Special Notice Only - SIM Collection Hosting
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- DOIDFBO260049
- Agency
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Interior Business Center
Office of Policy Management and Budget, Department of the Interior
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 712110 Museums
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Interior's Interior Business Center is seeking a hosting facility for the Indian Arts and Crafts Board/Sioux Indian Museum (IACB/SIM) collection through a sole source procurement under RFO 6.103-1 authority. The requirement involves housing and maintaining an extensive collection of historic artifacts including clothing, horse gear, weapons, household implements, and tribal items representing the region's federally recognized tribes. Responses must be received by May 14, 2026 at 5:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, and respondents will be evaluated based on their demonstrated capability to meet the requirement, with the government retaining sole discretion to determine whether to proceed with competitive procedures. The contracting officer is Catherine Mattocks, who can be contacted at catherine_mattocks@ibc.doi.gov or 703-964-8409. Key objectives include preserving and presenting the Lakota perspective through proper collection stewardship and public interpretation.
The solicitation is designated as a women-owned small business (WOSB) and economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) set-aside under NAICS code 712110 (Museums). The Journey Museum in Rapid City, South Dakota is identified as the sole source awardee, as it is the only regional facility with the demonstrated capacity to house collections of this size and scope, as determined through market research. The contract period extends from May 23, 2026 through May 22, 2027, with four optional 12-month renewal periods available. The total estimated contract value across all periods is $79,636.05. Performance will take place at The Journey Museum's facility in Rapid City, South Dakota, where the IACB/SIM collection will be preserved and made available for public exhibition and interpretation.
Notice text
This is a Special Notice only. This is not a Request for Quotation and no solicitation documents are attached. The Government does not intend to compete this requirement and plans to award a sole source contract pursuant to the authority of RFO 6.103-1.
The Indian Arts and Crafts Board/Sioux Indian Museum (IACB/SIM), Department of the Interior, intends to award a sole source contract to The Journey Museum, Rapid City, South Dakota, for hosting of the IACB/SIM collection. The period of performance is May 23, 2026 through May 22, 2027, with four (4) 12-month option periods. The total estimated value of this contract including all option periods is $79,636.05. NAICS code 712110 applies.
The Journey Museum is the only regional facility interpreting Western Great Plains history with the capacity to house collections of the size and scope of the IACB/SIM collection. The IACB/SIM exhibitions include an extensive selection of historic clothing, horse gear, weapons, household implements, baby carriers, and toys representing the surrounding federally recognized Tribes of the region. These collections are essential to preserving and presenting the Lakota perspective. No other facility in the region has been identified through market research as capable of housing a collection of this nature and significance.
Responses to this notice must be received no later than May 14, 2026. Any response should demonstrate the respondent's capability to meet this requirement. Responses received will be evaluated to determine if competitive procedures should be used. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement is solely within the discretion of the Government.
Please direct all responses and inquiries to: Catherine Mattocks, Contracting Officer, catherine_mattocks@ibc.doi.gov.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Sol_DOIDFBO260049.pdf |
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