This contract modification represents a deobligation and closure action for a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) call issued to Preserve South, Inc., a woman-owned small business certified as economically disadvantaged, for digitization services under the National Agricultural Library's larger indefinite delivery vehicle. The specific project involved digitizing the National Agricultural Library's Smokey Bear collection, converting motion picture films, video, and audio materials into digital formats for preservation and public access purposes. The modification carries a ceiling value of $18,591.35 under firm fixed-price terms, with the work performed in Calverton, Maryland.
The award was issued by the Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Library on September 22, 2023, with an ultimate completion date of September 21, 2024, under a total small business set-aside designation. Preserve South, Inc., headquartered in Buford, Georgia, specializes in digital media preservation and has demonstrated substantial expertise across federal agencies including the Smithsonian Institution and National Park Service. The underlying BPA with the National Agricultural Library, valued at $155,931 through September 2028, provides a framework for comprehensive archival digitization services including cleaning, repair, metadata creation, and digital reformatting of historical audiovisual materials, with this Smokey Bear collection project serving as an initial call order demonstrating the contractor's specialized capabilities in cultural heritage preservation.
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