Statement of Work.pdf

SCOPE OF WORK

FOR PHOTOGRAPHY SUPPORT FOR

NAVAL HISTORY AND HERITAGE COMMAND

WASHINGTON NAVY YARD, D.C.

1.0 INTRODUCTION This scope of work describes the performance specification for the photography of historic artifacts under the cognizance of the Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC).

2.0 BACKGROUND The Curator of the Navy maintains a collection of artifacts of various sizes and materials ranging from uniforms to small boats. The collection is comprised of items going back to the founding of the Republic up through current operations. This scope of work is to photograph several hundred artifacts at multiple locations within the continental United States.

3.0 SCOPE OF WORK

Contractor shall provide photography services to photograph several hundred artifacts located at museums within the NHHC museum enterprise as well as borrowing organizations. The contractor will photograph and transfer the images to NHHC.

4.0 REQUIREMENTS

4.1 PERFORMANCE

Task 1 Photography Services: The contractor will travel to multiple sites to produce publication quality images of between 250-300 individual artifacts ranging in size from small military medals to small boats or motorized vehicles. The contractor will use professional camera equipment equivalent to digital full frame or of a higher resolution as needed. All images will be at least 600 DPI. Images will be captured in .TIFF format and transmitted to NHHC unedited from the original capture. A duplicate JPEG copy of every image will also be provided to NHHC. NHHC will provide a naming convention for the digital images.

The Contractor will photograph these artifacts with either a white, black, or grey background as determined by NHHC. All images will be in focus, have appropriate lighting to eliminate shadows and be executed in such a way as to fully capture the details of each artifact. Large artifacts such as airframes, boats, etc may be photographed without a backdrop, with consent of

NHHC.

Each artifact will have multiple perspectives photographed to include but not limited to: obverse, reverse, and if there are any specific portions of the artifact that need to be highlighted as determined by NHHC staff.

The Government will retain all copyright to these images. The contractor may not use for any reason, transfer, copy, or sell these images to any other parties without express permission from the Government.

The Contractor will submit a proposed schedule for travel and access to the NHHC museums.

Upon approval, the contractor will work directly with the local points of contact for each museum with regard to access to the facility and artifacts.

Upon completion of each museum or loan site, the Contractor will submit via FTP (file transfer protocol) or on DVD the images of the artifacts for review. If any images are found to be unacceptable, it will be the responsibility of the Contractor to schedule with the corresponding museum to reshoot the artifact/s.

Contractor will supply all necessary supplies, materials, equipment, staffing, and associated travel costs to complete this task order.

5.0 SITES COVERED BY THE CONTRACT ARE:

Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C.

Collection Management Facility, Richmond, VA

National Museum of the American Sailor-Great Lakes, IL

Hampton Roads Naval Museum-Norfolk, VA

United States Navy Seabee Museum-Port Hueneme, CA

United States Navy Submarine Force Museum-Groton, CT

Naval Undersea Museum-Keyport, WA

Puget Sound Navy Museum-Bremerton, WA

United States Naval War College Museum-Newport, RI

United States Naval Academy Museum-Annapolis, MD

Maintenance Detachment Boston-Charlestown Navy Yard, MA

National Naval Aviation Museum-Pensacola, FL

Artifact loan sites:

Portsmouth, VA

St. Paul, MN

Former National Electronic Museum, Linthicum, MD

9/11 Memorial and Museum, NYC, NY

6.0 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED EQUIPMENT

The Government will supply points of contact at each museum location as well as a list of artifacts. A detailed location for any artifacts on loan will be provided. The Government will provide an escort for the Portsmouth, VA site.

NHHC will provide access to the associated buildings that exhibit, store, or house the artifacts during normal business hours. For access to loan sites, NHHC will provide a point of contact at that site. The contractor will be responsible for obtaining access with the borrowing organization.

7.0 MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Contractor must provide documentation showing qualifications of similar projects. The Contractor must provide documented experience in photographing a wide variety of historic artifacts, including different sizes, shapes, time periods, types of artifacts (wood, metal, textiles, etc).

The contractor shall maintain full insurance coverage throughout the life of the contract to cover the cost of any repair, replacement or reimbursement for damage that occurs during the performance of this contract.

Cost to repair or replace the damaged item will be determined by the government.

Contractor will abide by all U.S. Government laws, Department of Defense and Navy, and NHHC policies and procedures regarding physical security, health and safety, and data protection, including but not limited to proprietary information and Personably Identifiable Information (PII).

The Contractor must have the ability to access Department of Navy and Defense Logistics Agency military installations. The Contractor will submit to all requirements as needed for access to these installations.

8.0 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE.

All final images must be submitted to NHHC 90 days after the contract award date.