# SAM #M0026427NOIGM01

Sole-source Lisner Auditorium rental and support for a U.S. Marine Band concert

**Buyer:** Marine Corps Installations Pacific (MCIPAC) Logistics
**Posted:** November 09, 2026
**Respond By:** November 11, 2027
**Identifier:** M0026427NOIGM01
**NAICS:** 711310

The U.S. Marine Corps intends to sole-source Lisner Auditorium rental and concert support for the U.S. Marine Band.
- **Buyer:** Marine Corps Installations Command (MCINCR), for the United States Marine Band (USMB), under Headquarters Marine Corps and Marine Barracks Washington.
- **Intended provider:** The George Washington University (GWU), which operates Lisner Auditorium. This is a planned sole-source firm-fixed-price award, not an announced award.
- **Requirement:** One concert event, U.S. Marine Band Concert #354163, with auditorium rental and venue support including venue and house management, backstage housekeeping and labor, lighting and sound packages, staging and concert pianos with tuning, ushers, and GW Police Department security.
- **Event schedule:** April 11, 2027, 0800–1800. The supporting justification also describes the performance as planned during the current fiscal year but gives no separate date or duration.
- **Sole-source rationale:** The notice states that only one responsible source can meet the requirement. Lisner Auditorium is described as suitable for its location, accessibility, acoustics, stage and hall size, loading dock, backstage facilities, lobby, and seating.
- **Future opportunities:** Other venues may contact the government about possible venues for future USMB performances and acquisitions.
- **Quantities, part numbers, and value:** No product purchases, part numbers, or estimated contract value are provided.

### Description

<p>This is a notice of intent to award a sole source firm fixed price contract to The George Washington University (4L405) using FAR Part 12 Procedures.&nbsp;<br />
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<strong>Service needed:&nbsp;</strong></p>

<p>The contractor shall provide the following for the rental hall and recording sessions:</p>

<ul>
	<li>Basic rental rate for performance in the Auditorium</li>
	<li>Venue Manager</li>
	<li>Lisner Backstage Housekeeping</li>
	<li>Lisner Backstage Labor</li>
	<li>Lisner Backstage Lights Package</li>
	<li>Lisner Backstage Sound System Package</li>
	<li>Lisner Backstage Staging Piano w/ Piano Tuning</li>
	<li>House Manager</li>
	<li>Usher(s)</li>
	<li>GW Police Department Security</li>
	<li>Concert Piano &amp; Piano tuning</li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Dates</strong>:<br />
4/11/27 - Concert</p>

<p>The Government intends to Award on a Sole Source Basis to: GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (THE), 1918 F ST NW&nbsp;Washington, District Of Columbia 20052-0042, United States, under the authority of FAR 6.103-1; Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.<br />
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All interested vendors who believe they can provide a viable concert hall for future USMB performances, and are interested in being considered for future acquisitions, may request for more information electronically to Sgt Gabriel Mendez at gabriel.mendez@usmc.mil</p>

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