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NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE obligated $383K on federal contracts in FY2026 across 32 contract actions (−93% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was ROCK-IT CARGO USA LLC ($111.4K).

Obligations · FY2026
$383K
Actions
32
New awards: 9
Sole-source
31%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 4.8MFY2017
  2. 6.4MFY2018
  3. 10.6MFY2019
  4. 4.4MFY2020
  5. 7.2MFY2021
  6. 9.4MFY2022
  7. 8.1MFY2023
  8. 7.9MFY2024
  9. 5.8MFY2025
  10. 383KFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. ROCK-IT CARGO USA LLC$111.4K29%
  2. CAROLINE BARNES$70.6K18%
  3. FRANK EDWARD MITCHELL III$50.8K13%
  4. ARS POETICA LLC$42K11%
  5. SPACESAVER SYSTEMS, INC.$34.7K9.1%
  6. GETTY IMAGES (US), INC.$34.7K9.1%
  7. DELL FEDERAL SYSTEMS L.P$29K7.6%
  8. RIGHTEOUS PEOPLE LLC$25K6.5%
  9. BRIANNA REGINE VISIONARY CONSULTING, LLC$23.5K6.1%
  10. MENDOZA JR ERNESTO$19.8K5.2%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Professional services$141.9K37%
  2. Transportation & logistics$111.4K29%
  3. Other equipment & supplies$68.7K18%
  4. Education & social services$32K8.4%
  5. IT & telecom$29K7.6%

Where the work was performed

  1. Maryland$230.9K60%
  2. Virginia$70.6K18%
  3. Washington$34.7K9.1%
  4. New York$32K8.4%
  5. North Carolina$25K6.5%
  6. Connecticut$23.5K6.1%
  7. Massachusetts$19.8K5.2%
  8. District of Columbia$3,2300.8%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition13%
    US 39% · $50.4K
  • Sole-source awards31%
    US 30% · $117.2K
  • Single-offer competitions0.0%
    US 8.7% · -$66.7K
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush13%
    US 6.0% · $50.8K
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · $0
  • Time-and-materials pricing0.0%
    US 4.2% · $0

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

Contracts terminated for default: 1

Largest awards

  1. IT PROGRAM&PROJECT MANAGEMENT SUPPORT FOR NMAAHC$7.8M
    TECHNOLOGY TRENDS GROUP, LLC· District of Columbia, DC· IT & telecom· Sep 20, 2019 – Mar 3, 2026· 33317919P00432322
  2. TEMPORARY STAFFING SERVICES FOR OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS$539.1K
    PROJEX PLUS SOLUTIONS, INC.· Gwinnett County, GA· Professional services· Oct 30, 2024 – May 21, 2026· 33317925P00516226
  3. HR SPECIALIST (CLASSIFICATION)$276.3K
    STG INTERNATIONAL, INC.· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Jan 8, 2024 – Dec 23, 2025· 33317924P00502334
  4. CONTRACT OBJECTS CONSERVATION SERVICES$200K
    STROMBERG CONSERVATION, LLC· Prince George's County, MD· Professional services· May 28, 2024 – Jan 20, 2026· 33317924P00508275
  5. INTERNSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM ASSISTANCE$164.6K
    BRIANNA REGINE VISIONARY CONSULTING, LLC· Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT· Professional services· Sep 24, 2023 – May 26, 2026· 33317923P00496762
  6. EXHIBIT GRAPHIC SHOP SERVICES$147.3K
    FRANK EDWARD MITCHELL III· Prince George's County, MD· Professional services· Aug 29, 2024 – Sep 3, 2026· 33317924P00512031
  7. COLLECTION TECHNICIAN SERVICES$138.5K
    CAROLINE BARNES· Fairfax County, VA· Professional services· Jan 10, 2025 – Feb 17, 2026· 33317925P00518229
  8. HBCU-HCAC PROJECT EVALUATION SERVICES$124.5K
    LORD CULTURAL RESOURCES PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT INC.· New York County, NY· Professional services· Dec 1, 2021 – Dec 16, 2025· 33317922P00466512

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 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026.