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Archaeological Curation Services for USACE
Contact and place of performance
Twila A. Hopkins
Vicksburg, Mississippi 39183
UNITED STATES
Amendment is to correct response date from 23 May 2023 at 2:00 PM to 30 May 2023 at 2:00PM. *************************************************************************************************************** PRE-SOLICITATION SYNOPSIS REGIONAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL CURATION SERVICES IDIQ: NORTHWESTERN DIVISION (NWD) & PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST ST. LOUIS DISTRICT, MANDATORY CENTER OF EXPERTISE FOR THE CURATION AND MANAGEMENT OF...
View moreTYPE OF PROPOSED CONTRACT: Firm Fixed Price
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 5 years (1 Base Year + 4 Ordering Periods)
PRODUCT OR SERVICE CODE (PSC): B503 - Special Studies/Analysis - Archaeological/Paleontological
NAICS AND SIZE STANDARD: The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this is effort is 541720, Research & Development in the Social Sciences & Humanities. The Small Business Administration small business size standard for NAICS code 541720 is $24.5 million annual average receipts (total or gross income) over the past three years.
DESCRIPTION: This contract will support services which shall perform inspection/condition assessments; create inventories; generate a yearly status report; monitor the facility environment; maintain qualified facility personnel; provide collection access to approved individuals; restrict access to collections, as necessary; prohibit the sale of artifacts and associated documentation; notify USACE of loss, breakage, damage, or deterioration within five days of discovering the issue; ensure loan provisions; direct any request for transfer or repatriation of USACE-owned or managed collections under the NAGPRA to USACE; produce cost record accounting; digitize records, as needed; maintain the central data file; provide a fee schedule, as requested; consolidate collections, as needed and when appropriate; prohibit the sale of all or part of any collection to any third party; and provide conservation supplies and staff support, as needed. An annual report (see Section 3.2) will include the current number of USACE boxes curated at the facility, a list of collections accessed, and a list of the publications resulting from this access and research. Collections may only be accessed for research after receiving written permission from USACE.
SOLICITATION: The proposal submission date and time will be contained in the solicitation package. For changes to the issue date or any other changes to the information in this synopsis, potential offerors are responsible to check the information on the System for Award Management at www.sam.gov/. This solicitation package will be posted on SAM, which can be accessed at www.sam.gov/.
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This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract, nor does it obligate the Government to pay for proposal preparation costs.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), St. Louis District, Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections (MCX CMAC) requires regional archaeological curation services. This requirement is classified under NAICS 541720 Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities and PSC B503 Special Studies/Analysis- Archeological/Paleontological. Performance will take place in Vicksburg, Mississippi, over a five-year period of performance consisting of one base year and four ordering periods. This procurement is a sole source acquisition for a firm-fixed-price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract.
The scope of work supports the Northwestern Division and Pacific Northwest Coast through comprehensive curation and management activities. Contracted services include performing inspection and condition assessments, creating inventories, monitoring facility environments, and maintaining qualified personnel. The contractor is responsible for managing collection access, prohibiting the sale of artifacts, notifying the government of damage or loss within five days, and directing repatriation requests under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) to USACE. Deliverables include annual status reports detailing box counts, collection access lists, and resulting publications, as well as the maintenance of central data files and digitized records.
Solicitation number W912P923R0024 serves as a pre-solicitation notice with a response deadline of May 30, 2023. This notice, published and last updated on May 26, 2023, incorporates zero attachments. The point of contact for this requirement is Contract Specialist Twila A. Hopkins. All proposal submission details and specific instructions will be contained within the forthcoming solicitation package.
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