Historic Architecture, Conservation, and Engineeri

The contract solicitation for Historic Architecture, Conservation, and Engineering (HACE) FY26 Preventative Conservation Services is a firm-fixed-price purchase order issued under NAICS code 541990 as a total 8a set-aside by the Department of the Interior, through the Ner Services Mabo office in Boston, Massachusetts. The solicitation, numbered 140P4326Q0036, was posted on May 22, 2026, with responses due by June 12, 2026, and is intended to procure technical services for the Northeast Region’s National Parks under the HACE division. The scope of work includes preventive conservation, collection surveys, artifact rehousing, research, and training across multiple parks including Thomas Edison NHP, Fire Island NPS, Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller NHP, Minuteman NHP, Shenandoah NP, and the Statue of Liberty National Monument, with an optional task at Saint Gaudens NHP. Each project requires detailed labor line items and a separate not-to-exceed line for travel, shipping, and materials. The contractor must deploy a professionally trained conservator with preventive conservation experience, and all personnel must comply with American Institute for Conservation standards and complete annual Department of the Interior security training. Personnel require a National Agency Check and Inquiries (NACI) background investigation and a Federal PIV credential, the cost of which is borne by the contractor. The primary work location is the Boott Mill in Lowell, Massachusetts, with core hours from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays, though occasional travel and overtime during emergencies are required. The evaluation will prioritize the lowest-priced responsible offeror whose proposal complies with all requirements, with price accounting for 50% of the total evaluation weight; technical approach and past performance are jointly weighted to be approximately equal to the price component. Offerors must submit at least three narrative examples of similar past work with verifiable points of contact, a CV or hiring plan for the primary conservator, and a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3. Compliance with the System for Award Management (SAM) is mandatory, including active registration, CAGE code submission, and representations regarding ownership, subcontracting, and prohibited entities. Invoicing must occur through the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP), and payment requests must be submitted on company letterhead with the