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NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY obligated $406.1K on federal contracts in FY2026 across 12 contract actions (−76% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was RB TEXTILE CONSERVATION, LLC ($147K).

Obligations · FY2026
$406.1K
Actions
12
New awards: 7
Sole-source
39%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 900.8KFY2017
  2. 1.4MFY2018
  3. 2.8MFY2019
  4. 2.4MFY2020
  5. 1.7MFY2021
  6. 3.1MFY2022
  7. 1.3MFY2023
  8. 1.8MFY2024
  9. 1.7MFY2025
  10. 406.1KFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. RB TEXTILE CONSERVATION, LLC$147K36%
  2. EBC CARPET SERVICES CORP$72.8K18%
  3. COLONIAL ELECTRIC SUPPLY CO$57.5K14%
  4. DARLENE CASH ENTERPRISE LLC$43.7K11%
  5. SPACESAVER SYSTEMS, INC.$30.2K7.4%
  6. SMARTSHEET INC.$27.8K6.8%
  7. MARTIN MARBAN, DEXTER GIBRAN$26.7K6.6%
  8. RDM INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS, INC.$5000.1%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Construction & real property$147K36%
  2. Other equipment & supplies$88.2K22%
  3. Facilities & utilities$72.8K18%
  4. Professional services$70.4K17%
  5. IT & telecom$27.8K6.8%

Where the work was performed

  1. District of Columbia$406.1K100%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition100%
    US 39% · $406.1K
  • Sole-source awards39%
    US 30% · $157.4K
  • Single-offer competitions61%
    US 8.7% · $248.7K
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush0.0%
    US 6.0% · $0
  • 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.

Largest awards

  1. CONSERVATION SERVICES$147K
    RB TEXTILE CONSERVATION, LLC· District of Columbia, DC· Construction & real property· Mar 31, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026· 33315926P00532674
  2. SCHEDULING VVIBE PROGRAMS AT NMAH$126.9K
    DARLENE CASH ENTERPRISE LLC· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Sep 6, 2024 – Oct 3, 2025· 33315924P00513012
  3. COLLECTIONS ACCOUNTABILITY SERVICES FOR NMAH$64.6K
    ELDER, NATALIE G· District of Columbia, DC· Facilities & utilities· May 12, 2025 – Aug 21, 2026· 33315925P00523024
  4. ARCHIVES CENTER SERVICES FOR NMAH$57K
    MADELEINE N POCHE· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Jul 31, 2025 – Aug 21, 2026· 33315925P00525036
  5. SEMI-ANNUAL GUM REMOVAL & CARPET CLEANING$48.5K
    EBC CARPET SERVICES CORP· District of Columbia, DC· Facilities & utilities· Mar 4, 2026 – Mar 4, 2026· 33315926P00534611
  6. LIGHTING SUPPLIES & FUTURE FOR TAUBMAN GALLERY UPGRADES$37.4K
    COLONIAL ELECTRIC SUPPLY CO· District of Columbia, DC· Other equipment & supplies· Mar 11, 2026 – Mar 11, 2026· 33315926P00534927
  7. SPANISH LANGUAGE EDITING AND TRANSLATION SERVICES FOR NMAH$35.4K
    MARTIN MARBAN, DEXTER GIBRAN· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Aug 18, 2022 – Feb 18, 2026· 33315922P00479119
  8. RADIOACTIVETY SURVEY AND MOVE$30.2K
    SPACESAVER SYSTEMS, INC.· District of Columbia, DC· Other equipment & supplies· Jun 23, 2026 – Jun 23, 2026· 33315926P00538892

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.