USHMM Construction IDIQ
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 95476726Q0623
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
- Place of performance
- Washington, District of Columbia 20024, United States
- Points of contact
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- James Wesley jwesley@ushmm.org
- Chris Guy cguy@ushmm.org
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum seeks up to five IDIQ contractors for general construction support across its main campus and administrative facilities in Washington, DC and Bowie, Maryland, with Phase 1 proposals due August 31, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT. Amendment 2, posted August 17, added price as a Phase 1 evaluation factor and extended the deadline from August 19.
Place of performance spans the Museum building (258,000 square feet), Ross Administrative Center (46,000 square feet), and Shapell Collections, Conservation and Research Center (103,000 square feet). Work encompasses repairs, alterations, restoration and modernization, demolition, and multi-discipline systems work including civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, fire protection, finish carpentry, painting, and communications. Tasks may be design-bid-build or design-build, issued through task orders. The contract period is one base year with four optional one-year extensions. Total estimated value across all five awardees is $15 million over five years, with an annual cap of $1 million per contractor, a minimum guaranteed amount of $25,000 per contractor, and individual task orders ranging from $25,000 to $1 million. The NAICS code is 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction.
Phase 1 evaluation criteria are bonding capacity ($300,000 minimum, pass/fail), past performance (3–5 projects in multi-trade renovations of architecturally significant buildings within 10 years), key personnel qualifications (Project Manager, Cost Estimator, Superintendent with OSHA 30-Hour and EM 385-1-1 certifications, Quality Control Lead with OSHA 30-Hour certification), and labor rates. Phase 1 proposals are limited to 50 pages (12-point Times New Roman or Arial). Phase 2 shortlisted offerors will be evaluated on design experience, architect/engineering qualifications, and management approach. All contractor personnel must obtain Museum-issued badges following background checks and fingerprinting, with government-provided escorts available for secure areas at no cost to the contractor. Work occurs outside normal operating hours (7:00 AM–7:00 PM, Monday–Friday) unless the Contracting Officer approves otherwise.
Notice text
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM), Division of Operations, Office of Facility Services, has identified a requirement to acquire a full range of General Construction support services for the main museum campus and its Ross Administrative Center (RAC) located in Washington, DC, and the Shapell Collections, Conservation and Research Center (Shapell Center) located in Bowie, MD.
The proposed Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract is for a full range of General Construction support. The typical scope of work includes, but is not limited to all labor, materials, equipment, access and supervision necessary to accomplish various repairs, alterations, restoration/modernization, demolition work, and may include civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, fire protection, finish carpentry, painting and communications systems work. The tasks for this contract can be either design, bid build or design build. The Government will review IDIQ performance and requirements on a regular basis and determine the necessity of on ramping. The Government reserves the right to announce and issue a new solicitation for the purposes of: (i) adding additional Contractors to expeditiously meet the requirement as needs materialize; and (ii) increase competition. The Government may implement on-ramp procedures at any time by reopening the competition and utilizing the same basis of award established in the initial solicitation. Any resulting IDIQ awarded will include the same terms and conditions as the current contract. Implementing this procedure will not affect the overall period of performance for the IDIQs. The Government reserves the right to implement off-ramp procedures, which would result in the removal of IDIQ holders. The criteria for off-ramping may include, but not limited to, IDIQ holders not proposing on order request(s), not having at least one order award, and/or unsatisfactorily meeting the SOW requirements. If implemented, off-ramp procedures will remove IDIQ holders by not exercising the next available option or terminating the contract.
The Government's intent is to award multiple IDIQ, Multi-award Construction contracts, to those offerors whose proposals will provide the best value to the government. Contractors will be evaluated in two phases. Phase 1 on the following factors: Proof of Bonding, Past Performance, and Key Personnel (specific disciplines and listed in the evaluation criteria). Please include a labor rate sheet in this submission.
The period of performance shall be for one (1) base year and four (4) one-year option periods.
The selected firms will be competitively chosen in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulations and source selection procedures using the Best Value Tradeoff Process.
The USHMM will evaluate proposals in response to this solicitation without discussions and will award a contract to the responsible offerors whose proposal, conforming to the solicitation, will be most advantageous to the Government. The USHMM, however, reserves the right to hold discussions with potential offerors, if necessary.
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 236220 with a size standard of $45 million.
Offerors must register on the https://sam.gov/. This website will give you access to the solicitation material. Firms must also be registered with System for Award Management https://sam.gov.Offerors may retrieve a current copy of the Davis Bacon Wage Determination by visiting https://sam.gov/.
Offerors are required to read through the entire solicitation packet, including the Statement of Work (SOW), in detail. To efficiently address all questions in a timely manner, offerors must submit all questions to Mr. James Wesley, Contracting Officer, at jwesley@ushmm.org no later than July 23, 2026 by 5:00 PM (EDT),. No phone calls will be accepted.
A mandatory site visit will be conducted on July 16, 2026 at 10:00 AM (EDT)
Offeror proposals must be submitted in accordance with the Statement of Work and Evaluation Criteria.
Offeror's proposal must be received no later than August 6, 2026 by 5:00 PM via email submission, to jwesley@ushmm.org.
ALL THE ABOVE DATES ARE FOR PHASE 1 PROPOSALS
ALL COMMUNICATION, CORRESPONDENCE, PAST PERFORMANCE INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTS SHOULD BE SENT TO THE CONTRACTING OFFICER VIA EMAIL: JWESLEY@USHMM.ORG.
SITE VISIT WILL BE HELD ON JULY 16, 2026 AT 10:00 AM (EDT)
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