DRAFT_PWS_ART_CONSERVATOR_1.docx

MUSEUM OBJECT RESTORATION

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

1.0 SCOPE.

1.1 OBJECTIVE.

The objective of this contract is to acquire professional conservator contractor services to conduct cleaning, mitigate and stabilize damage and structural instabilities and protect seven (7) museum objects located on the Denver Federal Center (DFC), 1 Denver Federal Center Way Building 56, Denver, Colorado 80225.

2.0 REQUIREMENTS.

2.1 Non-Personal Services. The personnel rendering the services are not subject; either by the contract’s terms or by the manner of its administration, to the supervision and control usually prevailing in relationships between the government and its employees. Non-personal service contracts are authorized by the government in accordance with FAR 37.104.

2.3 Period of Performance (POP). The POP shall be for (1) period of twelve (12) months. The period will be 1 August 2023 to 1 June 2024.

2.4 Place of performance. During the POP, the contractor shall perform work in a designated area within building 56 of the DFC. The contractor is permitted to re-locate/transport/ship objects to a location better suited for restoration and shall return them to the designated area in building 56 of the DFC upon completion.

2.5 Hours of Operation. The government’s normal hours of operation are from 0700 to 1600 hours except federal holidays or when the facility is closed due to local or national emergencies, administrative closings or similar government directed facility closings. The contractor shall perform work during normal hours, however, can work on the weekends and non-normal hours with contracting officer’s approval.

2.6 Federal Holidays. The contractor’s performance shall not be required on the federal public holidays listed below:

Memorial Day Independence Day

2.7 Facility Closures. When an unforeseen facility closure occurs on a regularly scheduled day of work, the contractor shall:

a. Reschedule the work to be performed the following day unless the following day is a Saturday, Sunday, a federal holiday, and when routine work is not scheduled for that day; or

b. Reschedule the work on any day mutually satisfactory between the contractor and the contracting officer.

2.8 Inclement Weather Delay. If the contractor determines unsafe weather conditions for continued operations, then the contractor shall notify the contracting officer within 12 hours if the weather suspends operations.

2.9 Contract Administration and Management. Notwithstanding the contractor’s responsibility for total management during the performance of this contract, the administration of the contract requires maximum coordination between the government and the contractor.

2.10 Post Award Conference/Performance Evaluation Meetings. The contractor shall attend the post award conference convened by the contracting activity or contract administration offices in accordance with FAR subpart 42.5. Written minutes of meetings will be recorded by the government and signed by both the program manager and the contracting officer. The written minutes will be distributed within five (5) business days after the meeting. If the contractor does not concur with any portion of the minutes recorded by the government, the non-concurrence shall be provided in writing to the contracting officer within two (2) business days following receipt of the minutes.

2.11 Roles. The following provides the roles and their respective authority during the performance of the contract:

2.12 Contracting Officer. The contracting officer is the only person authorized to direct changes in any of the requirements of this contract, and, notwithstanding any provisions contained elsewhere in this contract, said authority resides with the contracting officer. In the event the contractor effects such change at the direction of any person other than the contracting officer, the change will be considered to have been made without authority and solely at the risk of the contractor. All contract administration will be effected by the contracting officer. Communications pertaining to contractual administrative matters shall be addressed to the contracting officer. No changes in or deviation from the terms and conditions shall be affected, without written modification to the contract, executed by the contracting officer authorizing such changes.

2.13 Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR). The contracting officer shall designate contract level CORs during the term of this contract. The COR will provide assistance in identification and resolution of problems, conflicts in priority, subtask requirement definitions and other operational type problems.

3.0 BACKGROUND.

· The Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) has a museum collection that includes seven (7) interpretive dam models, and a wall map that were made by hand using unique techniques no longer utilized in model building. The objects are estimated to be over seventy years old. The objects were created in the 1940’s and 50’s to showcase BOR work to congress and the American public. The objects were accessioned into the Mission Support Organization (MSO) museum collection to formally recognize their importance and conserve them.

