Museum exhibit fabrications

The Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity (DHACA) Healthcare Contracting Division Northeast is soliciting quotations for a Blanket Purchase Agreement to provide museum exhibit fabrication services in support of The National Museum of Health and Medicine at Silver Spring, Maryland, with an original proposal deadline of August 14, 2026 and a questions deadline of August 4, 2026. Amendment 0001, posted September 17, 2026, restructures the award from a single BPA to up to two multiple-award BPAs, with the new questions deadline for amendment clarifications set at September 18, 2026 at 10:00 AM EST. This is a 100% Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) set-aside.

Place of performance is Silver Spring, Maryland. The Government estimates total volume through the BPA(s) at $350,000 over five years with no minimum guarantee of work or individual call value. The contract period runs September 30, 2026 through September 29, 2031 (five one-year options). The NAICS code is 712110 (Museums) and PSC is R499 (museum exhibit fabrications).

Services include project management, design, fabrication, and installation of exhibition cases, graphics, lighting, audiovisual components, artifact mounts, and transportation. Key personnel requirements include a Cost Estimator (5+ years, up to $2 million projects), Project Manager (5–10 years museum exhibition experience), Supervisory Exhibit Specialist with Installation experience (3 years supervisory, 5 years hands-on), Mountmaker (5+ years museum artifact experience), and Matting and Framing Specialist (5+ years museum experience). All work must comply with The Architectural Woodwork Standards (Edition 1, 2009), National Park Service Exhibit Conservation Guidelines, the National Electrical Code, and conservation standards for artifact handling.

Evaluation criteria are Technical Approach (up to three pages), Past Performance/Experience (two to three references from the past three years), and Price. All orders are firm-fixed-price. Orders under $25,000 are placed via Government Purchase Card; orders of $25,000 and above are competed between BPA holders via Call Requests for Quotation. Quotations must remain firm for 90 calendar days. The Contracting Officer is Judith Meynard; questions directed to judith.s.meynard.ctr@health.mil.