garden Cafe, and Sculpture Garden Pavilion. Services will be procured through a firm fixed price hybrid requirements and indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract with service calls available on a time and material or labor hour basis. The scope of work encompasses preventive maintenance and repair services for kitchen equipment such as exhaust hood systems, grease traps, sanitary sewer lines, ejector pits, food waste disposals, plumbing fixtures, lighting systems, dishwashers, freezers, refrigerators, ice makers, and display cases. Interested contractors must submit a statement of interest to Kathleen A. Kern at k-kern@nga.gov by March 17, 2026, and the full request for proposal is expected to be issued on or about April 15, 2026. The statement of interest should include the contractor's business name and address, point of contact information, website URL, a description of the firm's ability to provide the stated services, and any questions concerning the project.

This pre-solicitation notice includes no set-aside designations for small businesses or other protected categories. No incumbent contractor or award value is identified in the pre-solicitation notice. The contract will require the selected contractor to furnish all necessary labor, transportation, equipment, materials, tools, supervision, and management to maintain equipment across multiple National Gallery of Art facilities according to specifications that will be detailed in the forthcoming full request for proposal. Specific numerical details regarding contract duration, estimated annual service calls, or budgeted amounts are not provided in this pre-solicitation notice and will likely be included when the complete solicitation is released.