Presolicitation
Small Business Construction IDIQ Washington, DC Metropolitan Region
Smithsonian Institution · Sol. 33330226RF0010010
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The Smithsonian Institution plans to award multiple small business IDIQ (indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity) construction contracts for projects of $1 million to $8 million in the Washington, DC area, including nearby sites in Front Royal, VA and Edgewater, MD. This is a pre-solicitation notice, not a request for proposal. It is a total small business set-aside.
Watch out for
- Highly competitive pre-qualification. Only a few firms are picked for the pool, based on past performance and experience, so a newer business may struggle.
The prequalification of contractors is a highly competitive process.
- No guarantee of a solicitation. The Smithsonian says the solicitation may never be issued, so work spent preparing may not lead to an award.
there is no guarantee or implication of a guarantee this will be solicited
- Conflicting dates. The text says the solicitation would be released about June 2026 and the due date was moved to October 15, while the SAM field says October 16, so confirm the date in the attachments.
Read from the notice text only.
Full brief
What they want
- Small construction firms to be placed on a pool of IDIQ contracts
- Commercial and institutional building construction (NAICS 236220) at Smithsonian facilities in the DC region
- Projects between $1 million and $8 million each
- A Qualification Statement used to evaluate each company
- Contract type
- Multiple-award IDIQ; single projects priced competitively from the pool
- Place of performance
- Washington, DC metropolitan region, including Front Royal, VA and Edgewater, MD
- Estimated value
- $1 million to $8 million per project
- How they'll choose
- Selection of multiple firms for the pool on qualifications; later project orders go on pricing, availability and other factors
- Offers due
- Notice text says the RFP due date was extended to October 15, 2026 at 3:00PM ET; the SAM field shows 2026-10-16 23:59 (-04:00)
- How to submit
- Not stated; the solicitation is to be uploaded to SAM.gov
What they'll judge offers on
- Past performance
- Expected team make-up
- Experience
- Other factors
What to include when you submit
- Respond with a Qualification Statement
- Responses are due within 30 days of release of the full solicitation
- See the attachments for Amendment 001
You must have
- Must be a small business under NAICS 236220
only Small Businesses shall be considered by the Smithsonian Institution.
Not in the notice text
- The Qualification Statement format and requirements (in attachments)
- Contract length, number of awards and overall IDIQ ceiling
- Bonding requirements
- Exact due date and submission method
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 17, 2026, 3:59 AM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 29, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Solicitation
- 33330226RF0010010
- Agency
- Smithsonian Institution
- Office
- Smithsonian Institution
- Set-aside
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- NAICS
- 236220
- Product/service code
- Z1JA
- Business type
- Construction & renovation
- Place of performance
- Washington, DC
- Contracting contact
- Sheryle ColemanColemanSI@si.edu
Full notice text from SAM.gov
****AMENDMENT 001 - RFP due date has been extended until October 15, 2026 at 3:00PM ET see Attachments**** The Smithsonian Institution (“Smithsonian”) is providing this Notice of a Pending Solicitation for IDIQ Contracts for Construction Services in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Region. Administrative Information: The Smithsonian Institution is the steward for many of the Nation’s most valued artifacts, housed in nearly 12 million square feet of facilities. The Institution’s 21 museums, The National Zoological Park, and nine research centers are in nine states, The District of Columbia, and two countries. In addition to these facilities/campuses, the Institution also has several collection management and storage facilities throughout the United States and the country of Panama. Awardees under this solicitation will support construction needs in our facilities in the Washington DC area and surrounding facilities such as the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, VA and the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. More information is available at www.si.edu. The Smithsonian Institution seeks interested Small Business contractors to establish multiple Small Business Indefinite Delivery / Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contracts with construction firms to provide construction services between $1 million to $8 million per project. The NAICS code is 236220 for Commercial and Institutional Building Construction. This procurement has been established as a Small Business Set Aside and only Small Businesses shall be considered by the Smithsonian Institution. The information you provide in the Qualification Statement (“Statement”) will be the basis for the evaluation of your Company. The prequalification of contractors is a highly competitive process. The Smithsonian Institution will select multiple construction firms for this IDIQ based on past performance, expected team make-up, experience and other factors. Pricing will be solicited for single projects from this contract “pool” and award based on pricing, company availability and other factors. All projects will be coordinated, managed and their performance supervised by this office. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. The full solicitation, request for proposal and supporting documents will be released on or about June 2026; however, there is no guarantee or implication of a guarantee this will be solicited. Responses will be due within (30) days of release. Electronic copies will be uploaded to SAM.gov site. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response.
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