Forwarded: bid Mary W. Ballard Senior Textiles Conservator Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute 4210 Silver Hill Road Suitland, Maryland 20746 Tel 301-238-1210 Fax 301-238-3709 -----Original Message----- From: Campbell, Sarah A NFG (US) <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, February 1, 2019 3:10 PM Subject: Textile Conservation Project Good afternoon, The Virginia National Guard Museum has posted a Request for Proposal for conservation on our 1845-1846 American flag that was carried in the Mexican American War. We are enthusiastic about this project, so we want to make conservators aware of the posting. For your convenience, I have attached a PDF of the complete RFP. You may also view and respond to the post within eVA by using this link: https://m.vendor.epro.cgipdc.com/Vendor/public/VBODetails.jsp?PageTitle=SO%2 0Details&DOC_CD=RFP&Details_Page=VBOSODetails.jsp&DEPT_CD=A123&BID_INTRNL_NO =145726&BID_NO=RFP%23%20123%3A19-002&BID_VERS_NO=1 We will be accepting bids until 2:00 pm on March 29, 2019. As a state government agency, we are restricted to working with vendors who register within the eVA system, but registering is not time consuming. eVA is Virginia's online, electronic procurement system. eVA is used by more than 13,000 state agency and local government buyers to announce bidding opportunities, get quotes, and place orders for goods and services. You may learn more or register with eVA by visiting: https://eva.virginia.gov/pages/eva-overview.htm. For information about certification with the Small, Women- and Minority-owned Business Program (SWaM), see https://www.sbsd.virginia.gov/faqs/. If you have questions or need help registering with eVA or the SWaM certification, do not hesitate to contact the Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity at (804) 786-6585 or [log in to unmask] Please feel free to forward this email and its attachments to anyone who may be interested. I would be happy to answer any questions you or others may have. Thank you, Sarah Campbell Curator Virginia National Guard Museum Department of Military Affairs Mailing Address: Bldg. 316, Fort Pickett Blackstone, VA 23824