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SCOPE OF WORK

HISTORIC RESOURCE STUDY

TRUMAN, THE ELDER STATESMAN

HARRY S TRUMAN NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE

MISSOURI

PMIS # 252661

SECTION C: DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATION/SCOPE OF WORK

I. Introduction

The National Park Service, through its Midwest Regional Office (aka DOI Region 3, 4, 5), requires the performance of research and writing of a Historic Resource Study for Harry S Truman National Historic Site in Jackson County, Missouri, that focuses on former President Harry S Truman as an Elder Statesman. The study will help complete basic historical documentation of the park’s story and resources which includes the Truman Home and three other Independence, Missouri, family homes, and the Harry S Truman Farm in Grandview, Missouri. The information contained in the Historic Resource Study is essential for present and future interpretation and resource management.

This history study is a comprehensive synthesis of primary and secondary source material that is pertinent specifically to Harry S Truman National Historic Site. It represents the third and final Historic Resource Study prepared for this unit of the National Park System: the first in 1985 focused on the Truman Home; and the second in 2001 covered the two Wallace Homes, Noland Home, and Truman Farm. The study, which will focus on the post-presidential period of 1953-1972 and beyond, shall conform to professional standards regarding methodology of historical research and writing. Stylistic, bibliographical, and report production standards shall conform to the current edition of the Chicago Manual of Style.

The Historic Resource Study, including enumerated appendices, maps, and index shall be completed within one year (12 months) from the date of contract award.

II. DESCRIPTON OF THE RESOURCES

Harry S Truman National Historic Site, located in Independence and Grandview, Missouri, preserves homes and sites significant in the life of the 33rd president of the United States. Harry S Truman National Historic Site was authorized by Congress on May 23, 1983.

The site has two units: the Independence unit (1.41 acres), which includes the home of Bess (Wallace) Truman’s grandparents that later became the Truman family home at 219 North Delaware Street; the Noland Home at 216 North Delaware Street where Truman’s aunt, uncle, and cousins lived during his courtship of Bess Truman; and 601 and 605 West Truman Road, where Mrs. Truman’s brothers George and Frank and their wives lived. The Grandview unit (11.18 acres), approximately 20 miles south of Independence, preserves the Truman Farm Home and a small acreage where Truman lived from ages 22 to 33 (1906-1917).

Built during the Victorian Era, the Truman’s house in Independence is elegant, yet understated. The Truman Home was built by Bess Truman’s grandfather and completed in 1885. Harry and Bess made this their home for most of their adult lives—before, during, and after their time in the White House. When Mrs. Truman died in 1982, she willed the house and its contents to the United States, allowing the National Park Service to preserve both the original furnishings and their arrangement, thereby providing visitors with the opportunity to experience an authentic look into the private life of a United States president. Upon their return to Independence in 1953 after the presidency, the Trumans claimed they “modernized” their old home. Yet even as recently as the time of Mrs. Truman’s death in 1982, the house retained a distinct Victorian flavor. It is obvious the Trumans made few changes to their home during their retirement years. In addition, the Truman, Noland, and two Wallace Homes are within the Harry S Truman Historic District National Historic Landmark. While this neighborhood changed over the course of his life, it has changed little since the president’s death in 1972, and forms an important backdrop for the Truman story in Independence.

Located in Grandview, Missouri, the Truman Farm is a nationally significant site associated with former U.S. President Harry S Truman. The Truman Farm is the last surviving remnant of the family farming operation that influenced the character and work ethic of Harry S Truman. The Truman Farm occupies just over 10 acres, which is a small portion of the original land purchased and cultivated by President Truman’s maternal grandfather, Solomon Young, beginning in 1867.

An initial 5.25 acres were added to the Harry S Truman National Historic Site on December 14, 1993, when the U.S. Congress authorized its acquisition, by donation, from Jackson County, Missouri. An additional 5 acres were added in 2011 by Public Law 108-396. The property is a small agrarian complex, set among a growing commercial and residential area, defined by a series of vernacular structures and the Truman Farm Home. In addition to the Farm Home, the grounds include a poultry house and garage where Truman stored his Stafford automobile, all of which are original features of the farm. Numerous archeological remains are related to nonextant agricultural structures and uses, including barn foundations.

