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NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY

NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY obligated $894.3K on federal contracts in FY2026 across 18 contract actions (+93% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was HIRSCHL & ADLER GALLERIES, INC. ($180K).

Obligations · FY2026
$894.3K
Actions
18
New awards: 14
Sole-source
70%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 343.5KFY2017
  2. 68.6KFY2019
  3. 7.5KFY2020
  4. 82.9KFY2021
  5. 1MFY2022
  6. 897.1KFY2023
  7. 476.2KFY2024
  8. 462.9KFY2025
  9. 894.3KFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. HIRSCHL & ADLER GALLERIES, INC.$180K20%
  2. OLIN CONSERVATION, INC.$167.2K19%
  3. BETTA DESIGN LLC$120.6K13%
  4. STEVEN PICKMAN OBJECTS CONSERVATION LLC$90.3K10%
  5. KOESTER-TUSELL ERIN$77.6K8.7%
  6. LUXURYCATALOGS.COM, INC.$59K6.6%
  7. MAYA KIRKPATRICK$54.2K6.1%
  8. PIXELUMEN LAB LLC$51K5.7%
  9. SPACESAVER SYSTEMS, INC.$32.4K3.6%
  10. KEITH DE LELLIS GALLERY LLC$30K3.4%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Facilities & utilities$316.1K34%
  2. Other equipment & supplies$313.9K34%
  3. Professional services$232.3K25%
  4. Education & social services$54.6K6.0%

Where the work was performed

  1. District of Columbia$727.1K81%
  2. Virginia$167.2K19%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition73%
    US 39% · $654.4K
  • Sole-source awards70%
    US 30% · $626K
  • Single-offer competitions3.2%
    US 8.7% · $28.4K
  • 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% · -$22.6K

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

Largest awards

  1. OBJECT CONSERVATION SERVICES FOR NPG$237.5K
    STEVEN PICKMAN OBJECTS CONSERVATION LLC· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Jun 13, 2024 – Apr 13, 2026· 33314924P00509094
  2. PURCHASE OF MUSEUM COLLECTION ITEMS FOR NPG$180K
    HIRSCHL & ADLER GALLERIES, INC.· District of Columbia, DC· Other equipment & supplies· Jul 16, 2026 – Jul 16, 2026· 33314926P00538586
  3. NPG PAINTING CONSERVATION SERVICES$167.2K
    OLIN CONSERVATION, INC.· Fairfax County, VA· Professional services· Jul 8, 2026 – Jul 8, 2026· 33314926P00539214
  4. EXHIBITION SPECIALIST FOR GALLERY INSTALL AND MAINTENANCE$120.6K
    BETTA DESIGN LLC· District of Columbia, DC· Facilities & utilities· May 21, 2026 – May 21, 2026· 33314926P00536901
  5. OBJECT CONSERVATION SERVICES FOR NPG$90.3K
    STEVEN PICKMAN OBJECTS CONSERVATION LLC· District of Columbia, DC· Facilities & utilities· Jul 8, 2026 – Jul 8, 2026· 33314926P00539233
  6. PURCHASE OF MUSEUM COLLECTION ITEM FOR NPG$59K
    LUXURYCATALOGS.COM, INC.· District of Columbia, DC· Other equipment & supplies· Jul 6, 2026 – Jul 6, 2026· 33314926P00538013
  7. TEEN EDUCATOR SERVICES$54.6K
    KOESTER-TUSELL ERIN· District of Columbia, DC· Education & social services· Aug 25, 2026 – Aug 25, 2026· 33314926P00540905
  8. LATINO ART CURATORIAL ASSISTANT SERVICES FOR NPG$54.2K
    MAYA KIRKPATRICK· District of Columbia, DC· Facilities & utilities· Dec 10, 2025 – Dec 10, 2025· 33314926P00530752

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.