QandA Round 2 - 140P5220Q0068 - Cane River Creole NHP Waysides_0002.pdf

United States Department of the Interior

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

Region 1, 2 and 4 – Contracting Office West-PSW 2680 Natchez Trace Parkway

Tupelo MS 38804

Questions and clarifications - Solicitation Number 140P5220Q0068 - Cane River Creole NHP Waysides:

1. Are PDFs acceptable for the Draft, Revised, and Final Wayside Exhibit Plan deliverables? Yes for both Draft and Revised, however Final draft may require 11" x 17" half-size paper proof.

a. Or are printed Plan deliverables preferred? see above

2. Are PDF production proofs acceptable? Only in final draft 11" x 17" paper maybe required

a. Or are printed, full-size proofs required? No full size, Final draft may require 11" x 17" paper proofs

3. Can you clarify when the base installation for weathering will occur relative to wayside design development? A better understanding of the Park’s vision for project implementation will help in writing the project schedule. Bases will weather in place at time of installation

4. Are there specific materials required for the Closeout Package (e.g., final, as-built packaged InDesign files; 508-compliant PDFs of the wayside exhibits; warranty information; maintenance information; etc.)? 508 will be emailed per "specific Requirements" in Word Doc.

5. Are the content items of interpretive text, artwork, illustrations, maps, and historic and modern photos considered complete, final and approved? The images and text provided are selected as final, but the layout or organizational aspect of the material shall be developed from the NPS GRID templates, excerpts from draft wayside plan, and recommended layouts from the Park.

6. Should we expect that it will NOT be necessary to provide any further research or work in acquiring, procuring, or creating any other visuals/images (photos or art)? No, the text, pictures, and other information shall be Government-furnished materials.

7. Should we expect there may be the need for revisions in the interpretive text once all the content (text and visuals) are placed into the NPS GRID file template(s)? Yes, up to 3 reviews with a 4th final cut.

8. Should we expect there may be need for retouching, cropping, use of special effects, etc. to adapt any of the art, illustrations, maps or photographs for design and output purposes? Yes, the images and text may be altered in size and resolution to fit as long as its meet NPS standards for interpretative media.

The content may not be altered, but grammatical errors can be corrected.

9. Will the images (artwork, illustrations, maps, photographs) be provided in a high-resolution format appropriate for design and fabrication purposes and compatible with the current In Design software program that the NPS requires in the production of wayside exhibits? Pictures will be provided in the highest resolution possible. Many provided photos will be historic and resolution of the original is correct of the time of its development.

10. Should we plan that design time should include the task that the images may require further preparation for production purposes? Yes, pictures may need enhancement to use for waysides due to poor photographic technology of the time period. Although not all the picture will require this effort.

11. How many panel/review drafts are planned or required for this project? (ANSWERED 3-4) Yes, up to 3 reviews with a 4th final cut.

For the purpose review of the panel layouts, what format is expected: PDFs and/or print proofs? PDF's will be adequate, last proof maybe requested in paper print.

12. If print proofs are to be part of the review process, what size(s): typically in past wayside projects the sizes have ranged from 11” x 17”, half-size of final panel size and up to full panel size printed proofs? 11"x 17" is acceptable

13. Typically, after the final version, fabricator’s proofs are provided for one last review before the panels are fabricated and these are generally provided in PDF format. Correct assumption.

14. Is there a site map you can provide for installation purposes? A site map with locations can be produced for installation, but availability for public release prior to response due date is not yet known.

If available in time, Map will be posted via amendment to solicitation.