Subforce museum artifact collection move

The Department of the Navy Naval Supply Systems Command is seeking a contractor to relocate the Submarine Force Museum's entire artifact and fine art collection through a comprehensive service contract. The procurement involves safely inventorying, labeling, sorting, re-boxing, photographing, packing, moving, performing anoxic pest treatment, unpacking, and placing approximately 13,000 artifacts and fine art pieces from Buildings 17 and 571 at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut to Building 13 at Naval Station Newport in Newport, Rhode Island. Contractors must demonstrate specialized experience in fine art and historical artifact collection relocation, with personnel requiring background checks and museum collections experience. The solicitation requires the use of archival museum-quality materials, detailed documentation creation, pest treatment services, and redistribution of existing collections. A mandatory site visit must be completed before September 4, 2025, and quotes are due by September 12, 2025 at 0900 AM EST to the contracting officer Megan Evans.

This opportunity does not utilize any set-aside designations and is classified under NAICS code 488991 for packing and crating services with a size standard of $34 million. The contract structure is a firm-fixed-price purchase order (N0018925Q0438) with a performance period extending from September 30, 2025 to May 29, 2026, providing contractors with an eight-month timeframe to complete the relocation. The collection consists of fewer than 13,000 artifacts that require specialized handling and comprehensive collection management services including transition to high-density storage shelving systems. Performance will occur at multiple locations including the origin point at Naval Submarine Base New London in Poquonock Bridge, Connecticut and the destination at Naval Station Newport in Rhode Island. The solicitation documents have been updated multiple times, most recently on September 9, 2025, to include additional questions and answers, revised performance work statements, and photographic documentation to assist potential contractors in understanding the scope and complexity of the artifact relocation project.