333302-26RF-0010008 Design Build - SERC Solar Arrays for Agrivoltaics Research
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
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Where this opportunity stands
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What the notice says
The Smithsonian Institution (�Smithsonian�) is providing this Solicitation for a design build contract of a Solar Array System for Agrivoltaics Research. The applicable North American Industry Classification Codes (�NAICS�) are: 236220 - Commercial and Institutional Building Construction size standard is $45.0 million. 237130 - Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction size standard is $45.0 million. 221114 - Solar Electric Power Generation size standard 500 employees 541330 � Engineering Services size standard is $47.0 million Project Information: The Work includes but … (show all)
is not limited to the following: The design and construction of a ground mounted Photovoltaic (PV) system (henceforth to be referred to as �agrivoltaics�) consisting of four distinct configurations (arrays) with a total output of 2.0 Megawatts (MW) DC, for the purpose of agrivoltaics research. The project will be located on approximately 12 acres of agricultural land on SI property, located behind the Woodlawn House on Contees Wharf Rd. in Edgewater, MD 21037. This property is part of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) located at 647 Contees Wharf Road, Edgewater, MD 21037. TOUR OF THE SITE: Offerors are required to attend a pre-proposal meeting at the site on Monday, May 4, 2026, at 9:00 AM at the SERC Schmidt Conference Center at 647 Contees Wharf Road, Edgewater, MD 21037. This meeting will allow Offerors to see the site, proposed connection points and related details. Firsthand information about the site will be essential for preparing offers. No questions about the RFP will be answered at the site visit. Offerors can contact Christine Grant at grantca@si.edu to schedule. Failure to visit the site will not constitute a basis for a claim for change due to differing site conditions. QUESTIONS/ SUBMITTALS It is desired that all questions be sent in word format, sequentially numbered for example first questions 1, 2, 3, second set of questions 4, 5, 6, etc. to grantca@si.edu. It is requested that all questions be sent in by Monday May 18, 2026, no later than 3PM EST. All answers to every question from any offeror will be provided in writing to all offerors on SAM.gov. SUBMISSION: Proposals must be submitted via Dropbox no later than 3:00 PM on Monday June 22, 2026, using the following link: https://www.dropbox.com/request/DeP3uaIaA1weP7iTVWiJ . Each file shall be labeled with the Company Name, File Name, Solicitation Name/Number. If any pricing information is on the Technical Proposal, you will be disqualified. SUBCONTRACTING PLAN REQUIREMENTS: The successful Offeror submits with their proposal a Small Business Subcontracting Plan which will be evaluated for compliance with FAR 19.7. For the purposes of this project, the following goals are considered reasonable and achievable during the term of the contract: 40 % a minimum of the planned subcontracting dollars to be placed with small business concerns. (The following are subsets of the small business goal): 7 % a minimum of the planned subcontracting dollars to be placed with service-disabled Veteran owned small business (SDVSB) concerns
Who won similar work
3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION), same NAICS 236220.
Single-winner award sizes (3): middle half $11.4M to $15.3M, median $12.0M; range $10.8M to $18.6M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christman Company | 1 | $18.6M | Sep 3, 2025 |
| GRUNLEY CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. | 1 | $12.0M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| KAPP-CON INCORPORATED | 1 | $10.8M | Sep 3, 2025 |
Value counts new single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling (same contract, or the same office, day and amount); that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Contract modifications are not new awards and are not added in either. Notices whose amount is a placeholder such as $999,999,999 are not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings.
- Sep 29, 2026GRUNLEY CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.$12.0MUpgrade Sanitary and Storm Systems at the National Museum of Natural HistoryNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 3, 2025KAPP-CON INCORPORATED$10.8MSmithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory (FLWO) Dormitory ReplacementNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 3, 2025Christman Company$18.6MSmithsonian institution's National Museum of Natural History Renovate Baird AuditoriumNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 3 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 0 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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