Amendment 3: Response to Questions

The Purpose of this amendment is to address Vendor Question and extend the responses due date for the subject Request for Quote. The due date for this requirement is extended from November 12, 2026 to 2:00pm ET, November 19, 2026. The Following questions are consolidated and categorized to ease clarity of the response:

CATEGORY 1: ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Question 1: Section (viii) Item 3 gives the subject line for the submission email as "RFQ 8831032QF00012" while Section (xv) gives "RFQ 88310327Q00012". Please confirm which should be used. Government Response: The Government acknowledges the typographical error in the submission instructions. Quoters should use the correct solicitation number (88310327Q00012) in their email subject lines. Question 2: The RFQ states that quotations are due November 11, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern, while the public opportunity listing (SAM.gov) indicates November 12, 2026. Please confirm the controlling deadline. Government Response: The deadline listed on SAM.gov governs. The RFQ is hereby amended to reflect the quotation deadline of November 19, 2026, at 2:00 PM Eastern Time. Question 3: I am in the process of completing my SAM registration. Can you confirm whether the SAM registration must be active at the time of quotation submission or at the time of the award? Government Response: In accordance with standard acquisition regulations and RFO Part 4, vendors must have an active Federal Government contracts registration in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) at the time of quotation submission. Question 4: The RFQ jumps from (vi) to (viii). Is there a section (vii) that should be included? Government Response: This was a numbering error in the RFQ document. There is no missing Section (vii). The RFQ will be amended to correct the section numbering. Question 5: A second SAM.gov attachment, "88310327Q000008 RFQ PL Artifact Conservation," now returns a message that the resource has been deleted. Please confirm whether it applies to this RFQ and, if so, repost it. Government Response: That attachment was uploaded in error and has been deleted. It does not apply to this RFQ.

CATEGORY 2: COMPETITION AND SET-ASIDE STATUS

Question 6: The RFQ identifies this procurement as full and open competition, while the public listing identifies a total small-business set-aside. Please confirm the applicable competition status and small-business size standard. If the acquisition is a small business set-aside, please confirm whether FAR 52.219-6 and 52.219-14 will be added.