Exhibit A.pdf

Exhibit A – 23RFP9098

STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW), CONSULTANT DELIVERABLES

CULTURAL RESOURCES SUPPORT and INVENTORY

FOR

VARIOUS SDARNG ASSESTS and TRAINING AREA

General Description of Work:

The Consultant will perform archaeological and historical records search at SD Archeological Research Center, National Register of Historic places, and National Historic Landmarks. Further, Consultant will perform a pedestrian surface inventory, possible supplemented with subsurface testing to locate and evaluate potentially buried archeological sites. Consultant will perform land records research regarding historic period sites. Located archeological and historic sites will be surface recorded and limited subsurface testing will be conducted if needed to evaluate them. Consultant will recommend National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) status based on the surface recording and initial subsurface testing. Consultant will evaluate previously evaluated buildings for changes and buildings approaching 45 years old based on the Construction and Facilities Management Office’s order of prioritization. All tasks will be on an as needed basis and can included but are not limited to following support areas: Archaeological Inventory, Structural Inventory, Content for a Camp Rapid Online Interpretive Resource, and an Update of 1995 book- Camp Rapid, Home of South Dakota National Guard by Harold Schuler.

Detailed Description of work:

Archaeological Inventory

The Consultant will research archaeological records, conduct pedestrian surveys, subsurface inventories where indicated, land record search regarding historical sites, recorded and subsurface testing conducted where indicated for evaluation with recommendations for NRHP status based on the surface and subsurface testing at sites communicated during a kick off meeting which could include any prioritized areas of 1248 acres in training areas that have not been inventoried for cultural resources including Yankton also has 14 acres of training area that must be inventoried.

There are another 509 acres at Ft. Meade and 3703 acres at Belle Fourche Reservoir/Orman Dam. An Environmental Assessment is being written for an Aviators Special Use Permit for Nebraska National Forest/Grasslands acreage that are used for helicopter landings which will need evaluation one the coordinates are provided. An Environmental Assessment is being written for an Heavy Maneuver Equipment Area for at Bahnson Complex. The ICRMP identifies areas to be inventoried on an as needed basis, this contract will be used to meet the needs of the Construction and Facility Management Offices’ prioritized areas.

Consultant will include in this report the following:

1. Along with completed final report, Consultant will provide color digital photos, maps of project site. Report to be in Adobe Acrobat .pdf files.

2. Consultant will provide two (2) hard copy final report for project site, and two (2ea) DVD disk, Adobe Acrobat .pdf format all encompassing.

3. Consultant reports to be fully compliant with South Dakota State Historical Preservation Office requirements.

Structural Inventory

In ICRMP, several buildings and structures should be evaluated as needed.

Projected work could include:

1. Development of draft SDAHC tiered off of and based on previous SDARNG Armory Historic Context, NGB Final Armory Historic Context, Thematic Study and Guidelines – Identification and Evaluation of US Army Cold War Era Military-Industrial Historic Properties, SD Historic Context – Post-World War II Architecture in South Dakota, SD Historic Context – Architectural History in South Dakota, SD Historic Context – Schools in South Dakota, South Dakota Armories by Schuler and Other pertinent reference materials.

2. Prepare an update SDAHC based Construction and Facility Management Offices’ prioritized armories utilizing ARNG and SHPO comments.

3. Historic records search at SD Historic Preservation Center, National Register of Historic Places, SD Army National Guard Museum (if needed), and other document depositories.

4. Visiting, recording and evaluating each prioritized armory for evaluation by SD SHPO standards.

5. One evaluation report for all armories with NRHP evaluations and recommended future management actions if needed. Reports with color digital photos and maps will be supplied as Adobe Acrobat .pdf files.

Content for a Camp Rapid Online Interpretive Resource

Develop content designed to share the history of the site and make it accessible to the public since security protocols are more stringent and funding is not readily available to comply with the brick-and-mortar interpretive center stipulated in the 2009 Camp Rapid CMOA. These barriers can be avoided by creating the interactive website allowing for public utilization. This website would incorporate historic content collected under the first three stipulations by recording the sites, updating the book and creating the historic narrative. The website would also contain a timeline of aerial and historical photos documenting the buildings.

Update of 1995 book- Camp Rapid, Home of South Dakota National Guard by Harold Schuler

The 1995 book- Camp Rapid, Home of South Dakota National Guard by Harold Schuler will be updated with photos and text from 1995 to present day. Contractor will help prepare a historical narrative sufficient to fully describe the history, use and evolution of these buildings and native rock wall within the update. The historic context will follow the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards and Guidelines for Preservation Planning.

A draft of the narrative will be submitted for SHPO review and comments will be addressed prior to publishing.

Pending copyright permission, the narrative and a printable PDF of the updated 1995 book can be provided on the interactive website noted in Stipulation IV. If information is available, the narrative will answer questions such as:

1) What is the timeline of the develop of Camp Rapid?

2) What are some of the structures of note that were on Camp Rapid?

3) Who utilized or operated Camp Rapid over its history?

The SDARNG will provide to the Consultant the following:

- Owner supplies data or documents (existing studies, reports, maps, and other data)

- Right of entry, Access to the training areas and armories.

- Information, data, and input as needed for Consultant to prepare report.

Consultant Deliverables:

The Contractor will aid with Cultural Resources tasks. The Contractor will provide an estimate of cost for each assigned task.

The Contractor will deliver a consolidated list of required items and meeting notes from the kickoff and progress meetings electronically.

The Contractor will provide a detailed After-Action Report detailing the accomplishments quarterly.

The Contractor will provide final reports as hardcopy of project site, and Adobe .pdf final electronic report copies, with digital photos and copies of all digital photos of project sites evaluated.

Consultant Responsibilities:

Consultant will furnish all materials, equipment, supplies, labor and services necessary to facilitate the tasking within Archaeological Inventory, Structural Inventory, Content for a Camp Rapid Online Interpretive Resource, and an Update of Harold Schuler’s Book. Consultant will ensure compliance with South Dakota Historical Preservation Office, and any other review agency requirements or regulations.

Schedule:

a. kickoff meeting to be upon award of contract

b. quarterly teleconference or in-person progress meetings with SDARNG Environmental

Office

Payment Schedule:

Consultant will submit an itemized invoice for services based on contract work completed and submitted to SDARNG for review on a monthly basis if tasking is completed in that month. Final invoice for services will be submitted upon satisfactory completion and submission to SDARNG tasked deliverables stated herein.