What this opportunity is
The Department of Defense is seeking to procure artifact mounts and cases through a firm fixed price contract, specifically targeting Zoma Communications as the sole source. This opportunity falls under NAICS 712110, which is relevant for businesses in the museum and historical site services sector. Since this is a combined synopsis/solicitation and not a request for quotations, interested small businesses should monitor the announcement on beta.sam.gov for any updates rather than submitting bids.
Analysis by Mindy, grounded in the SAM.gov notice.
Description
NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE SOLE SOURCE AWARD; THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS.
The Contracting Department, NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Norfolk, VA, 23511-3392, intends to negotiate
a firm fixed price contract for the procurement of artifact mounts and cases utilizing the procedures under FAR Part
13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source, Zoma
Communications. The authority for use of other than full and open competition is FAR 6.302-1, only one
responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services in accordance with the information in FAR Subpart
12.6, using Simplified Acquisition Procedures for commercial items. This announcement constitutes the only
solicitation; and a written solicitation will not be issued. This combined synopsis/solicitation will be available for
download on or about June 16, 2026, under Request for Quotation (RFQ) number N0018926QL186 at the following
website: https://beta.sam.gov/.
This solicitation documents and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through FAC 2026-01 and DFARS
Change Notice 20260507. It is the responsibility of the contractor to be familiar with the applicable clauses and
provisions. The clauses are available in full text at the following addresses: www.acquisition.gov/far and
https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dfars/index.htm. This acquisition will result in a Firm-Fixed-Price contract under
NAICS 712110. The Small Business Size Standard is $34,000,000.
SERVICES REQUIRED:
TABLE 1 – Items to be supplied, fabricated and installed by contractor
CLIN DESCRIPTION QTY
0001 Museum Quality Artifact Cases per SOW 1
0002 Case Materials 1
0003 Artifact Case Packing and Shipping 1
0004 Artifact Mount Patterning 1
0005 Artifact Mount Materials 1
0006 Artifact Mount Fabrication 1
0007 Artifact Mount Installation 1
0008 Exhibit Case Furniture Per SOW 1
0009 Phase III Exhibit Materials 1
0010 Phase III Exhibit Graphics Per SOW 1
0011 Phase III Exhibit Fabrication Direct Labor 1
0012 Travel 1
*See Performance Work Statement for additional details
Completion date: 30 April 2027
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Delivery Address:
Hampton Roads Naval Museum
1 Waterside Drive., STE 248
Norfolk, VA 23510-1607
FAR provision and clauses applicable to this procurement are included as an attachment.
This announcement will close on June 23, 2026 at 10:00 AM EST. Responses should be submitted via email to
Ashlee Yawn at Ashlee.K.Yawn.civ@us.navy.mil.
System for Award Management (SAM). Quoters must be registered in the SAM database to be considered for award.
Registration is free and can be completed on-line at http://www.sam.gov. For assistance call 866-606-8220 or visit
the Federal Service Desk website at http://www.fsd.gov.
All quotes shall include price(s), FOB destination, a point of contact, name and phone number, GSA contract
number if applicable, business size, and NET 30 payment terms.
The following clauses and provisions are appliable:
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Section G - Contract Administration Data
DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Reference
Number Title Effective
Date
Alternate/
Deviation
Variation
Effective
Date
252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports. Dec 2018
DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Full Text
252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions. (Jan 2023)
WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (JAN 2023)
(a) As used in this clause- Definitions.
"Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DoDAAC)" is a six position code that uniquely identifies a unit, activity, or organization.
"Document type" means the type of payment request or receiving report available for creation in Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF).
"Local processing office (LPO)" is the office responsible for payment certification when payment certification is done external to the
entitlement system.
"Payment request" and "receiving report" are defined in the clause at 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving
Reports.
(b) The WAWF system provides the method to electronically process vendor payment requests and receiving reports, as Electronic invoicing.
authorized by Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and
Receiving Reports.
(c) To access WAWF, the Contractor shall- WAWF access.
(1) Have a designated electronic business point of contact in the System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov; and
(2) Be registered to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ following the step-by-step procedures for self-registration available at this web
site.
(d) The Contractor should follow the training instructions of the WAWF Web-Based Training Course and use the Practice WAWF training.
Training Site before submitting payment requests through WAWF. Both can be accessed by selecting the "Web Based Training" link on the WAWF
home page at https://wawf.eb.mil/
(e) Document submissions may be via web entry, Electronic Data Interchange, or File Transfer WAWF methods of document submission.
Protocol.
(f) The Contractor shall use the following information when submitting payment requests and receiving reports WAWF payment instructions.
in WAWF for this contract or task or delivery order:
(1) The Contractor shall submit payment requests using the following document type(s): Document type.
(i) For cost-type line items, including labor-hour or time-and-materials, submit a cost voucher.
(ii) For fixed price line items-
(A) That require shipment of a deliverable, submit the invoice and receiving report specified by the Contracting Officer.
____
(Contracting Officer: Insert applicable invoice and receiving report document type(s) for fixed price line items that require shipment of a
deliverable.)
(B) For services that do not require shipment of a deliverable, submit either the Invoice 2in1, which meets the requirement…
Source: SAM.gov, as posted. Verify the current solicitation before responding.