Piano tuning services

The United States Marine Corps is seeking potential small business sources through a sources sought notice, not a solicitation, for piano tuning and maintenance services for the United States Marine Band, with responses due 4:00 PM EST on Tuesday, 10 November 2026. The Set Aside line reads Total Small Business. The notice states that it does not commit the government to issue a solicitation and requests no quotations. The notice body describes wrapping services for curtain cleaning and installation, which conflicts with the title and with the attached PWS summary.

According to the government file summary, the PWS covers concert-level tuning on government-owned pianos, voicing and regulation on pianos and harpsichords, and all-day service as needed. Work locations vary and are communicated at least 72 hours in advance, including Marine Barracks Washington Annex, the White House, Marine Barracks Washington, and residences in Berwyn Heights, Maryland; Washington, D.C.; and Springfield, Virginia. Hours are primarily Monday through Friday, 0800-2100, with occasional weekend service from 1000-1800. The period of performance is one full calendar year from contract award.

Required qualifications include a minimum of two years of concert-level tuning and maintenance experience for professional ensembles, experience maintaining harpsichords and celestes with equivalent capabilities, and three customer references from the past two years. The contractor must obtain security clearances for Marine Barracks Washington and White House facilities and must submit contractor name, social security number, and vehicle information (if applicable) at least 72 hours before scheduled work. Section 4.11 lists 13 instruments, including two Scheidmayer celestes, one Hubbard & Broekman harpsichord, and grand and upright pianos from Steinway, Yamaha, Baldwin, Weinbach, and Kawai.

Responses go to Sergeant Gabriel Mendez at gabriel.mendez@usmc.mil and must include company name, address, phone number, point of contact, CAGE code, company size status, and U.S. or foreign ownership status.