{"id":2049,"date":"2019-07-03T23:50:50","date_gmt":"2019-07-03T23:50:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/?p=2049"},"modified":"2019-07-04T20:59:11","modified_gmt":"2019-07-04T20:59:11","slug":"national-mall-july-4th-washington-dc-donated-fireworks-are-not-entirely-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/2019\/07\/national-mall-july-4th-washington-dc-donated-fireworks-are-not-entirely-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington DC July 4th 2019 fireworks costs 18.5 percent more this year"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The July 4th<\/sup> Fireworks show held on the National Mall in Washington DC this year has been extended in duration to a 35 minute show due to a generous donation by fireworks manufacturer and wholesalers Grucci<\/a> and Phantom Fireworks.\u00a0 The\u00a0fireworks display company Garden State Fireworks was recently allocated an additional $33,155.23 for \u201cEnhanced Production\u201d of the display this year.<\/p>\n

In a press release by the Department of the Interior, the extra fireworks were donated by Grucci and Phantom Fireworks and is said to be valued at $750,000. \u00a0Currently the National Park Service, a division of the Department of the Interior has a long term contract with Garden State Fireworks Inc to operate and run the July 4th Independence Day Aerial Fireworks Display at the National Mall and Memorial Parks in Washington DC till the year 2020 if all options are exercised.<\/p>\n

Garden State Fireworks according to the government solicitation they responded to is contracted to produce a 17.5 minute (minimum) fireworks display on July 4th<\/sup>. \u00a0With the donation by Grucci and Phantom, the fireworks show will now be 35 minutes.\u00a0 On June 17, 2019 the National Park Service signed a supplemental agreement against the contract INP16PC00171 for \u201cEnhanced Production\u201d for the July 4th<\/sup> National Mall Fireworks show.<\/p>\n

This \u201cEnhanced Production\u201d fee of $33,155.23 was added two months after the National Park Service choose to \u201cExercise an Option\u201d on April 18, 2019 for $287,394.03 for the July 4th<\/sup> 2019 fireworks show.\u00a0 This additional fee brings the total fireworks show cost to $320,549.00 which is 18.5 percent higher than last year\u2019s production.<\/p>\n

Garden State Fireworks contract details for providing July 4th Fireworks shows on the National Mall Washington DC:<\/p>\n

National Mall and Memorial Parks July 4th<\/sup> fireworks show costs based on government contracts found in BidLnk<\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Contractor: Garden State Fireworks
\nContract Number: INP16PC00171
\n2016 Cost – $238,868.29
\n2017 Cost – $264,618.29 (10.8% increase compared to 2016)
\n2018 Cost – $270,295.97 (2.1% increase compared to 2017)
\n2019 Cost – $320,549.00 (18.5% increase compared to 2018)<\/p>\n

Pyrotechnique by Grucci, Inc in addition to being a\u00a0Fireworks manufacturer sells millions of dollars worth of pyrotechnic explosive devices to the Department of Defense.\u00a0 Manufacturing items that produce smoke and explosions designed to simulate weapons. \u00a0Several Government contracts were found in BidLink<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The costs above only relate to producing the Fireworks Display and do not cover things like security costs, emergency services, police, fencing and barricades which are covered under other long term government contracts.<\/p>\n

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The July 4th Fireworks show held on the National Mall in Washington DC this year has been extended in duration to a 35 minute show due to a generous donation by fireworks manufacturer and wholesalers Grucci and Phantom Fireworks.\u00a0 The\u00a0fireworks display company Garden State Fireworks was recently allocated an additional $33,155.23 for \u201cEnhanced Production\u201d of … <\/p>\n

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