Oklahoma Historical Society

The Oklahoma Historical Society is a U.S. state government entity registered in SAM.gov, focused on preserving and promoting Oklahoma's historical heritage through various preservation, documentation, and educational initiatives. As a key state-level historical organization, the Society engages extensively with federal agencies, particularly the National Park Service, to support historical preservation, documentation, and cultural heritage projects. The organization provides specialized services in historical site restoration, archaeological surveys, digital archival work, and preservation of culturally significant properties, primarily through federal grant awards and limited contract work.

The Oklahoma Historical Society has performed federal contract work, most notably a $10,000 firm fixed-price purchase order from the National Park Service's Intermountain Region for the restoration of the Honey Springs Battlefield National Historic Landmark site. This specific contract demonstrates the Society's capability to undertake targeted historic site restoration projects. The contract was a direct award without any set-aside designation, indicating the organization's competitive positioning in federal contract procurement. While the current contract portfolio is limited, the Society has shown expertise in executing precise, focused restoration and preservation tasks for nationally significant historical sites.

The organization has been substantially more active in federal grant awards, receiving multiple grants primarily from the National Park Service through programs like the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid, Save America's Treasures, and the Underrepresented Community Grant Program. These grants have supported diverse projects including digital preservation of African American collections, surveying historic sites in all-Black Oklahoma towns, conducting archaeological site investigations, and performing architectural and historical surveys. Notable grant-funded projects include a $204,581 National Maritime Heritage Grant for preserving the Fort Towson Historic Site and Red River Steamboat, a $1,703,625 Historic Preservation Fund grant supporting statewide preservation activities, and a project to digitize African American archive collections. These grants demonstrate the Society's commitment to preserving diverse historical narratives and supporting comprehensive historical documentation and preservation efforts.