Overall, Harry S Truman National Historic Site, taken in conjunction with Harry S Truman Historic District National Historic Landmark, allows visitors to explore the personal landscape where Harry S Truman spent the majority of his life. The park’s tangible resources represent an unparalleled look at the growth and development of the 33rd president.

The Foundation Document for Harry S Truman National Historic Site spells out the Congressional purpose of this unit of the National Park System: “The purpose of Harry S Truman National Historic Site is to preserve and protect President Truman’s home and related properties in Independence, and the Truman Farm in Grandview, Missouri, including all related artifacts, in order to interpret Mr. Truman’s life in both communities, as well as his legacy.”

It defines the Significance Statements pertaining to the park as follows:

• The park provides a physical context of Harry S Truman’s rise from ambitious young farmer through military commander, failed businessman, and elected official to president of the United States, as well as of his attempt to resume a private life, providing an outstanding example of the fulfillment of the American ideal that anyone can grow up to be president.

• Harry S Truman was president of the United States from 1945 to 1953, a time of great change in world history. The many momentous actions he took and events that occurred during his administration include dropping two atomic bombs that ended World War II in the Pacific theater, the advent of the Cold War, the entry of the United States into the Korean War, the diplomatic recognition of the State of Israel, and the executive order abolishing segregation in the U.S. armed forces and ordering full integration of all the services.

• The character traits Harry S Truman exhibited before, during, and after his time as president (e.g., decisiveness, forthrightness, sense of fairness, political skill, and common sense), were grounded in, and influenced by, his relationships with family, friends, and community members who lived and worked in and around what now make up Harry S Truman National Historic Site. Despite this power, he remained a modest, humble man.

• Harry S Truman National Historic Site’s structures, landscapes, Independence neighborhood, and museum collections have a high degree of integrity and are an unusually complete record of a president’s life and experiences from youth until his death.

• After his retirement from the White House, Harry S Truman chose to return to his home in Independence where he was valued as an important elder statesman and inclusive leader whom others sought out for counsel and advice. Truman took seriously his role in preserving a record of his administration and the legacy of his presidency. His decision to build his presidential library less than a mile from his Independence home allowed him to be intimately involved in every detail of its creation and operation. Truman’s library would serve as an exemplar for presidential libraries to come.

The Foundation Document also defined the park’s interpretive themes which are the key stories or concepts that visitors should understand after visiting a park—they define the most important ideas or concepts communicated to visitors about a park unit. Themes are derived from—and should reflect—park purpose, significance, resources, and values. The set of interpretive themes is complete when it provides the structure necessary for park staff to develop opportunities for visitors to explore and relate to all of the park significances and fundamental resources and values.

• Character and Leadership. The current popularity of Harry S Truman and his decisions as president are partially attributed to his positive and optimistic character traits and leadership skills that were grounded in his Missouri upbringing and shaped by family, community, relationships, military training, and experiences.

• Retirement in Independence. After rising to the highest office in the land, President Harry S Truman and his wife, Bess, returned in retirement to the family home in Independence, Missouri, and sought to assume a lifestyle that was relatively unchanged by the power and fame of the White House, while still fulfilling their responsibilities as former president and first lady.

• Political and Social Legacy and Memorialization. Harry S Truman was a modest man of ambition who, as president, led the United States from isolationism into the age of international involvement and, in retirement, resisted memorialization, while still working to shape his legacy as president by writing his memoirs, opening his library, and supporting the establishment of the national historic landmark district. To help preserve President Truman’s life and legacy, Mrs. Truman left the Truman Home, its contents, and grounds to the American people upon her death in 1982

[The above information derives from the park’s 2017 Foundation Document.]

