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A locker-replacement award at the Smithsonian.

The Smithsonian Institution’s federal record names Partition Plus for the Heritage Hall locker-replacement project at the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

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Heritage Hall

Locker replacement · 2021 federal award

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The institution and the recorded scope

The federal award begins August 12, 2021 and identifies the project as the NMAAHC Heritage Hall locker replacement. NMAAHC is the National Museum of African American History and Culture, part of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.

Partition Plus is the direct award recipient. The public description does not identify the locker manufacturer, material, compartment count, lock type or installation sequence. Those details should not be reconstructed from a generic photograph or another museum’s lockers.

Specify the whole bank, not just a locker count

For a new replacement project, “twelve lockers” can mean twelve separate frames or twelve usable compartments arranged within fewer frames. The difference affects the layout and the proposal. Write down the number of openings, the tier arrangement and the overall bank dimensions.

A useful brief also identifies which bases, end panels, fillers, locks and number plates belong in the order. The planning guidance below is for your replacement project; it is not a claim that those particular components were used at Heritage Hall.

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Turn a locker replacement into a complete bank layout.

Use this checklist for a new replacement project. It covers decisions that the brief federal award description does not supply for the historical Heritage Hall job.

Count openings and draw the whole run

State how many usable compartments you need and show their tier arrangement. Measure the complete bank and its relationship to doors, corners and circulation. Penco’s terminology distinguishes frames from tiers and grouped units, which is useful when checking that a quoted locker count means the same thing to both parties.

Choose locks and the finishing pieces

Confirm how people will use the lockers and how the facility will manage access. List the selected locks, numbering, bases, fillers and finished ends. Identify components to retain and those to replace. A useful handover record connects each compartment number to its product and lock information.

Check the route and supporting conditions

Decide whether units arrive assembled or require site assembly, then check delivery access and staging against the proposed grouping. Review level, support and anchorage requirements for the actual locker system and substrate. Arrange removal of old units and any surface repairs before setting the installation sequence.

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Information to send with a locker-replacement request

A sketch and a few labeled photos can start the review; confirm the finished dimensions and selected components before ordering.

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Capacity and arrangement
Number of usable compartments, tier arrangement, bank width, depth and height.
Existing conditions
Photos, room plan, base and floor conditions, obstructions and retained components.
Complete product list
Selected material and series, locks, numbering, bases, fillers, tops and exposed ends.
Installation and handover
Assembly, anchorage, removal, receiving, room access and maintenance records.

Questions before you order.

Does twelve compartments always mean twelve locker frames?

No. For example, six two-tier frames provide twelve openings. This is an illustrative count, not the Heritage Hall configuration. State both the usable capacity and the arrangement so the layout and quote are clear.

Can new lockers use the existing bases and anchors?

Confirm compatibility and condition for the selected replacement system. Penco’s guidance, for example, calls for leveling and appropriate wall or floor anchoring based on conditions. Existing holes, bases or fasteners should not be assumed suitable for a different system.

Planning references and next steps

Penco is a planning reference for terminology and installation questions, not an identification of the manufacturer used at Heritage Hall.

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