Exhibit Design, Fabrication and Installation Services
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SUMMARY
KEY REQUIREMENTS
BUDGET
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TIMELINE
Open Date: September 14th, 2026
Pre-Proposal Conference: September 16th, 2026
Vendor Site Visit: September 18th, 2026
Questions Due Date: September 23rd, 2026
Close Date: October 9th, 2026
QUESTION DEADLINE
CONTACTS
Primary procurement contact — name, title, email, and phone
Additional decision-makers and their departments
Issuing Agency
The University Of Texas At Austin
DESCRIPTION
The agency seeks a qualified vendor to provide comprehensive exhibit design, fabrication, and installation services for scientifically rigorous, operationally sustainable exhibits designed to encourage social discovery. The work will include research, design, writing, fabrication, preparation, and installation, with coordination between the vendor and the agency’s observatory and exhibits team.
Design services will include defining the visual style and exhibit elements, reviewing and refining the agency’s interpretive master plan, identifying appropriate interpretive formats, researching leading astronomy interactives for potential licensing or adaptation, and developing illustrations, graphic and didactic panels, signage, audio, film, and lighting specifications. The vendor will fabricate or procure exhibit components such as signs, graphics, panels, reader rails, audiovisual components, housings, and surrounds, and will finalize floorplans, elevations, lighting plans, and installation schedules.
Installation responsibilities will include preparing the gallery space, coordinating with the designated lighting contractor, shipping and receiving exhibit elements, and installing and testing all exhibit components. Work may include relocating electrical outlets, preparing or constructing walls, replacing flooring, and installing displays, lighting, audiovisual systems, panels, graphics, and related structures. The vendor will manage and pay subcontractors as needed. The contract period will be two years, and questions must be submitted by September 23, 2026.
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Frequently asked questions
- When is the submission deadline?
- This RFP closed on October 9, 2026 and is no longer accepting submissions.
- What is the budget for this RFP?
- Settle estimates the budget at From $100,000. The issuer has not published an official figure.
- Who issued this RFP?
- It was issued by The University Of Texas At Austin. The work is located in Fort Davis, Texas, United States.
- Who is a good fit for this opportunity?
- Exhibit design and fabrication firm with experience delivering complete museum, science center, or observatory installations
- Expertise in astronomy, science interpretation, interactive exhibits, audiovisual integration, and programmable lighting
- Proven capability to manage design, procurement, fabrication, logistics, subcontractors, and on-site installation
- Experience preparing gallery spaces and coordinating with construction, electrical, flooring, and lighting contractors
- Strong project management, technical documentation, testing, and exhibit commissioning capabilities
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