In the four decades since its authorization by Congress, the park has benefitted from National Park Service historical research publications and work by independent scholars to broaden knowledge and perspective on Harry S Truman. However, few scholars have focused on President Truman’s post-presidential years as an elder statesman or his rise in popularity among the American public. Forty years after Harry S Truman’s passing, now is the time to develop a new Historic Resource Study that delves into Truman’s 1953-1972 post-presidency and the emerging legacy of his lifetime accomplishments.

III. Research Project

The National Park Service is seeking to increase its understanding of Harry S Truman, The Elder Statesman and his legacy. To accomplish this, a new Historic Resource Study must be compiled.

Historic Resource Studies for the Truman Home (1985) and Truman Farm, Noland/Wallace Homes (2001) both focused on President Truman, his family, and associated properties, but neither fully addressed Truman as the Elder Statesman (1953-1972) and his continuing legacy in American life. Sufficient time has now passed so that an accurate historical perspective can elucidate this aspect of Harry S Truman and enrich National Park Service interpretation at Harry S Truman National Historic Site.

Former President Truman retired to Independence, Missouri, produced two volumes of Memoirs, and as his popularity as “Mr. Citizen” slowly rebounded, became an elder statesman, campaigning for Democratic candidates, testifying before Congressional committees who sought his advice, lecturing, issuing public statements, writing letters, and overseeing the construction and operation of his presidential library. Harry and Bess Truman embarked on widely-publicized vacations, their movements always attracting press coverage. From his Truman Library office, Harry Truman relished talking to visitors, educating school children in civics, answering questions, and working on speeches. It was there that Harry and Bess Truman were enrolled in Medicare by President Johnson.

Truman helped define a role for former presidents, establishing a close friendship with Herbert Hoover and a suffering a never-mended feud with Dwight Eisenhower. His efforts brought about 1958 legislation to assist with providing office space, staff, and franking privileges for former presidents along with a small stipend, and reluctantly accepted Secret Service protection in his later years. Truman rarely spoke about US actions in Vietnam, but was critical of 1960s Civil Rights activism and Dr. Martin Luther King.

Following President Richard Nixon’s resignation, a phenomena Time magazine dubbed “Truman Mania” swept the country that brought forth songs (“America Needs You, Harry Truman” by Chicago), best-selling books (“Truman” by David McCullough), plays (“Give ‘Em Hell, Harry!”), TV mini-series, and fond nostalgia for Harry Truman. The popular wave continued during the 1984 Truman Centennial and National Park Service opening the Truman Home for public tours. It has made Truman one of America’s top-listed presidents.

Completing this Historic Resource Study--which grounds the Elder Statesman to physical resources at Harry S Truman National Historic Site and the Harry S Truman Historic District National Historic Landmark--is sorely needed to plug a noticeable gap in National Park Service programs, exhibits, and plans. While visitors are well-versed in Truman properties and family history, they are less aware of “Mr. Citizen’s” post-presidential activities both in his local community, state, and nation. As a Democratic Party leader, Truman yielded considerable influence as he helped various candidates seek office. When major events occurred, he regularly commented by issuing statements, wrote letters, or spoke directly to reporters. Summarizing his activities and plain-spoken opinions as Elder Statesman will re-invigorate an already superior National Park Service interpretive program and give it new perspective into the enduring legacy of Harry S Truman.

Therefore, the Truman, The Elder Statesman Historic Resource Study shall include all of the following elements:

A. A summary of Harry S Truman’s life and career as an Introduction to the larger study;

B. An evaluation of park cultural resources in the context of the relevant time frames, the surrounding region, and all applicable historic themes focusing on the former President’s retirement years;

C. A thorough analysis of Harry S Truman’s post-presidential movements, speech-making, consultations with political leaders and other persons of note, statements issued on events and issues of the day, conversations reported in the press, and actions related to his presidential library.

D. A representative sampling of historic photographs and other images depicting Truman’s life and activities in retirement;

E. Replication and analysis of noteworthy sections of Truman post-presidential speeches or statements;

F. A separate chapter dealing with interactions with African Americans and Truman’s views concerning the Brown Supreme Court decisions, Little Rock crisis, and the protests of the civil rights movement; views on Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, and other activists; statements on violence and civil rights leaders’ assassinations.

