# USS Monitor Artifact Conservation

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/1305m226q0135

- Solicitation number: 1305M226Q0135
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as solicitation)
- Status: Awarded to Mariners Museum for $8,500,000.00
- Department: Department of Commerce
- Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Contracting office: Department of Commerce NOAA (1305M2)
- NAICS: 541690 Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Product or service code: R425 Engineering and Technical Services
- Place of performance: Virginia
- County: City of Newport News (FIPS 51700). https://abierto.us/counties/city-of-newport-news-va-51700
- First posted: June 23, 2026
- Last posted: September 1, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/b9d24e19dbcb4eafafaad1eb31f2d2e3/view

## Description

The Mariners' Museum and Park has been awarded contract 1305M226C0021 for the USS Monitor Artifact Conservation Services for the National Ocean Service (NOS) Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS) in response to RFQ 1305M226Q0135. The redacted Sole Source Justification is attached below.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Mariners Museum (UEI ZTFVEDQP3YC1)
- Contract: 1305M226C0021, definitive contract
- Obligated: $1,700,000.00
- Competition: Not Competed, 1 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 1305M226Q0135 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 1305M2 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_1305M226C0021_1330_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- June 23, 2026: Solicitation, due July 14, 2026 at 10:00 AM EDT. Notice 3cb93bfc6e804705a677ff8de1580eea. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/3cb93bfc6e804705a677ff8de1580eea/view
- July 15, 2026: Solicitation, due July 20, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT. Notice f554a9a05d5f43098b3e76e44fc33a95. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f554a9a05d5f43098b3e76e44fc33a95/view
- September 1, 2026: Award notice. Notice b9d24e19dbcb4eafafaad1eb31f2d2e3. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/b9d24e19dbcb4eafafaad1eb31f2d2e3/view

## Points of contact

- Carley Flaxman, Carley.Flaxman@noaa.gov
- Dorothy Curling, Dorothy.Curling@noaa.gov

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