Event_34101-14016_AMD1.pdf
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- Catoosa Non-Invasive ITB - UPDATED
- Solicitation number
- Event 34101-14016
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- Carter County, Tennessee
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This is an Amendment Number One to an Invitation to Bid (ITB) issued by the Tennessee Department of Military for non-invasive archaeological survey services at Catoosa Springs Cemetery located at Volunteer Training Site Catoosa in Tunnel Hill, Catoosa County, Georgia. The amendment, effective September 25, 2026, clarifies the scope of work through responses to eight bidder questions and comments. The project requires ground penetrating radar (GPR) as mandatory technology, with magnetometer and metal detection as supplementary or optional methods to support GPR findings. The survey will cover approximately 3,024 square meters including the cemetery and its 25-meter buffer zone, which measures approximately 30 by 40 meters and contains an estimated 40 unmarked graves identified by evenly spaced, east-west oriented depressions. The site requires approximately one-half mile of hiking through secondary growth forest with elevation changes to access via the training site; no machinery is permitted for vegetation removal, though manual labor with hand tools and weed eaters is allowed. The ITB closing date is October 1, 2026 at 2:00 PM CDT, and the contract term is 18 months from October 15, 2026, with an optional 180-day extension and maximum total term not to exceed 60 months.
The amendment clarifies that non-invasive survey methodologies other than those specified may be proposed if the bidder can demonstrate accuracy and satisfactory results, provided GPR remains mandatory due to potential ferrous material absence. Metal detector hits may be marked and mapped but require no excavation; only surface items or half-exposed items may be collected without ground disturbance. The amendment confirms that further archival information and site details will be provided to the winning contractor. The maximum contract value is $23,954.00 with milestone-based payments structured at 15 percent for initial tasks, 35 percent for field work, 15 percent for draft deliverables, 25 percent for final deliverables, and 10 percent for curation. All work must comply with Georgia Historic Preservation Division and Georgia Council of Professional Archaeologists standards and be supervised by archaeologists meeting Secretary of the Interior qualifications. All resulting information, data, artifacts, field records, and deliverables become property of the Tennessee Army National Guard and Department of Defense.
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DATE: September 25, 2026
EVENT #34101-14016 IS AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:
1. State responses to questions and comments in the table below amend and clarify this ITB.
Any restatement of ITB text in the Question/Comment column shall NOT be construed as a change in the actual wording of the ITB document.
Question ITB SECTION QUESTION / COMMENT STATE RESPONSE
1 Is it a requirement to use both magnetometry and metal detecting? Can the mag data substitute for the metal detecting survey since it can read ferrous metals in the subsurface? What is the objective of using both magnetometry AND metal detecting
It is not a requirement to use both. I was leaving the option open for those bidders that may not have one or the other equipment. I want some kind of supplemental equipment to support the GPR data. The optimal idea was that the magnetometer be used in conjunction with the GPR and use the metal detector outside the project scoped perimeter if time allowed or finds necessitated its use.
2 Can a different non-invasive method be proposed like electromagnetic induction?
Non-invasive surveys are not my expertise, but if the winning bidder proposes other methodologies that make more sense and can provide an accurate end result that is satisfying, I am open minded and will consent to said use.
GPR use is a must as ferrous materials may not be present.
3 If metal detecting is required, will hits need to be excavated? Or just marked?
If a metal detector is used, you can mark the item hits found below the surface and map them. Only collect surface items or half exposed surface items
STATE OF TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF
MILITARY
EVENT 34101-14016
AMENDMENT #ONE
FOR Catoosa Non-Invasive Archaeological Survey that will not disturb the earth.
There will be no grounds disturbance.
4 Is there any road access to the site itself?
If not, how difficult is it to get to the site?
There is not an access road to the site. Access will be from the training site side of the property.
A ¼ mile hike at most through secondary growth forests is required with some dips in elevation before a flat terrace that the site is situated on. The site boundaries may cross the training site’s fence line. That can be addressed later.
5 Can any machinery be used to remove vegetation, like a compact skid loader or skid steer?
No machinery will be permitted due to the unknown site boundary and access restrictions. From my last visit, manual labor should be enough with only fallen branches and other vegetation being the main concern. Weed eaters, wheelbarrows if desired, and other hand tools, etc. are permitted. All vegetation can just be relocated away from the site boundary and buffer.
6 Can an image be provided of the current state of the site/vegetation?
Attached above are two images, though not current. 1 summer 2016, and 1 winter 2020.
7 Roughly, given the information you have about the location, how big is the cemetery without the 25-meter buffer?
30 x 40m. Further information such as previous reports will be disseminated to the winning contractor.
8 How many expected graves are present?
How many headstones are present?
It is estimated to be around 40 graves with no markers, with the only evidence being evenly spaced, east-west oriented depressions.
2. Event Amendment Effective Date. The revisions set forth herein shall be effective upon release.
All other terms and conditions of this ITB not expressly amended herein shall remain in full force and effect.
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