G. A separate chapter on Truman’s funeral, statements made about him, obituaries, and the development of “Truman Mania” during the unfolding Watergate Crisis and beyond including political leaders who have visited Independence and/or invoked Truman’s name in their own campaigns.

H. A bibliography of source material literature;

I. Summary and conclusion J. Following final approval of the Historic Resource Study by the National Park Service, an “Index” will be prepared which incorporates all names, places, structures, sites, objects, districts, cultural landscapes, complexes, historic functions, and themes referenced in the document. Used in conjunction with the “Table of Contents,” the index will assist readers in finding particular topics of interest with ease.

Although not to exclude other topics, historical research must, at minimum, be based on current scholarship. Themes and topics to be covered in the Historic Resource Study:

"So, as I empty the drawers of this desk, and as Mrs. Truman and I leave the White House, we have no regret. We feel we have done our best in the public service. I hope and believe we have contributed to the welfare of this Nation and to the peace of the world."

Harry S Truman From the Farewell Address to the American People January 15, 1953

Study will summarize Truman’s final months in the White House, from the November 1952 election up through and following the inauguration of the 34th president, Dwight D. Eisenhower. To include the death of Madge Gates Wallace in the White House, return to Independence for her funeral, last Christmas in the White House, transitioning to the new administration, greeting the Eisenhower’s at the White House on Inauguration Day, departing the U.S. Capitol following the ceremony, boarding the train in Washington, and traveling back to Independence; being greeted at the Independence Depot, and arriving home at 219 North Delaware Street.

Adopting his new role as an "ordinary citizen," Truman discovered that a former President can never be ordinary because he drew attention wherever he went. Taking it all in stride, Truman was pleased to be recognized and gladly paused to converse with people or render an autograph during his daily walks in Independence.

Temporary office in downtown Kansas City, Missouri; storage of presidential papers and memorabilia.

Discuss issues at the national level during the Eisenhower Administration upon which Truman favorably commented on or criticized.

Planning for and constructing the presidential library and museum. Truman felt strongly that his library should be a center for the study of the Presidency, and he led the effort to raise more than one million dollars to build it. The Harry S. Truman Library was dedicated on July 6, 1957. Truman could be found at his Library office most days, including weekends. He often arrived before the staff and would sometimes answer the phone to give directions and answer questions, telling surprised callers that he was the "man himself."

“Person to Person” – Margaret Truman guest-hosted for Edward R. Murrow’s popular TV show on May 27, 1955, interviewing her parents in their home remotely from a New York CBS network studio.

Truman spent several years working on his two-volume Memoirs: 1945, Year of Decisions (1955) and Memoirs: 1946-1952, Years of Trial and Hope (1956) In 1960, Truman published Mr. Citizen. Highlights of these books should be summarized in the Historic Resource Study.

Truman delivered a series of paid lectures at Columbia University in 1959; they were published in 1960 as Truman Speaks. Summaries of these speeches and others delivered at events across the United States should be included in the Historic Resource Study.

Harry Truman was disappointed President Eisenhower did not call on him as a former president and an elder statesman. However, Congressional committees did seek his advice, and Truman testified before committees, wrote letters, and issued statements. He lobbied Congress to provide some financial assistance to ex-presidents, culminating in a 1958 bill provided that provided former presidents with a franking privilege, $25,000 annual allowance, staff stipend, office space, and furnishings.

As a leader of the Democratic Party, Truman involved himself in politics and campaigns from 1954 through 1962. He delivered speeches for candidates which for many assisted their victories. He participated in Democratic national conventions, campaigned for presidential nominees Adlai Stevenson and John F. Kennedy. He was forced to curtail political activities when a fall in his upstairs bathroom in 1964 compromised his health.

