4.03c ATTACHMENT 3- SOW Conservation Painting (redacted).pdf

STATEMENT OF WORK

1.0 Task

Conservation of four (4) unique works of art on canvas within the Navy Art collection, part of the Naval History and Heritage Command.

2.0 Background.

The Director of the Naval History and Heritage Command is tasked with preserving and maintaining the heritage of the Navy. This includes preserving the Navy Art Collection, which was created in July 1986, by merging the historical art assets of the Director of Naval History with the Combat Art Collection then maintained by Chief of Naval Information. This visual representation of the Navy’s history was established to give viewers a better appreciation of the Navy’s many contributions to our nation in peace and war. The paintings described below have been damaged due to exhibition, issues with past storage facilities, previous limited conservation work and extensive display time, therefore the paintings require conservation.

3.0 Scope of Work.

The contractor shall provide conservation treatment for one painting titled “CSS Virginia Engages USS Congress” by Frank Muller, Oil Painting on Canvas from 1890, format size 60 inches high x 84 inches wide.

The contractor shall provide conservation treatment for one painting titled “E 65th Street” by Erick Marshall Murray, Acrylic Painting on Canvas from 1998, format size 36 inches high x 52 inches wide.

The contractor shall provide conservation treatment for one painting titled “Demolition Crew” by Robert Benney, Oil Painting on Masonite from 1944, format size 30 inches high x 48 inches wide.

The contractor shall provide conservation treatment for one painting titled “Women Helo Pilot Turning Up” by Christine Cancelli, Oil Painting on Canvas from 1974, format size 48 inches high x 60 inches wide.

4.0 PAINTING 1: Requirements for “CSS Virginia Engages USS Congress.”

The contractor shall perform the following tasks in accordance with Industry Practices and Standards.

a) Wrap and Transport painting to studio in company van no further than a 25-mile radius from the Washington Navy Yard, DC, to avoid additional damage during transportation.

b) Photo-document before, during and after treatment with high resolution digital images.

c) Develop a treatment plan based on observation and best practices, and submit to Navy Art for review and approval prior to beginning conservation. Contractor will contact Navy Art for review if any deviations from the approved plan are needed during the treatment process. Treatment plan should include:

1. Remove canvas from stretcher. Clean and repair stretcher, as needed.

2. Remove of extant lining and lining adhesive attached to canvas applied during a previous conservation process.

3. Repair and / or mend tears and holes on canvas.

4. Humidify canvas to expand any creases formed from previous conservation allowing the canvas to be drawn out and relaxed into plane via humidity chamber and vacuum hot table.

5. Canvas relined onto a synthetic, woven fabric using consolidant/adhesive blend.

6. Canvas retrained onto the cleaned and repaired stretcher.

7. Remove of surface coatings followed by reduction of underlying imbedded grime and coating residue. This may require removal of material from multiple layers with different types of solvents to be used in best practices for the material to be removed and for the safety of remaining paint (original creation.)

8. Inpaint any losses with best practices to match paint colors.

9. Spray canvas with varnish chosen by conservator to best practices/standards.

10. Attach archival backboard to provide protect to canvas.

d) Wrap and deliver in company van to the Navy Art on the Washington Navy Yard, D.C.

e) Provide Treatment Record with photos and CD.

PAINTING 2: Requirements for “E 65th Street.”

The contractor shall perform the following tasks in accordance with Industry Practices and Standards.

a) Wrap and Transport painting to studio in company van no further than a 25-mile radius to avoid additional damage during transportation.

b) Photo-document before, during and after treatment with high resolution digital images.

c) Develop a treatment plan based on observation and best practices, and submit to Navy Art for review and approval prior to beginning conservation. Contractor will contact Navy Art for review if any deviations from the approved plan are needed during the treatment process. Treatment plan should include:

1. Remove dust & debris from canvas, canvas reverse and between canvas and stretcher.

2. Surface cleaning of entire canvas using best practices with appropriately pH conditioned aqueous solution.

3. Mend ½ inch cut located in center left of canvas.

4. Fill and inpaint any losses and obtrusive abrasions to match surrounding original paint.

5. Apply protective coating or varnish chosen by conservator to best practices/standards.

6. Attach archival backboard to provide protect to canvas.

d) Wrap and deliver in company van to the Navy Art on the Washington Navy Yard, D.C.

PAINTING 3: Requirements for “Demolition Crew.”

The contractor shall perform the following tasks in accordance with Industry Practices and Standards.

a) Wrap and transport painting to studio in company van no further than a 25-mile radius from the Washington Navy Yard, DC, to avoid additional damage during transportation.

b) Photo-document before, during and after treatment with high resolution digital images.

c) Note areas of delamination between the paint/ground layers and Masonite as well as recent conservation that had limited success in stabilization and inpainting.

d) Develop treatment plan based on observations and best practices, and submit to Navy Art for review and approval prior to beginning treatment. Contractor will contact Navy Art for review if any deviations from the approved plan are needed during the treatment process. Treatment plan should include:

1. Remove dust, grime, most recent varnish and all extant inpainting using best practices.

2. Mechanically repair the areas that have been removed as well as the surrounding areas that have been affected by destabilization.

