# SAM #M0026427Q0013 Sole-source event production services for the Marine Corps Birthday Ball at the Washington Hilton **Buyer:** Marine Corps Installations Pacific **Posted:** October 23, 2026 **Respond By:** October 26, 2026 **Identifier:** M0026427Q0013 **NAICS:** 561920, 711320, 532490 The Marine Corps plans a sole-source purchase of event production services for its 2026 Birthday Ball at the Washington Hilton. - Buyer: Marine Barracks Washington, Marine Barracks 8th and I/E, U.S. Marine Corps. - Requirement: Event production, including audiovisual, lighting, sound, video projection, and stage support. - Venue constraint: The Washington Hilton identifies Encore Global as its exclusive in-house A/V provider, with sole access to hotel-installed production infrastructure; services must be arranged through the hotel. The notice also cites Encore’s advance-payment requirement. - Acquisition approach: The notice describes an intended sole-source, firm-fixed-price award using FAR Parts 12 and 13 procedures. This is an intent to award, not an award announcement. - Date: Requested coverage is November 21, 2026. - No equipment quantities, part numbers, or estimated contract value are provided. ### Description

This is a Notice of Intent to Award a Soel Source Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract using FAR Part 12 and FAR Part 13 procedures. Service needed: Audio and visual services at the Washington Hilton for the Marine Corps Ball. See Document "JnA REDACTED" for detail.

The government intends to award on a Sole Source basis to: Dupont Hotel Project Owner, LLC, 1919 Connecticut AVE NW Washington, District of Columbia, 20009, United States. The circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. 

The basis for this Sole Source Award Intent is that the hotel is the only entity through which the required audio-visual services for the Marine Corps Ball at the designated Hilton venue can be procured in accordance with applicable contracting and payment requirements. The venue's exclusive arrangement with its licensed audio-visual service provider necessitates that the services be secured through the hotel.

Interested vendors: vendors interested in obtaining the same capability may respond via email to receive Marine Corps System Command's point of contact. In our response, please indicate whether you can provide the required services at the specified location. Responses by no later than 26 October, 2026, 4:00 PM EST.

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