Notice of Intent Sole Source Guest Artist "Michael Feinstein" for USMB Musical Performance
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- M00264-26-NOI-JE05
- Agency
-
Marine Corps
Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 711510 Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers
- PSC
- R499 Support- Professional: Other
- Place of performance
- North Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The United States Marine Corps has issued a Notice of Intent to Award a sole source contract for guest artist services. The contracting officer intends to award a Firm Fixed Price contract to Terwilliker Limited for the engagement of Michael Feinstein to perform with the United States Marine Corps Band. This special notice is published under FAR Part 12 procedures and designates the opportunity as a Total Small Business set-aside. The government justifies the sole source award based on the determination that Terwilliker Limited is the only vendor certified to provide Michael Feinstein's performance services. Interested parties may submit responses by April 9, 2026, at 3:00 PM Eastern time.
The purpose of this contract is to secure guest artist services for a Communication Directorate-Music directed concert celebrating America's 250th Anniversary at the Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda, Maryland, scheduled for April 26, 2026. The performance will feature 100% programming from the Great American Songbook and requires the contractor to attend rehearsals from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM and conduct a musical performance from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM on April 26, 2026, with a period of performance spanning April 25-27, 2026. Eligible contractors must be American singers, pianists, and music revivalists with expertise as archivists and interpreters of the Great American Songbook, multi-platinum recording artists with Grammy nominations, and founders or leaders of relevant music foundations. The contract opportunity is classified under NAICS 711510 (Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers) and PSC R499 (Support-Professional: Other). No deliverables, travel arrangements, or facility access requirements are specified in the Performance Work Statement.
Notice text
This is a Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract using FAR Part 12 procedures.
Service needed: The United States Marine Corps Band requires guest artist Michael Feinstein from Terwilliker Limited to perform alongside them at the concert at Strathmore Music Center.
See Document "A1 Performance Work Statement" for details.
The Government intends to award on a Sole Source basis to: TERWILLIKER LIMITED, 12953 PUBLISHERS DR STE 200, FISHERS, IN 46038 USA, under the authority of FAR 12.102(a), the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. The reason for this Sole Source Award Intent is that TERWILLIKER LIMITED is the only vendor certified for Michael Feinstein to perform with the United States Marine Corps Band.
Responses no later than 9 April 2026, 3:00 PM (Eastern time).
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| A1 PWS Redacted.pdf |
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