NTHC RFQ REVIEW EXTENSION DIRECT DISTRIBUTION.pdf

The document is an email distribution list for a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) 3140004204 from the Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) for the Natchez Tribal History Center (NTHC) Exhibit Design/Build Review Extension. The RFQ seeks an exhibit design and build firm to comprehensively research, design, fabricate, and install exhibits across 4,420 square feet of exhibition space, including content research, image research, copyright permissions, exhibit design, A/V development, scriptwriting, label development, lighting, fabrication, and installation. The project is scheduled to begin in August 2025, with a contract end date of December 31, 2027, and a targeted opening date of 2027. The RFQ response was due by May 21, 2025.

The total project budget is $3.5 million, with the primary objective of preserving and presenting the history of the Natchez Indians and the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians site, a National Historic Landmark. The evaluation process will use a 100-point scale, with 40 points for technical factors, 25 points for cost factors, 20 points for management factors, and 15 points for an interview. Minimum qualifications require offerors to have 7 years in business and provide 3 reference projects similar in scope or size. The RFQ emphasizes collaboration with MDAH staff, Tribal partners, and the project architect, Eley Guild Hardy Architects, to develop a comprehensive educational narrative about the Natchez people and their historical site.