Museum Of Northern Arizona Inc.

Museum Of Northern Arizona Inc., a tax-exempt nonprofit organization headquartered in Flagstaff, Arizona, serves as a prime recipient of federal grants and contracts for archaeological research, NAGPRA compliance, cultural resource management, and museum curation services, with no subcontract footprint. The organization competes exclusively in full-and-open procurements with no set-aside designations.

The museum's capability portfolio centers on concrete archaeological and cultural preservation work: NAGPRA inventory updates and repatriation consultation; archaeological surveying and site documentation; collection curation and condition assessments; erosion mitigation and compliance monitoring at archaeological sites; and archival management for federal agencies. Representative contract work includes a $90,328 firm fixed-price purchase order from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Arizona Region to update NAGPRA inventory of collections (completion September 2026), a $15,276 purchase order from the U.S. Forest Service Southwestern Region to identify and document mortuary remains across four national forests (completed July 2024), and a $30,829 purchase order from the BLM Utah Region to update NAGPRA inventory and catalog archaeological backlogs (completed March 2025). Federal grant work is more substantial: a $180,000 Cooperative Agreement from the Bureau of Indian Affairs (CFDA 15.159, Cultural Resources Management program) to manage final disposition of archaeological collections stored in New Mexico (completion February 2029); a $416,963 Cooperative Agreement from the National Park Service (CFDA 15.946, Cultural Resources Management) focused on NAGPRA disposition and repatriation best practices (completion September 2027); and a $240,728 Cooperative Agreement from the National Park Service (CFDA 15.945, Cooperative Research and Training Programs) to develop archaeological survey and research plans for Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (completion December 2026).

The museum's customer base is heavily concentrated in the Department of the Interior ecosystem. The top five customer agencies by award count, covering 71% of recent awards, are the National Park Service Intermountain Region (33 awards), the National Park Service overall (26 awards), the Forest Service R3–Southwestern Region (12 awards, $704 thousand combined potential value), the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (11 awards), and the Bureau of Reclamation (7 awards). By dollar value, the Forest Service R3–Southwestern Region leads with $704 thousand across twelve awards, followed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs Central Office with $219 thousand across seven awards. The concentration is significant: Interior agencies and subordinate bureaus dominate both volume and potential value across the active footprint.

The museum holds positions on two indefinite delivery contracts: Indefinite Delivery Contract F4168981C0033 with two task orders and Indefinite Delivery Contract F4168983C0026 with one task order; neither vehicle carries a substantial dollar ceiling relative to the museum's recent task-order activity. The primary NAICS category is Museums (17 awards); secondary codes include Support Activities for Forestry, Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities, and Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools. The top PSC is Support—Professional: Other (7 awards), followed by Special Studies/Analysis—Archeological/Paleontological (5 awards) and Operation of Museums and Exhibition Buildings (3 awards).

Activity has been volatile: seven awards in 2021, declining to three in 2023, then recovering to six in 2024 and three in 2025 year to date. Over the full data window, the museum has received 125 total awards with a combined potential value of $1.1 million but combined dollars obligated of $12.1 million, reflecting substantial project execution relative to stated contract ceilings. Six awards totaling $90 thousand in combined potential value face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating recompete exposure in the NAGPRA and archaeological compliance space.