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NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY obligated $1.7M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 77 contract actions (−77% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was DELTA DESIGNS LTD ($369.1K).

Obligations · FY2026
$1.7M
Actions
77
New awards: 19
Sole-source
50%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 4.3MFY2017
  2. 5.1MFY2018
  3. 2.9MFY2019
  4. 7.2MFY2020
  5. 5.3MFY2021
  6. 8MFY2022
  7. 8.3MFY2023
  8. 7.3MFY2024
  9. 7.4MFY2025
  10. 1.7MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. DELTA DESIGNS LTD$369.1K21%
  2. RICOH USA INC$257.4K15%
  3. RENTERIA JENNIFER$174.6K10%
  4. JENNIFER HAMMOCK$115K6.7%
  5. KERRI JAYNE WIDRICK$101.8K5.9%
  6. JEOL USA, INC.$79.4K4.6%
  7. RAEANA KISS$75.6K4.4%
  8. JACKLYN ROGERS$64.4K3.7%
  9. EMILY SCHOPMEYER$63.4K3.7%
  10. SIERRA W. MALIS, PLLC$62.9K3.7%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Professional services$705.8K41%
  2. Other equipment & supplies$644.3K37%
  3. Equipment maintenance$285.2K16%
  4. IT & telecom$64.3K3.7%
  5. Facilities & utilities$36.3K2.1%

Where the work was performed

  1. District of Columbia$834.4K49%
  2. Kansas$249.1K14%
  3. Maryland$164.7K9.6%
  4. Abroad$115K6.7%
  5. Massachusetts$79.4K4.6%
  6. Florida$54K3.1%
  7. Pennsylvania$46.5K2.7%
  8. Virginia$39.7K2.3%
  9. Rhode Island$35K2.0%
  10. Oregon$31K1.8%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition72%
    US 39% · $1.2M
  • Sole-source awards50%
    US 30% · $865.1K
  • Single-offer competitions22%
    US 8.7% · $373.4K
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush21%
    US 6.0% · $362.4K
  • 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: 8

Largest awards

  1. PRINT MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR IT$736.4K
    RICOH USA INC· District of Columbia, DC· Other equipment & supplies· Aug 16, 2023 – Sep 29, 2026· 33315223F00491416
  2. HUMAN RESOURCE SERVICES$372.7K
    YOUR RECRUITING COMPANY, INC.· Fairfax County, VA· Professional services· Mar 5, 2024 – Aug 17, 2026· 33315224P00505022
  3. EQUIPMENT UPGRADE AND INSTALLATION FOR ENTOMOLOGY$352.4K
    SPACESAVER STORAGE SYSTEMS INC· District of Columbia, DC· Other equipment & supplies· Sep 3, 2024 – Aug 17, 2026· 33315224F00513626
  4. SI-GLASS DETERIORATION WORKING GROUP SURVEY$348.5K
    MIRIAM HIEBERT· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Dec 30, 2021 – Mar 24, 2026· 33315222P00467196
  5. TECHNICAL SERVICES FOR REPATRIATION$317.8K
    WL PHOTOGRAPHIC SERVICES LLC· Prince George's County, MD· Professional services· May 18, 2023 – Sep 29, 2026· 33315223P00489614
  6. GRAPHIC DESIGN AND PRODUCTION$255.1K
    RENTERIA JENNIFER· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Mar 18, 2024 – Mar 31, 2026· 33315224P00505446
  7. COLLECTIONS STORAGE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL SCIENCES$249.1K
    DELTA DESIGNS LTD· Shawnee County, KS· Other equipment & supplies· Jul 17, 2026 – Jul 17, 2026· 33315226F00539273
  8. TECHNICAL SERVICES FOR INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY$234.2K
    MCIVER TARA C· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Sep 13, 2023 – Sep 29, 2026· 33315223P00496384

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.