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Professional Art Framing Services for the National Museum of the Marine Corps - updated 6/17/26 with Q&A
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The U.S. Marine Corps Installations – National Capital Region is seeking professional art framing services for the National Museum of the Marine Corps under a total small business set-aside solicitation with NAICS code 561990, requiring all offerors to be certified as small businesses under SBA standards. The contract is a firm-fixed price, all-or-none award with a five-year ordering period running from August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2031, and encompasses comprehensive fine art framing activities including the use of acid-free mat board, museum-grade UV-coated Plexiglas, custom mounting on stretcher bars, and installation of proper hanging hardware, all in compliance with Professional Picture Framers of America and museum standards. Framing must occur at the contractor’s facility, with pickup and delivery of artwork conducted in climate-controlled vehicles between the Museum Support Facility in Dumfries, Virginia, and the main museum in Triangle, Virginia. Technical compliance is mandatory and requires detailed demonstration of capability beyond simple affirmation or copies of the Performance Work Statement, including specific pricing tables and proposed pricing for Draft Task Order 1, both of which are required for consideration. Submissions must be electronic and delivered via email to two designated points of contact by the deadline of June 29, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time, with no late submissions accepted. The award will be based on price as the primary factor, but only after passing a strict technical conformance gate that ensures adherence to all performance, material, and operational standards outlined in the solicitation. Contractors must comply with numerous FAR clauses including System for Award Management registration and maintenance, personal identity verification, child labor prohibitions, combating trafficking in persons, sustainable products, cybersecurity safeguarding, and DEI discrimination prohibitions, all under deviations specified by the government. Invoicing must be processed through the Wide Area WorkFlow system using designated DoDAAC codes, and all packaging and marking must conform to MIL-STD-129 and MIL-STD-130 with machine-readable unique item identifiers. The estimated contract value ranges from $100 to $300,000, and the government reserves the right to make no award if no quotation meets the requirements.
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Triangle, VA, 22172, USASet-Aside
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Submission Closed
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GENERAL INTENTION: Marine Corps Installations - National Capital Region (MCI-NCR) has a commercial requirement for Professional Art Framing Services. In accordance with FAR Part 12, the MCI-NCR Regional Contracting Office is issuing a commercial solicitation for the acquisition of such services. Required specifications are listed in the Schedule of Supplies/Services within this solicitation.
VENDOR QUESTIONS: Questions about this RFQ must be submitted via email to both David Laster and Michael Bogatyr at the following email addresses: david.laster@usmc.mil & michael.bogatyr@usmc.mil.
Questions shall be submitted no later than Monday, 15 June 2026, at 11:00 AM Eastern Time. No late questions will be accepted. Any resultant amendment from Q&A will be posted with the solicitation. No follow up questions will be answered.
UPDATE, 6/16/26: Q&A WITH GOVERNMENT RESPONSES ARE POSTED AS AN ATTACHMENT. PLEASE REVIEW CHANGES TO THE PWS WITH REVISED VERSION 1.1 (PRICING TABLE) AND EVALUATION (SF-30), INCLUDED IN ATTACHMENTS.
UPDATE, 6/17/26: ADDITIONAL Q&A HAVE BEEN POSTED IN ATTACHMENT E2, AND THE SOLICITATION DUE DATE HAS BEEN UPDATED. PLEASE SEE SOLICITATION AMENDMENT E2.
CUSTOMER: National Museum of the Marine Corps (NMMC)
PROCUREMENT APPROACH: The Contractor's quote shall reflect the characteristics and level of quality that will satisfy the Government's need as described in the Schedule of Supplies/Services. A single firm-fixed price (FFP) award will be issued and it is the Government's intent to award on an "all-or-none" basis to satisfy this requirement. The Government reserves the right to issue no award at all resulting from this solicitation.
This is a notice that this solicitation will be a total set aside for small business concerns. Only quotes submitted by small business concerns will be accepted by the Government. Any quote that is submitted by a contractor that is not a small business under the applicable NAICS will not be considered for award.
REQUIRED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: The period of performance begins on 01 August 2026, with a five (5) year ordering period ending 31 July 2031.
TECHNICAL COMPLIANCE: To ensure technical compliance:
a. Quotes must clearly demonstrate that they can meet the solicitation requirements in accordance with the Performance Work
Statement.
b. Quotes must clearly state whether the quoter can meet the requested period of performance date. Vendors who cannot meet the required period of performance dates will not be considered technically acceptable.
Please note: Submission of a signed copy of the RFQ alone is not sufficient in demonstrating the quoter's technical compliance/capability. A mere statement that the quoter will meet the Government's requirement or a restatement/copy of the Government's requirements without any additional information provided by the quoter is not sufficient in demonstrating the quoter's technical compliance/capability.
SUBMISSION OF QUOTES:
a. Quotes shall be submitted no later than the time and date specified on Block 8 of page 1 of the SF1449 solicitation. Late quotes will not be accepted or considered for award. Vendors are responsible for ensuring their quotes have been received by the date and time specified in Block 8 on Page 1 of this solicitation. Delivery delays that cause a quote to be late are not the responsibility of the Government agency.
b. Quotes shall be submitted electronically via email to both David Laster and Michael Bogatyr at the following email addresses: david.laster@usmc.mil & michael.bogatyr@usmc.mil.
c. Quoters must submit their quotes as an attachment(s) to their email submission. This includes any/all quote pricing and technical
information. OFFERORS, PLEASE TAKE NOTE: Completion of 1. Pricing table provided within the PWS, and 2. Proposed Pricing for Draft Task Order 1 is required to be considered for award (see attachments).
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