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SI MUSEUM CONSERVATION INSTITUTE

SI MUSEUM CONSERVATION INSTITUTE obligated $625.4K on federal contracts in FY2026 across 14 contract actions (+10% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was ARTIFACTUAL LLC ($270K).

Obligations · FY2026
$625.4K
Actions
14
New awards: 8
Sole-source
85%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 272KFY2017
  2. 364.6KFY2018
  3. 490.4KFY2019
  4. 322.2KFY2020
  5. 447.2KFY2021
  6. 357.5KFY2022
  7. 696.6KFY2023
  8. 542.9KFY2024
  9. 566.2KFY2025
  10. 625.4KFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. ARTIFACTUAL LLC$270K43%
  2. THERMO ELECTRON NORTH AMERICA LLC$179.7K29%
  3. JEOL USA, INC.$44.9K7.2%
  4. VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY FOUNDATION$39.2K6.3%
  5. AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC$36.1K5.8%
  6. LNI SWISSGAS US LLC$20.6K3.3%
  7. THISTLE CONSULTING, LLC$19.7K3.1%
  8. FEDERAL CENTER HOTEL ASSOCIATES LLC$15.2K2.4%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Research & development$270K43%
  2. Equipment maintenance$260.7K42%
  3. Professional services$58.8K9.4%
  4. Other equipment & supplies$20.6K3.3%
  5. Transportation & logistics$15.2K2.4%

Where the work was performed

  1. District of Columbia$285.2K46%
  2. Maryland$151.2K24%
  3. Massachusetts$44.9K7.2%
  4. Virginia$39.2K6.3%
  5. Delaware$36.1K5.8%
  6. Florida$28.5K4.6%
  7. Connecticut$20.6K3.3%
  8. Kansas$19.7K3.1%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition94%
    US 39% · $589.5K
  • Sole-source awards85%
    US 30% · $533.8K
  • Single-offer competitions8.9%
    US 8.7% · $55.8K
  • 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. ANALYTICAL SERVICES$270K
    ARTIFACTUAL LLC· District of Columbia, DC· Research & development· Jun 9, 2026 – Jun 9, 2026· 33321626P00537831
  2. SERVICE PLAN FOR SUITE OF THERMO INSTRUMENTS$151.2K
    THERMO ELECTRON NORTH AMERICA LLC· Prince George's County, MD· Equipment maintenance· Jun 8, 2026 – Jun 8, 2026· 33321626P00537502
  3. HEART FOR NATIVE COMMUNITIES 2025 LODGING$63.1K
    FEDERAL CENTER HOTEL ASSOCIATES LLC· District of Columbia, DC· Transportation & logistics· Mar 21, 2025 – May 8, 2026· 33321625P00522001
  4. PREMIER SERVICE PLAN$44.9K
    JEOL USA, INC.· Essex County, MA· Equipment maintenance· Jun 8, 2026 – Jun 8, 2026· 33321626P00536932
  5. DOMESTIC US REMOTE SENSING PROJECT$39.2K
    VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY FOUNDATION· Henry County, VA· Professional services· Jun 22, 2026 – Jun 22, 2026· 33321626P00538460
  6. ICPMS SERVICE CONTRACT FOR MCI$36.1K
    AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC· New Castle County, DE· Equipment maintenance· Aug 25, 2026 – Aug 25, 2026· 33321626F00540022
  7. CONTRACT RESEARCH ASSISTANT SERVICES$32K
    JOANIE E MEHARRY· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Aug 19, 2025 – May 21, 2026· 33321625P00528324
  8. ESSENTIAL SERVICE PLAN - NICOLET FT-IR FOR THERMO$28.5K
    THERMO ELECTRON NORTH AMERICA LLC· Palm Beach County, FL· Equipment maintenance· Apr 23, 2026 – Apr 23, 2026· 33321626P00536120

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.