Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Uss Monitor Artifact Conservation
Deadline: 20 Jul 2026
Posting Date: 18 Jul 2026
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 145419300
Document Ref. No.: 1305M226Q0135
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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SOLICITATION 1305M226Q0135
The Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Acquisition Division, on behalf of the National Ocean Service (NOS), Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS), Monitor National Marine Sanctuary (MNMS), has a requirement for professional conservation services for the ongoing active and preventative conservation care of the USS Monitor Collection.
The Government intends to award a Firm-Fixed-Price contract to The Mariners' Museum and Park (TMMP) utilizing the policies and procedures in the Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul (RFO) 12.202-1. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is RFO 6.302-1. The Notice of Intent to award a Sole Source procurement was posted on April 27, 2026, under Notice ID REQUIREMENTS-26-1909.
The MNMS possesses over 210 tons of archaeological materials from the wreck site of the Civil War Ironclad USS Monitor, which was lost at sea in 1862 following the largest metal shipwreck excavation and recovery effort ever undertaken. Artifacts (the “Collection”) were recovered from the seabed over the course of several years of research. This federally owned collection (NOAA Heritage Assets) contains over 5, 000 individual artifacts made of a wide variety of materials—primarily iron and ferrous materials, but also including wood, leather, textiles, rubber, and various other organic and inorganic artifacts. This requires an intensely diverse and complex approach to materials conservation to ensure each different type and size of material is appropriately treated to ensure long-term stability for research, interpretation, and display.
The USS Monitor artifacts now reside at The Mariners- Museum and Park (TMMP) within the U.S.S. Monitor Center and the Batten Conservation Complex in Newport News, VA, where they are on long-term deposit undergoing active conservation treatment. The primary place of performance for this requir...
Notice ID: 1305m226q0135
Department/Ind. Agency: commerce, department of
Sub-tier: national oceanic and atmospheric administration
Office: dept of commerce noaa
Product Service Code: r425 - support- professional: engineering/technical
NAICS Code: 541690 - Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
Inactive Dates: aug 04, 2026
Inactive Policy: 15 days after date offers due
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