Truman’s once robust, liberal civil rights position became antiquated during the 1960s civil rights movement. He became critical of activism – sit-ins, freedom riders, and even referred to Rev. Martin Luther King as a “troublemaker.”

Truman was a staunch supporter of President Lyndon Johnson’s Vietnam War policies. Enumerate and provide the substance of his remarks.

Truman campaigned for Democratic presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson in 1956 and other Democratic candidates around the nation.

Following the 1960 election, the Truman’s were invited to attend the John F. Kennedy Inauguration and to visit the White House for the first time in eight years. Discuss Truman’s views of Kennedy’s “New Frontier” policies. Discuss Truman’s reaction to Kennedy’s assassination in Dallas.

Discuss Truman’s views of Johnson’s “Great Society” policies.

In 1965, Harry and Bess Truman came to the Truman Library to see President Lyndon Johnson sign the Medicare bill into law and receive the first two Medicare cards. Truman had first proposed federal health insurance twenty years earlier.

Truman supported Democratic Presidential nominee Herbert H. Humphrey against Richard Nixon in 1968.

Marriage of daughter Margaret to E. Clifton Daniel, Jr., assistant foreign news editor at the New York Times, in 1956 at the same church in which Harry and Bess were married in 1919. Clifton Truman Daniel, Truman's first grandson, was born in 1957. Margaret gave birth to three more sons: William, Harrison, and Thomas. Discuss Truman’s role as a grandfather.

Vacations: road trip via automobile to East Coast; to Hot Springs National Park; trips to New York to visit Margaret and family; two-month European vacation to Paris where Truman revisited places he had seen during World War I. In Rome they had an audience with Pope Pius XII. They also toured Pompeii, Venice, Florence, Salzburg, Brussels, Amsterdam, and finally, England where Truman received an honorary doctorate from Oxford University. The Truman’s also spent a day with the Churchill’s and had lunch with the Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace.

Truman's celebrity gave him the opportunity to meet famous people and popular artists. In October 1959, comedian Jack Benny brought his TV show to the Truman Library, giving millions of Americans a televised tour. Becoming the first President on a TV sit-com, Truman exchanged one-liners with the comedian. In one segment they teamed up for a duet with Truman on piano and Benny playing his trademark violin.

Discuss other notable celebrity and political visitors, including Presidents Johnson and Nixon.

Memorialization: Re-naming to honor President Truman: Truman Road, Truman High School, Harry S Truman Sports Complex, Truman Lake, Harry S Truman State Park, Truman State University, Truman Medical Center, Harry S Truman Building/U.S. Department of State, Harry S Truman State Office Building, Harry S Truman Historic District, Harry S Truman Birthplace State Historic Site.

On December 16, 1972, at the age of 88, President Truman died at Kansas City's Research Hospital. The next day thousands of citizens filed past his flag-draped coffin in the Truman Library's lobby. Following the funeral on December 28, he was interred in the courtyard. Truman did not want to lie in state in the nation's capital, but he approved the plans for his Independence-based funeral.

Summarize Bess Truman’s decade as a widow, receiving notable visitors, including President Nixon, Ford, and Carter, at her home; her death; funeral; and donation of the Truman Home and contents to the American people.

Truman-mania: began in mid- to late 1970s, and continued into the 1980s, 1990s, and into the 2000s. George W. Bush spoke often of Harry Truman and compared their mutually low approval ratings; Jimmy Carter was an admirer of the former president. President Ford had a bronze bust of Truman in the Oval Office (and President Biden currently has one).

Stature among US presidents has risen from a high level to “Near Great,” including surveys of contemporary American historians.

Merle Miller’s Plain Speaking: An Oral Biography of Harry S. Truman became a best-seller in the post-Watergate era.

Since his death, Harry S Truman has been portrayed in movies, TV mini-series, plays, songs, best-selling books, including biographies, collections of Truman’s letters, comments, and interviews. Actors have portrayed Truman, including Samuel Gallu’s 1975 biographical play and film “Give ‘em Hell, Harry!” Two rock music songs from the 1970s--“Harry Truman” by band Chicago and “So Long Harry Truman” by Danny O’Keefe—are now a part of American popular culture.

