C--Design, Fabrication, and installation of Interpretive media exhibits at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center

The contract awards the design, fabrication, and installation of interpretive media exhibits at the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center in Cambridge, Maryland, with a phased performance timeline spanning approximately 14 months after award. The work is structured in two distinct phases: a one-year design and fabrication period involving staged design submissions at 10%, 35%, 65%, and 95% completion milestones, followed by a second-year installation phase including on-site integration of exhibits, taxidermy, synthetic wildlife replicas, audiovisual systems, software, and environmental controls compliant with US Fish and Wildlife Service design criteria and Energy Star standards. All deliverables—including final design drawings, interpretive scripts, AV specifications, and an Operation & Maintenance manual—must undergo government review and approval, with quality assurance enforced through inspections at key fabrication stages and final acceptance at the installation site. The contract mandates strict adherence to environmental and labor regulations, including compliance with the Service Contract Act, Executive Orders on minimum wage and paid sick leave, prohibitions on ozone-depleting substances and covered telecommunications equipment, and requirements for biobased and recovered materials. Contractors must also ensure ethical conduct, whistleblower protections, executive compensation reporting, and transparency in subcontracting practices, with no use of prohibited entities such as ByteDance-operated applications. Contract administration is managed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service’s Over SAT G/S office in Falls Church, Virginia, with the Contracting Officer, Joni Dutcher, serving as the primary point of contact. A Contracting Officer’s Representative will be formally designated post-award to provide technical oversight, while the Refuge Manager in Cambridge, Maryland, serves as the local point of contact. All invoices must be submitted electronically through the Treasury’s Invoice Processing Platform, with no physical submissions permitted except under exception. Offerors are required to submit proposals in two parts—an electronic non-price section detailing technical approach and past performance, and a separate price section—both emailed directly to the Contracting Officer by the deadline of March 27, 2026. Evaluation will prioritize technical acceptability over price, with award based on best value through a trade-off process rather than lowest price technically acceptable. Offerors must be registered with a Unique Entity Identifier and CAGE Code, disclose socioeconomic status and subcontractor information, and affirm compliance with federal reporting obligations including executive compensation and first-tier subcontract awards exceeding $30,000. No formal contract value is disclosed, and no specific packaging, marking, or MIL-STD requirements are specified, though