CAH

Commission on the Arts and Humanities

Intelligence profile based on DC contracts, purchase orders, and live solicitations

Total Spend
$1.0M
Contracts
5
Purchase Orders
0

What is Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH)?

Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH) is a District of Columbia government agency. Arts grants, public art commissions, and cultural programming contracts. Based on DC PASS procurement records, CAH has processed $1.0M in payments across 5 contracts. The agency has 5 contracts on file. Recent procurements include cah temporary staffing services, annual service management license, art handling services.

Total PO Spend
$28.5M

All-time purchase orders

FY 2025 YTD
$75K

DC fiscal year (Oct–Sep)

Same-Period YoY
N/A

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Spending Seasonality

Monthly PO spend — prepare outreach before peak months

Intelligence Brief

How to position for this agency

Best Time to Target
Q1 based on historical award patterns
Largest Recent Award
$250K
Art Handling Services
Procurement Activity
5 contracts + 0 POs on record
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What This Agency Buys

Common purchases and procurement codes

Common Purchases
cah temporary staffing services
annual service management license
art handling services
fy23 duke ellington vinyl mural maintenance - gelberg signs
strategic communications plan

At a Glance

Spend breakdown and patterns

Contracts
$1.0M
100% of total
Purchase Orders
$0
0% of total
Peak Spending Quarter
Spends most in Q1, approximately 0% above quarterly average.
Market Type Distribution
Set Aside3 (100%)

Top 10 Suppliers — Last 3 Years

Highest-paid vendors by purchase order spend

#SupplierTotal Spend% of Agency
1VTECH SOLUTION INC.$705K
6.2%
2ELY INC$705K
6.2%
3LILLIAN & ALBERT SMALL CAPITAL$341K
3.0%
4DC JAZZ FESTIVAL$244K
2.1%
5JUNGLE LASERS LLC$240K
2.1%
6It's My Theatre, LLC$240K
2.1%
7SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION$230K
2.0%
8EXPERTS IN FRAMING LLC$190K
1.7%
9ELLINGTON FUND$181K
1.6%
10MDM OFFICE SYSTEMS INC$151K
1.3%

Recent Purchase Orders

50 total

Latest POs by date — vendor, requester, and category

DateVendorAmountCategoryRequester
Apr 3, 26
Debora Rodrigues
FY26 - CAH Mural Conservation Project
$4KArts Services (Cultural, Design, Visual, Etc.)Alexis Dillard
Apr 1, 26
IRIS Office LLC
FY26 - JEG Exhibition
$8KArts Services (Cultural, Design, Visual, Etc.)Alexis Dillard
Mar 13, 26
SENODA INC.
FY26 - Printing Services
$7KArts Services (Cultural, Design, Visual, Etc.)Alexis Dillard
Feb 20, 26
MELTWATER NEWS US, INC
FY26 - CRM Subscription
$23KArts Services (Cultural, Design, Visual, Etc.)Alexis Dillard
Feb 18, 26
HIK Inc
FY26 - Fine Arts Framing Services
$40KArts Services (Cultural, Design, Visual, Etc.)Alexis Dillard
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Annual Spend History

Purchase order spend by DC fiscal year (Oct–Sep)

Contract Intelligence

Updated Mar 11, 2026
📖FY26 DC Green Book
Planned Acquisitions
$0.2M
SBE Goal
$1.3M

Product/service categories this agency plans to procure in FY26, per the DC DSLBD Green Book.

MEDIUM
Arts services (cultural, design, visual, etc.)
NIGP 9620700
MEDIUM
Organizational development consulting
NIGP 9188300
MEDIUM
Professional court reporter services
NIGP 9612458
MEDIUM
Shredding services: decals, stickers, etc.
NIGP 9622770

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