Contract Opportunity: Smithsonian Institution National Portrait Gallery (NPG) and Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM)

Contract Opportunity: Smithsonian Institution National Portrait Gallery (NPG) and Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM)

Exterior view of a Greek-Revival building in Washington, D.C., housing the National Portrait Gallery / Smithsonian American Art Museum.
G Street entrance to National Portrait Gallery / Smithsonian American Art Museum.

The National Portrait Gallery and Smithsonian American Art Museum seek to contract up to four individuals or a firm (of no more than four individuals) to provide collection care remediation, condition assessment, and interventive treatment for stored artworks affected by particulate dust deposited from humidifiers. 

Please share the attached document with anyone who may be interested. All correspondence or questions regarding this RFQ should be directed to DWRCLunder@si.edu with the subject line “PC Storage RFQ.” 

Quotes are due by 11:59pm on Sunday, August 18th 2024.

Updated (8/15/2025):

Please find the RFQ packet and RFI document linked here while the submission period is open.