CANE_Statement_of_Need_30_Pounder_Parrot_Rifle_2.pdf

Purchase Replica Cannon for Fort Putnam Statement of Need (SON)

Camp Nelson National Monument Interpretation, Education, and Visitor Services 6614 Danville Road Loop 2 Nicholasville, KY, 40356

Introduction/Background Camp Nelson NM is in need of purchasing a replica cannon for display at Fort Putnam, a reconstructed earthwork located east of the Visitor Center.

Place of Performance The cannon will be displayed on a reproduction wooden gun platform at Fort Putnam, a reconstructed earthwork within the boundaries of Camp Nelson National Monument

Current Infrastructure There are no cannons currently displayed at Fort Putnam. The wooden revetements and gun platforms will be replaced with new wood in FY23.

Work Requirements As part of the cannon project, the vendor will be responsible for performing tasks throughout various stages of this project. The following is a list of tasks which will result in the successful completion of this project:

1. Vendor will cast a 30-pounder Army Parrott Rifle (Aluminum non-functional)

2. Barrel is stamped with authentic marking to give on original appearance.

3. Vendor constructs No. 2 Aluminum Siege Carriage with Steel Axle, for 30-Pounder Parrott Rifle.

4. Carriage totally sanded so that no casting seams are visible; all metal primed, all metal finished with two coats of 100% acrylic exterior paint.

5. Vendor will deliver cannon and carriage to Camp Nelson National Monument.

Installation The vendor will be responsible for the installation. Installation will be arranged within fourteen

(14) calendar days of award of contract. The COR and Park Contact will provide access to the required areas upon request.

Delivery Camp Nelson National Monument Interpretation, Education, and Visitor Services 6614 Danville Road Loop 2 Nicholasville, KY, 40356

The vendor will be responsible for the delivery. The park recommends that the deliver be made on a flatbed truck. The driver should enter through the front-gate to the park and follow the paved road east past the visitor center. The road turns to gravel east of the visitor center and becomes grass/field along the Fort Trail out to Fort Putnam, ascending uphill.

The cannon will be mounted and installed at the far-right gun platform. See map.

The delivery team should communicate with POC Steve Phan (NPS) on timing of delivery in case weather turns the fort trail too muddy.

Acceptance Criteria Once all project tasks been completed, the Chief of Interpretation will examine the cannon and criteria to ensure all specs have been met.

ENTRANCE

Fort Putnam

Cannon will be mounted and installed here:

Far right gun platfroom