Capitol Exhibit Services, Inc.

Capitol Exhibit Services, Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of museum exhibits, trade show displays, and visitor center installations, operates exclusively as a prime contractor to the federal government, with no subcontract work. The company is headquartered in Manassas, Virginia, and competes full-and-open across most of its federal work, though it holds significant small-business-set-aside IDIQs with the National Park Service ($45 million) and the Department of the Army ($20 million).

The vendor's customer footprint is broad but concentrated among civilian agencies. The top five customers by award count account for 57% of recent awards: NASA Headquarters leads with 105 awards and $27.5 million combined potential value, followed by the Smithsonian Institution (90 awards, $13 million), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (75 awards, $12.9 million), the Department of Veterans Affairs Technology Acquisition Center (40 awards, $6.4 million), and the Army Headquarters Office of the Secretary (22 awards, $4 million). When ranked by dollar value, the National Park Service dominates with 13 awards carrying $52.7 million combined potential value—anchored by the $45 million IDIQ—and the Army ranks second with $38.8 million across 14 awards. The vendor serves 71 distinct federal agencies overall, reflecting diversified exposure across civilian museum, scientific, and defense installations.

Capitol Exhibit Services' core capability is exhibit design, fabrication, installation, and logistics support. Representative work spans museum exhibitions (the Smithsonian's $838.6 million cellphone exhibit fabrication in 2024, a $415.7 million Deep Ocean Theater upgrade at the National Museum of Natural History, and a $931.5 million interpretive exhibit installation at Sitka National Historical Park), trade show and conference exhibits (recurring NASA EAA AirVenture support annually from 2022–2024 ranging $80–$83 thousand per event, and NOAA conference exhibit support), and visitor center installations and maintenance. The vendor also performs storage, logistics, and exhibit repair services—a $435 thousand maintenance agreement with the Smithsonian extends through February 2028 on a time-and-materials basis.

Vehicle position is diverse. The vendor holds a GSA Federal Supply Schedule contract (27 labor categories, hourly rates $66.29–$133.42, no security clearance required) and leverages it across 122 task orders worth $16.2 million. It maintains a single-award $2.5 million Blanket Purchase Agreement with NOAA (awarded June 1, 2026, through May 31, 2031) for exhibit support services. It holds a $7.5 million single-award BPA with the National Archives and Records Administration (November 2021–November 2024). The vendor's two largest vehicles are the small-business-set-aside IDIQs: the $45 million National Park Service contract (May 13, 2022–May 12, 2027) under NAICS 337212 (custom architectural woodwork), which has generated four delivery orders totaling $1.92 million, and the $20 million Army IDIQ (July 29, 2022–July 29, 2027) for museum exhibit fabrication and installation at Petersburg and Fort Belvoir, Virginia. The multiple-award GSA schedule (177 task orders, $32.3 million combined potential value) is the largest vehicle by order count and dollar volume.

Activity has declined sharply. The vendor awarded 30 contracts in 2022, 27 in 2023, 15 in 2024, 8 in 2025, and 7 year-to-date in 2026. Of 587 total prime awards in the source, only 11 (combined potential value $2.9 million) reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, suggesting minimal near-term recompete exposure. Combined obligated dollars across all awards stand at $52.2 million (23% of the $229.5 million combined potential value).

SCI-reported invoicing paints a sparse picture of the vendor's services-contract footprint above the $150 thousand reporting threshold. The vendor reported $3.8 million in prime invoiced revenue across FY2022–FY2025: $1.7 million in FY2022 (551 FTEs contract-level), $846 thousand in FY2023 (4.7 FTEs), and $1.2 million in FY2024 (5.4 FTEs). The sharp FTE drop from 2022 to 2023 reflects the vendor's reliance on smaller delivery orders issued outside the SCI threshold; the source does not indicate workforce scale or total federal service revenue. Across SCI-reportable prime contracts, the vendor performs all work itself with zero subcontractor engagement. Median government-paid hourly rates derived from invoiced data run $51.53 per hour, with the 90th percentile reaching $138.27 per hour, consistent with the GSA labor portfolio positioning senior design and project roles in the $87–$133 range.

The vendor does not hold a current 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, or other small-business designation in the source beyond its small-business status on the two IDIQ vehicles. It competes predominantly full-and-open except on those set-aside IDIQs, and it operates with internal staff capacity rather than relying on subcontractors.

Full Service Exhibit & Environments Fabricator specializing in trade show, museum, corporate marketing centers, custom P.O.P displays, lobbies and retail enviroments. We also are capable of on-demand custom millwork and carpentry.