19AU9026Q0012_SOW.pdf

STATEMENT OF WORK

FOR

Fine Art & Decorative Art Appraisal

U.S. Embassy

Vienna, Austria

July 1, 2026

UNCLASSIFIED

TASK ORDER - SCOPE OF WORK

U.S. Embassy, Vienna Appraisal of Heritage Collection at Chancery & Warehouse

Overview: The United States Government (USG), Department of State, Bureau of Overseas Buildings

Operations (OBO), is requesting professional appraisal services to evaluate 33 pieces of contemporary and historic works of art, sculptures, textiles, and furniture comprising the Cultural Heritage collection.

The Office of Cultural Heritage (CH) within OBO is responsible for the stewardship of the Department’s heritage collection. This study will inform and facilitate CH’s management, recordkeeping, and care of the heritage assets in Vienna. This Statement of Work (SOW) defines the services to be performed by the appraiser, hereafter referred to as the Contractor.

Project Description: Objects to be reviewed are located in the Chancery office buildings of the U.S.

Embassy in Vienna, Austria, as well as in the UNVIE office building in the IZD Tower, Vienna and the

Embassy’s dedicated warehouse. While the inventory requiring appraisal is part of the Cultural Heritage collection, the information from the appraisal is used when pieces are under consideration to add or remove from the Heritage collection. Most pieces do not have clear provenance. The objective of the appraisal of these objects is to: 1) document their size, medium, method of fabrication or assembly, and general condition, 2) establish their merit for inclusion in the State Department’s heritage collection based on apparent workmanship, available provenance, and perceived condition, and 3) establish estimated fair market values for each piece for the Department’s records. As tangible property owned by the United

States Government, such documentation of these objects is in keeping with CH’s standards for recordkeeping. A report and valuation shall be written in English. The report will serve as a tool for collections management. Appraisal is not for the purposes of insurance or retail sale.

Artwork and objects in question may be seen in attached documents, organized by building.

Qualifications and Quality Assurance

An acknowledged subject matter expert specializing in antique furniture, sculpture, and/or modern and contemporary two-dimensional fine art (including painting, drawing, and photography) shall complete this study and evaluation, with consultation from other experts as necessary.

Type of Contract

Contractor will provide a fixed-price cost to deliver the below statement of work. The cost shall include all direct costs for labor, materials, travel, equipment, printing, burdens of overhead and profit, and anticipated contingency expenses. Upon final submittal and acceptance, an invoice must be submitted to the U.S. Government.

Statement of Work

Contractor shall complete the following tasks included in this Statement of Work:

1. Review all existing available documentation related to the objects in question.

2. Make a site visit(s) in coordination with Embassy staff to evaluate objects in person.

3. Note the medium and general condition of each object.

4. Conduct research as necessary.

5. Evaluate the artistic and monetary value of each piece.

6. Provide a report documenting findings, estimated fair market values, and recommendations for treatment (i.e. provenance information, worthy of inclusion on heritage list based on criteria to be provided, requires reframing or conservation, etc.). A new thumbnail image will be included for each object within the report. Report will be written in English.

7. Files will be delivered to the Contracting Officer’s Representative at Post through a Fan.gov account, via ProjNet (the Department of State’s online file sharing program), on a DVD, or other agreed upon method.