PUHO_Submittal-Statement_of_Work_PUHO_Faunal_Analysis_5-12-2023.docx

STATEMENT OF WORK

Faunal Analysis of Museum Collection at Pu‘uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park, Honaunau, Hawaii

1.0 BACKGROUND

The National Park Service (NPS) policy (2006) for museum collections is to collect, protect, preserve, provide access to, and use objects, specimens, and archival and manuscript collections in the disciplines of archeology, ethnography, history, biology, geology and paleontology to aid understanding among park visitors, and to advance knowledge in the humanities and sciences.

In 1961, City of Refuge National Historical Park was established “for the benefit and enjoyment of the people.” Park managers subsequently embarked on planning for the 182-acre park including a visitor center, parking lot, and roads envisioned to provide vehicle access to Ki`ilae Village at the southern end of the park. To prepare for these developments, the Park contracted with Bishop Museum and later employed NPS archeologist Edmund Ladd to conduct additional excavations. Those excavations contributed to what is now the park’s collection which consists in total of 174,890 objects. A portion of those objects are cataloged as fish or mammal bone; however, the majority have never been analyzed or specifically identified to the genus and species level.

2.0 SCOPE

The contractor shall provide all labor, equipment and travel to identify approximately 3500 bone objects to the lowest taxonomic classification possible, to identify the bone type, to examine the objects for secondary uses and cultural modifications in order to characterize their function, to weigh the objects by type and catalog number, to re-house the identified bone into appropriate park-supplied bags and containers and label the bags and containers, and to enter the data into a park-supplied database. An example of the database is attached to this SOW. The contractor shall also produce an end of fieldwork summary report and subsequent project completion report.

All handling and physical examination of the park collection shall take place at the Park curation facility in Honaunau, Hawaii and faunal materials must not be taken off site by the contractors.

3.0 OBJECTIVES

The faunal analysis is being carried out to provide accurate data for scientific research on this faunal assemblage and to eliminate the possibility that human skeletal remains were misidentified and cataloged as non-human during the 1960’s archeological investigations and subsequent museum curation processes. Correcting such misidentifications will allow the park to comply with its responsibilities under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.

4.0 TASKS/ DELIVERABLES

The Contractor shall:

1) Conduct identification of approximately 3500 bone objects on site at Puuhonua o Honaunau NHP

2) Within each catalog record of the NPS-supplied database, identify each of the approximately 3500 objects to its lowest taxonomic classification possible.

3) Rehouse objects by genus/species in NPS-supplied bags/containers and label bags/containers with project ID and catalog record numbers

4) Populate fields in a park-supplied database with the updated catalog records

5) Provide an end-of-fieldwork summary report

6) Provide a Project Completion Report

5.0 DELIVERY

1. End of Field/Work Summary Report: One (1) electronic copy of this report shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer or designated representative within 14 calendar days of completing the faunal and osteological (if appropriate) analyses.

2. Draft Report: One (1) electronic copy of this report shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer or designated representative by December 31, 2023.

If revisions are necessary, the Government shall forward review comments to the Contractor by January 31, 2024.

3. Draft Final Report: One (1) electronic copy of this report shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer or designated representative by April 30, 2019. If revisions are necessary, the Government shall forward review comments to the Contractor by April 31, 2024.

4. Final Report: Five (5) bound hard copies of this report shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer or designated representative by August 31, 2024. One (1) electronic copy of this report shall also be submitted along with the hard copies to the Contracting Officer or designated representative.

5. Original Materials: All original materials generated by this project shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer or designated representative within 30 calendar days after closeout.

6.0 GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED PROPERTY/SERVICE

Bags and containers for re-housing the analyzed objects

Labels/markers for bags and containers

7.0 SECURITY& ACCESS REQUIREMENTS:

Key/code access to park curatorial facility and workspace will be provided during regular working hours. All contractor employees shall comply with park rules and regulations.

8.0 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

Pu‘uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park, Hawaii

9.0 COMPLETION DATE/ PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2024