National Museum of the United States Air Force Artwork Mold Remediation and Conservation Assessments

Date: 15 June 2026

Title: National Museum of the United States Air Force (NMUSAF) Artwork Mold Remediation and Conservation Assessments

Request for Quote (RFQ) / Solicitation Number: FA860126Q0071

Quotes Due: 17 July 2026 at 12:00 PM (NOON) ET

Contact Point(s): Tracy Ferrise, Contract Specialist; tracy.ferrise@us.af.mil

Contact Point(s): Amanda Hoyng, Contracting Officer; amanda.hoyng@us.af.mil

Description: This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with RFO Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.

Solicitation number FA860126Q0071 is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ) for professional remediation and conservation assessment services of 992 pieces of artwork in accordance with the PWS.  This notice is expected to result in award of a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) purchase order for a commercial service to the responsible offeror who submits a quotation that: (1) conforms to the requirements, (2) complies with the minimum requirements stated in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) as evidenced by providing a complete description of the services provided, and (3) that submits the quotation with the lowest price technically acceptable, provided that the price is determined to be fair and reasonable.

This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns under NAICS code 712110 Museums with a small business size of $34.0 million. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov.

The Government reserves the right to conduct interchanges with some, none, or all offerors, or make no award at all depending upon: 1) the quality of quotations received, and 2) whether proposed prices are determined to be fair and reasonable. The Government also reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date.

1. Requirement:

The requirement is for professional remediation and conservation assessment services of 992 pieces of artwork located at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) with delivery to the NMUSAF at Wright Patterson Air Force Base.

CLIN    SERVICE                                                         QUANTITY                  UNIT

0001     MOLD REMEDIATION                                  992                                EACH

0002     ENCLOSURES                                                 405                               EACH

0003     CONSERVATION ASSESSMENTS                 992                               EACH

0004     EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES                         1                                  EACH

2. Period of Performance:

The Period of Performance (PoP) shall be completed no later than 290 days from contract award.

3. Provisions and Clauses:

See solicitation attachment for applicable provisions and clauses that apply to this acquisition.

NOTE 1: In accordance with R-DFARS 252.204-7998, Alternate A, Annual Representations and Certifications (Deviation 2026-O0043) (FEB 2026), the offeror's quote submission legally binds and certifies that its SAM registration is current, complete, accurate, and has been updated within the preceding 12 months as of the offer's date.

NOTE 2: In accordance with R-DFARS 252.204-7021 and R-DFARS 252.204-7025, a CMMC Level 1 assessment is the mandatory minimum requirement for all offerors bidding with the Department of War. Under CMMC Level 1, all offerors must demonstrate full compliance by self-certifying with the 15 basic safeguarding requirements for Federal Contract Information (FCI) outlined in RFO 52.240-93(b)(1). Once your organization has confirmed its compliance with these 15 requirements, you must enter this self-certification into the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) module within PIEE (https://piee.eb.mil). Contract award cannot be made to any offeror that is not fully compliant and whose assessment results are not properly recorded in the system of record. You must verify the CMMC Level required for this award by checking the provisions and clauses within the solicitation.

4. Request for Information (RFIs):

The Government will accept questions concerning solicitation number FA860126Q0071 until 14 July 2026 at 2:00PM ET. Email your questions on a .pdf, .doc, .docx, .xls or .xlsx document to tracy.ferrise@us.af.mil and amanda.hoyng@us.af.mil. Any questions received after this date and time may not be considered.

5. Quotes Due Date:

Quotes must be submitted electronically to the Contract Specialist via e-mail at tracy.ferrise@us.af.mil and Contracting Officer at amanda.hoyng@us.af.mil. Quotes must conform to the requirements of this solicitation and be received no later than 17 July 2026 at 12:00 PM (NOON) ET. It is the responsibility of the offeror to ensure that the quote and its attachments are received. Any correspondence sent via e-mail must contain the subject line “FA860126Q0071, NMUSAF Artwork Mold Remediation and Conservation Assessments” The entire quotation must be contained in a single e-mail that does not exceed 5 megabytes including attachments, if any.  E-mails with compressed files are not permitted.  Note that e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base are designed to filter e-mails without subject lines or with suspicious subject lines or contents (i.e., .exe or .zip files).  Therefore, if the specified subject line is not included, the e-mail may not get through the e-mail filters. Also be advised that .zip or .exe files are not allowable attachments and may be deleted by the email filters at Wright-Patterson.  If sending attachments with email, ensure only .pdf, .doc, .docx, .xls or .xlsx documents are sent.  The email filter may delete any other form of attachments. If a DoDSafe drop off is needed, please notify the contract specialist or contracting officer at least 48 hours before quotes are due. Any quotes received after designated closing date and time need not be considered. Quotes must include aggregate total of base plus all option year CLINS, if requested (IAW RFO 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options). All quotes shall be in whole dollars and conform to the Contract Line-Item Number (CLIN) structure of attached solicitation.

6. Notice to Vendor(s):

All vendors must fully complete and return the 'Required Information Sheet' (attached to the solicitation) and return with their quotation. Additionally, quotations that contain pricing only with no description/detail of the supply/service that will be provided will not be accepted or considered for award.

7. Tariffs:

In accordance with R-DFARS 252.225-7013, the contractor is prohibited from including any amount for customs duties on eligible items within the quote price. The claim for duty-free entry is restricted to supplies destined for government use, either as end items or as components thereof. The Government will provide assistance in the process of obtaining duty-free entry.

8. Period of Acceptance of Quotes:

Offeror agrees to hold prices in its quote firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers.

9. SAM Registration:

Firms submitting a quote for the solicitation described herein, MUST be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database, or risk the quote as being non-responsive, regardless of the package being considered complete, timely or any other salient consideration. Information to register on SAM can be found at the web site, SAM.gov.

10. List of Attachments:

1. Solicitation
2. Performance Work Statement
3. Required Information Sheet
4. Artwork Medium and Dimensions
5. Wage Determination