· The objects are unprotected and on display in an industrial workspace where debris and detritus are regularly in the area and ultimately collect on the objects. Recently, unauthorized contract personnel not trained nor proficient in object conservation attempted to restore the objects. As a result, the objects are considered damaged due to the materials and techniques used by untrained and unauthorized personnel.

· BOR is seeking on-site services in building 56 on the Denver Federal Center (DFC) that will mitigate the damage from unauthorized restoration, stabilize previous damage and structural instabilities, conduct a thorough cleaning of the objects and install protective measures on each object to ensure their conservation. This work is pivotal in the conservation and preservation of museum objects that help tell the history of the Bureau of Reclamation.

· Work will include movement of the object from their current location to a designated space within the same building to conduct the preservation work. Work will also include lead paint sampling, cleaning of each object, stabilization of previous damage and mitigation of the unauthorized restoration attempts as well as protecting the objects from future deterioration.

4.0 REFERENCES.

The following list of documents are required in the performance of this contract:

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5.0 TASKS.

The contractor shall perform the following tasks:

· The contractor shall provide all management, qualified personnel, equipment, supplies, transportation, shipping, tools, materials, supervision and other resources necessary to perform to the standards in this Performance Work Statement (PWS).

· The contractor shall be responsible for all movement to the designated area and handling of the objects which may include removal of protective covers such as plexiglass to conduct the conservation and preservation.

· The contractor shall conduct a cleaning of the Bartlett, Davis, Glen Canyon, Hoover, Keswick, Kortes and Trenton Dam models and the “17 Western States” wall map using methods and materials appropriate and safe for the objects. The end state will be objects that are free from dust, debris, detritus and any other foreign object(s).

· The contractor shall mitigate damage from the unauthorized restoration attempts on the Bartlett, Davis, Glen Canyon, Hoover and Keswick dam models to the furthest extent possible without further damaging, disfiguring or discoloring the objects. The mitigation may include but is not limited to the removal of adhesive and paint. The end state will be objects that are restored to as near as their original appearance as possible.

· The contractor shall stabilize the structure and material where possible and feasible on all objects that demonstrate unstable characteristics including but not limited to, cracking, fracturing, chipping, splitting, peeling, missing material, lifting paint, and delamination. The end state will be objects that are stabilized to as near as their original appearance as possible.

· The contractor shall preserve the objects by protecting them from exposure to dust, debris, detritus, vandalism, damaging light yet still be visible for appreciation, research, cleaning, and maintenance.

6.0 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS SUMMARY

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Performance Standard Minimum Acceptable Quality Level

7.0 DATA AND REPORTS.

The contractor shall provide the following data and reports as follows:

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8.0 DELIVERABLES.

The contractor shall submit the following reports in accordance with paragraph 7.0, “DATA AND REPORTS”:

The contractor shall provide resume(s) and conservator credentials of the individuals conducting the work on the object. The resumes shall include education and work experience. Graduate Conservator credentials shall be from an accredited institution of higher learning.

· The contractor shall provide a list of all materials that will come into contact with the museum objects.

· The contractor shall provide a report after work is complete that details all the actions taken on each model for restoration, rehabilitation and/or protection.

9.0 TYPE OF CONTRACT. Firm Fixed Price Contract.

NOTE:

Work is to be conducted in building 56, Denver Federal Center (DFC) in the government provided space.

The contractor will have access to power, water, restroom facilities, limited waste removal and the available lighting in the room. Additional lighting, power or other facility related support, if required, will be provided by the contractor.

The contractor performing the work on the objects shall have achieved an advanced degree in art conservation with a specialty and a minimum of four (4) years’ work experience in 3D art conservation with composite objects and architectural models.

A pre-bid inspection of the pieces will be scheduled no later than 2 weeks prior to due date of bids.

The following photos are provided as reference.

Wall Map

Hoover Dam

Keswick Dam

Glen Canyon Dam

Trenton Dam

Bartlett Dam

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