Archives to be consulted:

National Park Service, Harry S Truman National Historic Site files and archives, Independence, Missouri.

National Archives and Records Administration, Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum, Independence, Missouri: while not an exhaustive list, pertinent collections are as follows:

Matt Connelly papers

Harry S Truman post-presidential papers, 1953-1972

Digitized film collection, including dozens of outtakes from Decision

OPLAN Missouri – Funeral of President Harry S Truman

William Hillman papers to understand what did and did not make it into Memoirs, Mr. Citizen, and Mr. President; and work on a book concerning the U.S. presidency which was never completed.

Vanderbilt News Archive: Truman-Mania | Vanderbilt Television News Archive Obituaries from late 1972 and 1973 for Harry S Truman being examined through the lens of the unfolding Watergate scandal.

Margaret Truman Daniel papers

Bess W. Truman papers

Thomas Fleming papers (ghostwriter for Harry S. Truman and Bess W. Truman) Database to be consulted:

Newspapers.com Publisher Extra subscription required – consult Kansas City Times; Kansas City Star; Washington Post, New York Times on a regular basis for issues, events of the day concerning President Truman; and other newspapers as search results dictate.

IV. Additional Contract Requirements

A. General provisions

Prospective contractors should note that the research design submitted by the contractor becomes a binding element of the contract. The research performed and reported must meet the minimal requirements.

B. Report standards/format and submission schedule

The final report will be in Microsoft Word (latest version) and include the information required in the specifications listed in Section II, above. It must be on 8-1/2 by 11-inch white paper. All pages must be numbered. All final published copies shall use archival bond. Copies of photographs (screened for reproduction clarity), maps, drawings, and text must be clean, clear, and legible. The format must comply with the current edition of the Chicago Manual of Style. In addition, all reports must contain the following:

1. Title page listing the name of the Principal Investigator. If the report is authored by someone other than the PI, the title page must identify the author(s) and bear the inscription, “Prepared under the supervision of (name), Principal Investigator.”

The title page shall also include signature and date lines for three approving officials in the following order: Recommended/Superintendent, Harry S Truman National Historic Site/Date; Concurred/Associate Regional Director, Cultural Resources/Date; and Approved/Regional Director/Date.

2. Five (5) copies of the draft report will be submitted by the date agreed upon by the contractor and NPS. The draft will be typed, double-spaced, with each line of text numbered on the left margin of each page of text, and shall include all maps, graphics, footnotes, and appendices (including cultural resource base maps and National Register nomination) to be included in the final report. The draft report will not be reviewed unless all of these materials are submitted. The contractor shall have the draft material proofread by a professional editor prior to submitting it to the National Park Service for review. Should a substantial number (i.e., more than 50) of editorial errors be found so as to detract reviewers from concentrating on content concerns, the review document shall be returned as non-responsive to the contractor for correction prior to re-submittal—at no additional expense to the National Park Service. The draft will be reviewed by the National Park Service for contract sufficiency and professional quality. Within 45 days of receipt by NPS, the draft will be reviewed and the contractor will be notified when review comments will be transmitted. During the period of revision of the draft, the contractor will consult with NPS to ensure the satisfactory resolution of review comments.

