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Design Exhibitions for National Museum of the American Latino

Smithsonian InstitutionSol: 33330226RF0010004
FFP
est. $1.5M – $3.5M

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Quick Brief

The Smithsonian Institution is procuring the design of inaugural exhibitions for the National Museum of the American Latino, requiring offerors to demonstrate prior experience designing at least three large-scale museum exhibitions totaling at least 35,000 sq. ft. each, with one exceeding 45,000 sq. ft., integrating objects, images, and multimedia, and involving collaboration with diverse museum professionals.

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Scope & Requirements

Design inaugural exhibitions for the National Museum of the American Latino that integrate historical artifacts, multimedia, and educational content within large-scale exhibition spaces, ensuring a participatory and transparent visitor experience.

Deliverables

  • Design of inaugural museum exhibitions
  • Integration of objects, images, and multimedia content
  • Coordination with curators, educators, fabricators, and technical staff

Evaluation Criteria

  1. Demonstrated capacity to design large-scale museum exhibitions
  2. Relevance and scope of prior exhibition experience
  3. Ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary museum teams

Contract Details

Contract Typei
FFP
Estimated Value
est. $1.5M – $3.5M
Similar contracts award $17K$112K (median $50K, 495 awards)Above typical range
NAICS Codes
Place of Performance
ARLINGTON, VA, USA

Qualifications & Eligibility

Past Performance
Offerors must demonstrate prior experience designing at least three complete museum exhibitions of at least 35,000 sq. ft. each, with one exceeding 45,000 sq. ft., integrating objects, images, and multimedia, and involving collaboration with diverse museum professionals.
Required Registrations
  • SAM.gov

Agency & Contact

Contracting Organization

Agency
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION

Point of Contact

John A. Smith
Contracting Officer
(202) 555-0100

Key Dates

Published23d ago
May 12, 2026
Became Solicitation22d ago
May 12, 2026
Tracked
Last Updated21d ago
May 14, 2026
Response Due17d ago
May 18, 2026
SAM.gov registration deadlinein 2mo
Aug 15, 2026
Mandatory for contract execution

Description

Amendment 2 attached. Responses to additional

questions attached Response to bidder

questions attached MINIMUM REQUIREMENT This solicitation has a minimum requirement that Offerors must demonstrate the capacity to design a multimillion-dollar museum exhibition experience of similar size and scope as the NMAL exhibits intend to be. Offerors must have worked with a diverse group of personnel, such as content developers, architects, curators, scientists, educators, exhibition evaluators, design coordinators, writers, collections managers, facility managers, engineers, media producers, museum technical staff, and exhibit fabricators, etc. Offerors must demonstrate this capacity by showing the Offeror’s prior experience from the past seven years designing exhibitions for at least three complete museum or very complex museum exhibits that integrated objects, images, and multimedia. For the purposes of this minimum requirement, a “museum” is defined as a not-for-profit institution that uses historical artifacts or living collections to create a participatory, transparent, and educational experience that enhances visitors’ understanding of the world. Each example of Offeror’s prior exhibition-design experience must involve a total exhibition footprint of at least 35,000 sq./ft.; and at least one example must involve a total exhibition footprint larger than 45,000 sq./ft. At least one example must have been fabricated and completed; the other examples may be in the process of fabrication. Note that subcontractor performance cannot satisfy the minimum requirement of the prime contractor. Failure of an Offeror to meet the minimum requirement will result in Offeror’s proposal not being evaluated. The Smithsonian reserves the right to determine the extent to which Offeror’s comparable projects meet the minimum requirement as set forth and as clarified herein, and the extent to which Offeror’s comparable projects are relevant to the subject project. To obtain a link to the

attachments below, bidders should contact Debra Berke, [email protected]. Once provided with the link, please check often for any updates to the materials. No contract can be executed with a vendor who is not registered in SAM. Contractors must be registered in SAM no later than August 15, 2026. Debra Berke Alternative

Point of Contact Tom Dempsey Contracting (No Street Address

2) ARLINGTON, VA 22202 USA to this opportunity. Amendment 2 NMAL Responses to additional Bidder

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