Special NoticePosted Aug 10, 2026·Original deadline passed (Sep 10). See latest amendment for current deadline.

Highgate Springs Land Port of Entry Art in Architecture

General Services Administration · PUBLIC BUILDINGS SERVICE

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
711510
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
None
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
R499
Place
Highgate Springs, VT, USA
Contact
David Mazzolini (david.mazzolini@gsa.gov)
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Where this opportunity stands

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Early notice
  • Aug 10, 2026 · this notice
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Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Feb 20, 2027 to Jan 31, 2028, middle of the range Aug 3, 2027.
Measured from 344 past early notices at Public Buildings Service that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Aug 10, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

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  • Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.

What the notice says

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Art in Architecture Program commissions American artists (citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents or Permanent Workers of the United States) to create publicly scaled and permanently installed artworks for Federal buildings nationwide. GSA announces an opportunity for a Federal art commission in conjunction with the modernization of the Land Port of Entry located in Highgate Springs, VT. GSA is designing and constructing a new facility capable of handling the increased traffic at the port which is located across the U.S.-Canada border from St. Arm… (show all)

and, Quebec and adjacent to Lake Champlain. GSA allocates one-half of one percent (0.5%) of the estimated construction costs of new or modernized Federal facilities for art commissions. The art budget for this project is estimated to be between $400,000 to $500,000. One or more artists will be awarded a fixed-price contract for a commission. Artists who wish to be considered for this GSA art commission must submit application materials to GSA by 5:00 PM Eastern Time, September 10, 2026. Artists may also elect to be considered for all future GSA art commissions by submitting application materials to GSA�s National Artist Registry (Registry). Instructions on how to submit application materials and join the Registry are available on the following Web site: https://www.gsa.gov/real-estate/design-and-construction/art-in-architecturefine-arts/art-in-architecture-program/art-in-architecture-national-artist-registry All artists who wish to be considered as candidates for a commission at the Highgate Springs Land Port of Entry in Highgate Springs, Vermont, must have their application materials submitted and received by GSA by 5:00 PM Eastern Time, September 10, 2026. Artists� submissions received after the deadline will not be considered for this project but will be eligible for consideration on future GSA commissions alongside the other artists on the Registry. Artists already on the Registry need not resubmit but may elect to update their information prior to the deadline. GSA evaluates artists based on the following criteria: the media, materials, content and style of the artist�s past work, along with the artist�s past performance and experience with commissions or projects similar to the one described in this synopsis. Shortlisted artists will be contacted and asked to submit additional information, including a statement that the artist can perform the work associated with the GSA commission within the identified budget. GSA will count the combined weight of all the selection criteria as significantly more important than price. At minimum, the scope of services for this commission will require collaboration with the lead designer selected for the land port of entry project; travel to the project site; development and presentation of preliminary and final concepts; fabrication of the artwork; participation in meetings and conservation reviews as necessary; delivery and installation of the artwork; professional documentation of, and detailed maintenance planning for the artwork at the project site. For informational purposes: Artists selected for the contract award must be Permanent Residents or Citizens of the United States of America. Artists selected for the contract award will be required to have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) at the time of award. Instructions for creating an account and activating registration in SAM may be found at www.sam.gov. Artists selected for the contract award will be required to renew the registration in SAM on an annual basis for the duration of the project. In accordance with Executive Order 13934, Building and Rebuilding Monuments to American Heroes, GSA will prioritize the commission of works of art that portray historically significant Americans or events of American historical significance or illustrate the ideals upon which our Nation was founded.

Who won similar work

19 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (General Services Administration), same product/service code (PSC) R499.

Single-winner award sizes (12): middle half $496K to $80.3M, median $3.6M; range $42K to $1000.0B.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
OMNIVISTA CONSULTING LLC2– + 2 sharedSep 17, 2026
CREATIVE CORRECTIONS, LLC1$1000.0BJul 28, 2026
NOBLE SUPPLY & LOGISTICS, LLC1$173.2MMar 11, 2025
GALAPAGOS FEDERAL SYSTEMS LLC1$87.8MJun 13, 2025
Amentum Services, Inc. · $AMTM · $14.1B1$77.8MJan 21, 2026
M-80 SYSTEMS, INC.1$30.5MJun 16, 2026
LC INDUSTRIES INC1$4.9MFeb 24, 2026
ELY INC1$2.3MMay 14, 2026
JORGE PARDO SCULPTURE LLC1$1.0MDec 13, 2024
BARBARA TAKENAGA New York NY 10014 USA1$500KOct 31, 2024

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 (1 here). Revenue next to a ticker is the company's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings.

Investor context
  • $AMTM reported $14.1B revenue (12 months to Jul 3, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 12 past awards, $3.6M, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing

One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.

Latest awards

Materiality: one award's value as a share of the winner's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings (or its last fiscal year, as noted when you point at it). Low under 1%, Medium 1 to 5%, High 5% or more. Many awards are paid over several years, so this overstates a single year's share.

Competitive landscape

For the 8 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 General Services Administration (GSA) since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past General Services Administration (GSA) job
  • $47K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
  • 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
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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
  • 25 rules from the department in the last 12 months
  • 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
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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.

  • 1 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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