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COOPER-HEWITT, NATIONAL DESIGN MUSEUM

COOPER-HEWITT, NATIONAL DESIGN MUSEUM obligated $94.3K on federal contracts in FY2026 across 5 contract actions (−75% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was MACKENZIE JONES ($66.3K).

Obligations · FY2026
$94.3K
Actions
5
New awards: 1
Sole-source
2.7%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 177.3KFY2017
  2. 274.1KFY2018
  3. 250.2KFY2019
  4. 265.4KFY2020
  5. 576.9KFY2021
  6. 813.8KFY2022
  7. 395.5KFY2023
  8. 572.6KFY2024
  9. 381.6KFY2025
  10. 94.3KFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. MACKENZIE JONES$66.3K70%
  2. BONSAI FINE ARTS INC$25.5K27%
  3. FINAL PUSH CONSTRUCTION, INC.$2,5292.7%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Professional services$66.3K70%
  2. Construction & real property$28K30%

Where the work was performed

  1. New York$94.3K100%

Integrity signals

Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.

  • Low competition30%
    US 39% · $28K
  • Sole-source awards2.7%
    US 30% · $2,529
  • Single-offer competitions27%
    US 8.7% · $25.5K
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush0.0%
    US 6.1% · $0
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · $0
  • Time-and-materials pricing70%
    US 4.2% · $66.3K

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Largest awards

  1. COLLECTION ASSISTANT DRAWINGS PRINTS & GRAPHIC DESIGN$66.3K
    MACKENZIE JONES· New York County, NY· Professional services· Jan 28, 2026 – Jan 28, 2026· 3323AH26P00531737
  2. TRIENNIAL EXHIBITION STRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION$65.4K
    FINAL PUSH CONSTRUCTION, INC.· New York County, NY· Construction & real property· Sep 10, 2024 – Feb 17, 2026· 3323AH24P00512785
  3. PHOTOGRAPHY SERVICES FOR CHSDM COLLECTIONS AND LOAN OBJECTS$62K
    CITIZEN EDITIONS LLC· New York County, NY· Professional services· Sep 24, 2024 – Feb 17, 2026· 3323AH24P00515179
  4. SENIOR RESEARCH CATALOGUER:$56.2K
    RACHEL JACOBS· Professional services· Sep 19, 2023 – Feb 11, 2026· 3323AH23P00498391
  5. EXHIBITION STORAGE$41.9K
    BONSAI FINE ARTS INC· Bronx County, NY· Construction & real property· Jun 20, 2024 – Feb 17, 2026· 3323AH24P00509407

Committees that oversee and fund it

Congressional committees whose jurisdiction includes this agency, and the appropriations subcommittees that write its spending bill (Analisa's reading of the House and Senate rules; committees share jurisdiction). Leaders as currently published.

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Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026.