FLNI_SOW.docx

Scope / Statement of Work (SOW)

FLNI: Collection Condition Survey and Stabilize Flight 93 Wreckage

PMIS 306210A

Table of Contents

1.0 Project Description / Summary

2.0 Objectives

3.0 Background

4.0 Specific Work / Tasks

5.0 Optional Work / Tasks

6.0 Government Furnished Equipment / Materials / Other

7.0 Special Conditions / Requirements

8.0 Place of Performance

9.0 Performance Period / Schedule Requirements

Scope / Statement of Work

Task Order / Project Title:

Collection Condition Survey and Stabilize Flight 93 Wreckage

Park / Park Unit:

Flight 93 National Memorial

1.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION / SUMMARY:

This project will provide immediate stabilization rehousing and a collection condition survey (CCS) for the recent addition of 516 pieces of Flight 93 plane wreckage at Flight 93 National Memorial (FLNI). The collection includes a wide range of materials, from textiles, to plastics, to multiple types of metals. The materials retained for the collection were photographed and bagged during the recovery process so there is a quality object count of what was collected.

The wreckage has a variety of condition issues and needs basic cleaning before carrying out the condition survey. The items are dirty from the collecting environment, coated with potentially hazardous materials from the crash site, and need new storage housing containers. Objects will need to be vacuumed prior to rehousing and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) will need to be worn. Vacuuming will take place during the survey and conservation will remove corrosive residues and caked dirt to mitigate future damage.

The objects and the bags in which they are stored are dirty and need to be replaced for museum storage. Objects also need to be surveyed for condition and treatment by a conservator and rehoused in clean archival containers. Sorting of the materials by material type is necessary to ensure proper environmental conditions for storage. Once this initial rehousing is completed, a maintenance cycle will be noted in each objects collections database record in order to alert future staff to monitoring object conditions and the condition of rehousing materials. Once the collection is stabilized, rehoused and documented, it will be returned to FLNI.

2.0 OBJECTIVES:

2.1 The Historic Architecture, Conservation and Engineering Center (HACE) will hire a contract conservator to examine and assess conditions of items as identified.

2.2 Contractor shall provide treatment proposals, treatment reports and surveys as needed by the government.

2.3 Contractor shall provide advice to the client on conservation issues (e.g., storage and exhibit questions, object condition observations, etc.) and participate in meetings as needed.

2.4 Contractor shall record and maintain records of treatments and surveys in conjunction with NPS guidelines/ protocols.

3.0 BACKGROUND:

Enabling legislation authorized "a national memorial to commemorate the passengers and crew of Flight 93". This has been done through the collection of personal items and tributes, but the memorial has not had the opportunity to include actual parts of the plane.

The plane wreckage of the United Airlines Flight 93 crash on September 11, 2001, in Shanksville, PA, was received into the FLNI museum collections in 2018 when United Airlines donated it to the site. The wreckage was stored by the airline in five 40-foot shipping containers in a secure location, both inside and outside, since 2001. Upon donation, the park looked closely at the stored material and selected approximately 516 objects for placement into the museum collection. Approximately 20 of the objects contain multiple pieces or components (i.e., golf balls, cutlery).

4.0 SPECIFIC WORK / TASKS:

Major Duties and Responsibilities of Contractor

4.1 Conservation Laboratory Responsibilities:

· The contractor will be responsible for performing a wide variety of conservation treatments, including difficult and complex technical analysis, testing, and treatment necessary to conserve objects of historic and artistic value.

· The contractor will examine objects to determine the nature and cause of deterioration, and tests and selects appropriate conservation techniques for treatment

· The contractor will develop treatments in consultation with the park curators regarding final appearance and intended use of the object, and provides written documentation for the examination and condition analysis phase, treatment proposal phase, and following approval of the object’s custodian (usually the park curator through the park Superintendent), the final treatment phase in a comprehensive dossier for each object treated in the conservation laboratory, with complete photographic documentation of the object before and after treatment, and during treatment, if warranted.

· The contractor will draw from professional experience and practical research in selecting professionally established treatment techniques, and in developing new treatment methodologies, including selection of conservation solvents, reagents, compounds, materials and application techniques. Treatment procedures often involve extremely delicate techniques requiring highly developed hand skills and mature professional judgement in determining the appropriate extent of intervention, and the desired final appearance of extremely valuable and irreplaceable objects.

· The contractor will make contacts with parks for treatment scheduling and proposal review, and to make recommendations concerning collection care in the realm of both preventive and remedial conservation. Contacts are also made with parks as a result of their requests for conservation information or services. Contacts with NPS and non-NPS conservators are usually for the purpose of information acquisition or exchange.

· The contractor will be responsible for compliance with all OSHA and NIOSH regulations in laboratory operations by all personnel working in the laboratory.

4.2 On-site treatment projects:

· The contractor will assess the condition and treatment needs of objects on-site and develop treatment proposals.

· The contractor will submit written treatment proposals to the curator/superintendent for approval.

· The contractor will identify and arrange for procurement and scheduled delivery of conservation supplies necessary for on-site treatments. On-site treatments are primarily, but not limited to, treatment of outdoor sculptures, treatment of architectural finishes or ornamentation, treatment of large-scale sculptural plaster casts, and treatment of objects too large or too fragile to be transported to the HACE/Collections laboratory.

4.3 Objects in the collection are accessioned as FLNI-00714 and have the following catalog numbers: FLNI 7831 - FLNI 8346. Estimated time for this project is 730 hours.

5.0 OPTIONAL WORK / TASKS NOT ON PMIS:

N/A

6.0 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED EQUIPMENT / MATERIALS / OTHER:

All supplies necessary to execute the treatment of this project will be provided in the HACE Object Treatment Laboratory and are included in the project cost.

7.0 SPECIAL CONDITIONS / REQUIREMENTS:

7.1 Contractor to adhere to all OSHA procedures and guidelines while in HACE Laboratory.

7.2 Contractor will consult with HACE Project Inspector during the project to ensure treatments are done in a timely and efficient manner.

7.3 Contractor to adhere to all local ordinances, such as, allowable work time and noise ordinances.

8.0 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE:

Objects will be examined at their current storage location in Boston, MA. Report-writing will be carried out at Historic Architecture, Conservation and Engineering Center in Lowell, MA.

9.0 PERFORMANCE PERIOD / SCHEDULE REQUIREMENTS:

52-week period of performance. Start date September 2022.

9.1 Time

Regular Hours: The contractor shall provide coverage at the specified government sites during the hours of 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M (core hours); Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

Overtime: Overtime will be authorized in emergency situations such as natural disasters and/or activation of the Northeast Region Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP). The COR will identify which tasks are necessary during this emergency and what personnel will be required to report to work or work additional hours.

Travel: Occasional travel is required to various sites in the Northeast Region.

9.2 Invoicing

Invoicing shall be in accordance with the DOI ELECTRONIC INVOICING Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements – Internet Payment Platform (IPP) (September 2011) – See Contract Administration Data (below) for the full clause. The Period of Performance (POP) for each invoice will be one calendar month based on actual hours worked, beginning with the start date of this contract. The contactor shall submit only one invoice per month. Timesheets will be verified by NPS Contracting Officers Technical Representative monthly prior to payment.

9.3 Standards and References

· NPS standards and procedures will be made available upon task initiation.

· All work performed will be within the standards of the American Institute for Conservation (AIC) Code of Ethics and Guidelines

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