About this opportunity
AI summaryThe U.S. General Services Administration Public Buildings Service seeks market research information to determine if technically capable small businesses can perform nationwide fine arts, architectural arts, and decorative arts conservation services. Contractors will furnish materials, skilled labor, supplies, and management for assessments, maintenance, surveys, materials treatment, repairs, and emergency response across the United States and all U.S. territories. The agency intends to award multiple indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contracts with a maximum length of five years, expecting the first ordering period to begin in spring 2027. Interested small businesses registered in the System for Award Management must complete the online Sources Sought Questionnaire or return the questionnaire form to the contracting officer by 5:00 PM EDT on November 30, 2026.
Scope of work
- On Site Examination of Artwork
- Condition Assessment and Treatment Recommendation Report
- Performance of Conservation Treatment including a written report
- Performance of Architectural Materials Conservation and Repairs including a written report
- Artwork Protection during construction, renovation, or modernization projects
- Emergency Response including stabilization, damage mitigation, and/or disaster mitigation
- Education and Training
- Cyclic Maintenance including maintenance plans development and maintenance performance
Minimum qualifications
- Registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at www.sam.gov
Documents to include with your response
- Sources Sought Questionnaire
Key dates
- Responses due via Google suite
- 5:00 PM EDT on Monday, November 30, 2026
- Responses due via email if unable to use Google suite
- 5:00 PM EDT on Wednesday, November 26, 2026
- First ordering period expected to begin
- Spring 2027
How to submit
- Method
- Electronic via Google suite or email
- Instructions
- Complete the Sources Sought Questionnaire via Google suite, or complete the attached form and email to the contracting officer
Contract details
- Term
- maximum contract length of five years
- Place of performance
- Nationwide basis across the United States and all U.S. Territories, or alternatively structured across seven geographic zones
- Insurance and bonding
- Workers Compensation and Employer's Liability ($100,000); General Liability ($500,000 per occurrence / $50,000 per occurrence for property damage); Automobile Liability ($200,000 per person / $500,000 per occurrence for bodily injury / $20,000 per occurrence for property damage)
Federal notice details
- Solicitation number
- FY27_NationalFineArtsIDIQ_TLC_11022026
- Agency
- General Services Administration
- Buying office
- Public Buildings Service › PBS Centralized Acquisition Services IDV - East
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Responses due
- Nov 30, 2026, 5:00 PM ET
- Posted on SAM.gov
- Nov 2, 2026
- NAICS
- 711510 · Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers
- Product/service code
- R499
- Set-aside
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- Contracting contact
- Tracy Comose
tracy.comose@gsa.gov
215-817-1892 - Additional contact
- Kristen Fusselle
kristen.fusselle@gsa.gov
Source: SAM.gov. Read the official notice for the complete description and current instructions.
Incumbent and award research
No incumbent history found for this requirement. The notice does not cite a current contract, and no earlier award from this buying office matches it.
Market context
Awards in the same category (Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers). This is not this requirement's award history.
Recent similar awards: General Services Administration, NAICS 711510
| Vendor and award | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| THE LIPSKI GROUP, INC47PC0325C0002 · NEW AWARD FOR ART IN ARCHITECTURE PROJECT FOR NEW U.S COURTHOUSE ANNEX IN SAN JUAN, PR | $96,648 | Aug 31, 2029 |
| NELSON PREFERRED PAINTING, INC.47PH5326C0014 · CONSERVATION TREATMENT FOR A SCULPTURE IN NEW HAVEN, CT | $1.1M | Aug 10, 2028 |
| ARTCARE EXECS NYC LLC47PH5326C0011 · CONSERVATION TREATMENT OF THE GEORGE HARDING MURALS IN PHILADELPHIA PA | $72,410 | Jul 22, 2028 |
| BR HOWARD & ASSOCIATES INC47PH5326C0010 · CONSERVATION TREATMENT OF A SCULPTURE IN LOUISVILLE KY | $159.0K | Jul 20, 2028 |
| CASCADIA ART CONSERVATION CENTER, LLC47PH5326C0008 · CONSERVATION TREATMENT FOR A SCULPTURE IN SEATTLE, WA | $30,203 | Jun 25, 2028 |
Top vendors in this category: General Services Administration, NAICS 711510, since Oct 1, 2024
77 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.
- 1. NELSON PREFERRED PAINTING, INC.$1.1M
- 2. MCKAY LODGE FINE ARTS CONSERVATION LABORATORY INC$421.4K
- 3. MYERS CONSERVATION$385.9K
- 4. PARMA CONSERVATION, LTD.$279.4K
- 5. JORGE PARDO SCULPTURE LLC$200.0K
Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.