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140P4523Q0026: SURVEY 81 HISTORIC RUGS- THOMAS EDISON NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK, WEST ORANGE, NJ – MORE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Question: Can we bring a variable speed vacuum cleaner?

Answer: As per the statement of work, vacuuming the rugs is not part of this project. The selected Vendor is responsible for completing the project tasks that are identified in the statement of work.

Question: Are there are moveable lights available and extension cords?

Answer: As per the statement of work, the government will not supply any equipment for this project.

Question: Are there any rolling tubes available onsite for those textiles that need to be rerolled ie the two long two at the top of the 3rd floor stair:

Answer: As per the statement of work, the government will not provide any supplies for this project.

Question: Could you be more specific about which catalogued textiles from the list/are in the Linen closet on 2nd floor, the boxes in the closet of the west bedroom, the carpet in servant room 7: third floor the 2 carpets in the 3rd floor hallway the 1-5 20 ? or so carpets in Lucy Gouge bedroom, 3rd floor the box in the billard room, 3rd floor the 10 or so pieces in servants room # 8, 3rd floor

Answer: Not at this time. These objects were moved around during the pandemic so we do not have a current accounting of the individual rugs located in each area.

Question: By provenance are most interested in a basic time frame of manufactory and country of origin? Do you need more detail?

Answer: For the purposes of this project, provenance is identified as known and/or estimated date it was produced, its country of origin, known maker, the type or pattern of the rug (for example, Herati or Gorevan), listing its inscriptions, and any provenance information provided from the park records (for example, the year the Edison family purchased the rug). The NPS understands that this information will not be available for all of the rugs for this project and only expects the selected Contractor to make their best efforts to provide provenance for each rug.