USS Monitor Artifact Conservation
Award Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 1305M226C0021
- Agency
-
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Department of Commerce
- Awarded
- to Mariners Museum
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- 1305M226C0021 Federal contract award
- NAICS code
- 541690 Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Place of performance
- Virginia 23606, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a sole-source, firm-fixed-price contract to The Mariners' Museum and Park for USS Monitor Artifact Conservation Services on September 1, 2026, with a contract value of $8.5 million.
The award covers professional archaeological conservation care of the USS Monitor Collection, a federally owned NOAA Heritage Asset comprising over 5,000 artifacts ranging from small buttons to 115-ton gun turrets and 25-ton engines. The contract consists of one 12-month base period plus four 12-month option periods, running from September 15, 2026, through September 14, 2031, with a total estimated value of $8.62 million. Performance will occur at The Mariners' Museum and Park's 62,500-square-foot Batten Conservation Complex in Newport News, Virginia, which houses the industrial-scale infrastructure required—including custom 90,000-gallon treatment tanks, a 40/5-ton overhead gantry crane, and proprietary desalination monitoring systems. NOAA determined The Mariners' Museum and Park was the only identified source capable of providing the specialized conservation services without risking catastrophic damage to the National Historic Landmark artifacts. Market research included a Notice of Intent posted to SAM.gov on April 27, 2026; two vendors responded but neither demonstrated the requisite wet-laboratory infrastructure, heavy-lift equipment, or co-located facilities. This is a follow-on to previous contract 1305M220PNCND0281.
Notice text
The Mariners' Museum and Park has been awarded contract 1305M226C0021 for the USS Monitor Artifact Conservation Services for the National Ocean Service (NOS) Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS) in response to RFQ 1305M226Q0135. The redacted Sole Source Justification is attached below.
Awarded contract 1305M226C0021 to MARINERS MUSEUM for 8500000.00 on 2026-09-01.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Sole Source Justification Redacted.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Award Notice | |
| USS Monitor Artifact Conservation | Solicitation | |
| USS Monitor Artifact Conservation | Pre-Solicitation |
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