3. Five (5) copies of the final draft report addressing and incorporating NPS review comments—and Rehabilitation Act - Section 508 compliant--shall be submitted prior to printing the final document. It will conform to the same standards as the draft material except the line-numbering of text in the left margins shall be removed. The final text may also be single-spaced and formatted in final pre-publication format. The contractor will design appropriate cover art/graphics for the camera-ready final document including the official National Park Service arrowhead logo and devise a descriptive title, leaving “Truman, The Elder Statesman: Historic Resource Study, Harry S Truman National Historic Site, Missouri” as its subtitle. Printing on the document’s spine will include the title, author(s), National Park Service, and year of publication. Graphic standards shall conform to the National Park Service’s Graphic Guidelines available online at http://www.graphics.nps.gov . Within 60 days of NPS acceptance of the final draft (indicated by the three required signatures specified above), the contractor will prepare and incorporate an Index into the Historic Resource Study and furnish 100 separately bound copies of the report as well as a CD-ROM containing the final document in WORD (latest format). The CD-ROM will be used to upload the Historic Resource Study to the National Park Service’s website. The camera-ready final document used for publication will also be submitted at the same time to NPS. Estimated length of the final document is 300 to 400 pages, including appendices, and shall consist of at least eight chapters. All press photographic and plate material used to reproduce the final document is the property of the National Park Service and may be used to produce additional copies in the future.

C. Schedule

From the date of contract award, the submission schedule shall be as follows:

Contract award shall occur prior to September 30, 2022. Preliminary historical research begins and the Principal Investigator shall contact the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) to schedule a post-award meeting to be held at Harry S Truman National Historic Site within 30 days of contract award.

Historic Resource Study outline and bibliography are submitted for National Park Service review and comment by November 30, 2022. The outline shall feature descriptions of each chapter containing sufficient detail to demonstrate the complete range of topics and themes to be discussed as well as chronological periods and events. The National Park Service will provide review comments on these products to the PI within 45 days. The PI shall make necessary revisions and re-submit the final chapter outline to the National Park Service within 30 days.

By June 30, 2023, historical research and writing is completed; the Historic Resource Study is in draft form, and submitted for 45-day National Park Service review and comment.

Principal Investigator resubmits material in final form within 45 days. Index is generated and Historic Resource Study is approved by Regional Director, and 100 copies are off-set printed and perfect-bound by September 29, 2023.

Standards for the published final product are as follows: The cover stock shall be Hammermill CopyPlus (67 lb.), with a pH of 6.8 or higher or its equivalent. Bound copies shall be on PermaDur Bond (20 lb., long grain) archival bond with a pH of 8.5. The Historic Resource Study shall be perfect bound. Plastic-comb binding is not permitted. All costs related to report production, duplication, binding, office supplies, word processing, disk copies, and related production expenses are the Contractor’s responsibility.

V. Additional Contract Requirements

A. The PI shall be responsible for taking minutes of all meetings held with the Contracting Officer and his/her representative(s) in regard to substantive contract issues. Minutes of such meetings shall be circulated within 10 days to the Contracting Officer and his/her representative(s) for review and approval.

B. The PI shall be responsible for determining specific submission deadlines outlined above for all specified components. These calendar deadlines will be determined at a required post-award conference to be held at Harry S Truman National Historic Site.

C. Disposition of data: All data uncovered during the course of this study are the property of the United States Government. At the conclusion of research and prior to final payment, all notes, records, maps, drawings, photographs, negatives, slides, and other data acquired during the course of this study shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer’s Representative.

D. Submission of quarterly progress reports: Quarterly progress reports shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer which demonstrate work accomplished. Quarterly reports shall consist of no more than 4 pages and shall include, at minimum, a narrative discussion of repositories visited; source materials gathered; identification of deficiencies in data; the status on completion of chapters and appendix materials; and an assessment of how work performed meets the negotiated work schedule; the percent of Historic Resource Study completion; and a detailed discussion of any anticipated problems which may hinder completion of future work. Failure to meet the agreed upon work schedule without satisfactory reasons may result in termination of the contract.

When appropriate, completed sections of the draft work shall be submitted in support of the progress achieved to date. All quarterly reports as well as review and final products will be submitted to the National Park Service, Midwest Regional Office, 601 Riverfront Drive, Omaha, Nebraska 68102; Attention: Contracting Officer’s Representative.

E. Payment

The PI will be reimbursed as actual travel costs are incurred. Payment shall be made in increments of 25% of overall contract award. As 25% of work is performed and approved, payment shall be made (prorated to reflect deduction of travel reimbursements). The final 25% payment will be made when all products and research materials are submitted in final form to the National Park Service.