3. Restablize the affected areas with appropriate polymer to reconsolidate any areas of delamination.

4. Reglue strainer to Masonite in the lower left corner with hide glue and clamps.

5. Remove repaint in lower right corner, level corner as needed and refine surface.

6. Inpaint to visually reduce paint loss and extant paint abrasion to avoid any inpainting over existing pentimente.

7. Apply varnish to painting to be chosen by conservator to best practices/standards.

e) Wrap and deliver in company van to Navy Art on the Washington Navy Yard, D.C.

f) Provide Treatment Record with photos and CD.

PAINTING 4: Requirements for “Women Helo Pilot Turning Up.”

The contractor shall perform the following tasks in accordance with Industry Practices and Standards.

a) Wrap and transport painting to studio in company van no further than a 25-mile radius from the Washington Navy Yard, D.C., to avoid additional damage during transportation.

b) Photo-document before, during and after treatment with high resolution digital images.

c) Develop a treatment plan based on observation and best practices, and submit to Navy Art for review and approval prior to beginning conservation. Contractor will contact Navy Art for review if any deviations from the approved plan are needed during the treatment process. Treatment plan should include:

1. Surface cleaning of entire canvas using best practices with appropriately pH conditioned aqueous solution.

2. Remove canvas from stretcher.

3. Initiate comprehensive consolidation of the entire verso of canvas using a non-color altering consolidant to create stability within active areas of delamination and a preemptive consolidant into the broader design layer.

4. Relax and secure in place raised and flaking paint on canvas.

5. Review and apply as necessary a secondary support overall, using best practice materials.

6. Stretch canvas unto new, expandable stretcher.

7. Apply isolation coating before filling and inpainting extant paint loss.

8. Apply protective coating or varnish chosen by conservator to best practices/standards.

d) Wrap and deliver in company van to Navy Art on the Washington Navy Yard, D.C.

5.0 Qualifications. At a minimum, the conservator must have the following qualifications:

a. Training, including an advanced degree in the conservation of painted works of art.

b. Over 10 years demonstrated experience in the treatment of painted works of art.

6.0 Period of Performance.

The period of performance is established as 02 September 2024 – 01 September 2025.

7.0 Place of Performance.

Work shall take place at the contractor’s studio.

8.0 Advance Notice.

30 days advance notice needed (Days of advance notice if contractor cannot meet the period of performance)

9.0 Travel Expense.

Contractor is responsible for all travel expenses.

10.0 Requirements for Work Acceptance.

The Head Curator of the Navy Art Collection shall inspect the conserved painting and photography to confirm that work has been completed in accordance with Industry standards and practices prior to acceptance of the final output.

Any re-work will be at the expense of the contractor.

11.0 Schedule of Deliverables.

11.1 Oil painting on Canvas titled “CSS Virginia Engages USS Congress” by Frank Muller conserved in accordance with Industry standards and practices as identified above in section 4 of this PWS.

11.2 Oil painting on Canvas titled “E 65th Street” by Erick Marshall Murray conserved in accordance with industry standards and practices as identified above in section 4 of this PWS.

11.3 Oil Painting on Masonite titled “Demolition Crew” by Robert Benney conserved in accordance with industry standards and practices as identified above in section 4 of this PWS.

11.4 Oil Painting on Canvas titled “Women Helo Pilot Turning Up” by Christine Cancelli” conserved in accordance with industry standards and practices as identified above in section 4 of this PWS.

11.5 Final report detailing all treatments performed on the artwork via pdf, hard copy to include any photography before during or after. Report is due at time of painting delivery and will be reviewed for final acceptance.

12.0 Payment

Payment will be made by WAWF

11.6 AUTHORIZED CHANGES ONLY BY THE CONTRACTING OFFICER

(a) Except as specified in paragraph (b) below, no order, statement, or conduct of Government personnel who visit the Contractor's facilities or in any other manner communicate with Contractor personnel during the performance of this contract shall constitute a change under the "Changes" clause of this contract.

(b) The Contractor shall not comply with any order, direction or request of Government personnel unless it is issued in writing and signed by the Contracting Officer, or is pursuant to specific authority otherwise included as a part of this contract.

(b) The Contracting Officer is the only person authorized to approve changes in any of the requirements of this contract and notwithstanding provisions contained elsewhere in this contract, the said authority remains solely with the Contracting Officer. In the event the Contractor effects any change at the direction of any person other than the Contracting Officer, the change will be considered to have been made without authority and no adjustment will be made in the contract price to cover any increase in charges incurred as a result thereof. The address and telephone number of the Contracting Officer is:

NAME: _______Jill Joscelyn-Smith_______ ADDRESS: ________1968 Gilbert Street, Suite 600 Norfolk VA, 23511-3392__________

TELEPHONE: ______757-443-1219__________

EMAIL: ___jill.h.joscelyn-smith.civ@us.navy.mil____

11.07 JOINT VENTURE LANGUAGE

“A small business joint venture offeror must submit, with its offer, the representation required in paragraph (c) of FAR solicitation provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, and paragraph (c) of FAR solicitation provision 52.219-1, Small Business Program Representations, in accordance with 52.204-8(d) and 52.212-3(b) for the following categories:

(A) Small business;

(B) Service-disabled veteran-owned small business;

(C) Women-owned small business (WOSB) under the WOSB Program;

(D) Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business under the WOSB Program; or

(E) Historically underutilized business zone small business.”"

Payment will be made by WAWF