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The US Fish and Wildlife Service has an upcoming requirement for interpretive services, as described in the attached statement of work.

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center

Interpretive Exhibit Design, Fabrication, and Installation — Task Order Statement of Work (SOW)

1. Project Background The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is planning to redesign, fabricate, and install updated interpretive exhibits within the existing Exhibit Hall of the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, located at 1 Ski Hill Road, Soldotna, Alaska 99669. The Visitor Center is situated on the west end of the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge) near Soldotna, on the central Kenai Peninsula in south-central Alaska, accessed from the Sterling Highway via Funny River Road and Ski Hill Road. The final approach to the Visitor Center is a gravel road; standard Alaska seasonal shipping, weather, and daylight constraints apply to delivery, fabrication-shop-to-site logistics, and installation scheduling. The Refuge is accessed by a single highway connecting Anchorage and the central Kenai Peninsula, and it is the most visited National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska.

Visitation to the Refuge is approximately 1,250,000 visits annually (Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey Report, 2023), occurring year-round with peak visitation in the summer and fall seasons. Visitors include local residents of the central Kenai Peninsula, visitors from elsewhere in Alaska and the continental United States, and international visitors; approximately 79% of surveyed visitors traveled from more than 50 miles away. The Refuge's priority recreational uses (the “Big 6” under the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act) are hunting, fishing, wildlife observation, photography, environmental education, and interpretation. The most common visitor activities are hiking/walking (73%), wildlife observation (48%), and fishing (44%), with additional participation in hunting, camping, and canoeing/kayaking on the Refuge's lake and river systems. Approximately one-third of Refuge visitors visit the Visitor Center itself during their trip, and of those, the large majority (89%) view the exhibits. Visitors possess a wide spectrum of prior knowledge about Refuge wildlife and ecology, and a meaningful share are repeat visitors who return across multiple seasons or years. The Visitor Center also hosts organized key visitor groups on a recurring basis, including school groups, youth groups, Tribal summer camps, and organized tourist stops facilitated by bus tour operators.

The Exhibit Hall opened in 2016, and this task order would represent the first substantial refresh to its interpretive content in the years since. Of its 22 exhibit zones, the current Fire Ecology, Water, and Peatlands sections are among the most in need of substantial revision: content in these zones is comparatively text-heavy and primarily informational, with limited hands-on or interactive engagement. This gap is significant because these three zones address processes central to the Refuge's management and resource priorities, and because the landscape they interpret has visibly changed since the 2012 Final Interpretive Plan was written. Two major wildfires have burned large, visitor-visible areas of the Refuge in the years since: the Funny River Fire (2014, approximately 196,000 acres) and the Swan Lake Fire (2019, approximately 167,000 acres), both within Refuge boundaries (public fire record;

Alaska Division of Forestry and USFWS reporting).

The Kenai NWR Inventory and Monitoring Plan (2023) documents that Refuge peatlands are drying and subject to encroachment by woody vegetation, both of which can reduce peatland function (IMP, Belowground Carbon Inventory survey rationale, p.21), and identifies current, active research — including the Groundwater Storage and Recharge survey and the Beaver Dam Abundance and Distribution Inventory, conducted cooperatively with the University of Alaska's Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve — into beaver activity as a potential tool for capturing cold-water inputs and improving groundwater recharge in drying lowland peatland systems (IMP, pp. 22, 26). Given this combination of comparatively underdeveloped existing interpretation and high current relevance to Refuge management, these three zones are the highest priority in the Exhibit Hall for a substantial redesign supported by a new creative design process and increased opportunities for visitor engagement, rather than incremental repair.

The purpose of this Statement of Work is to design, fabricate, and install updated interpretive exhibits addressing the Fire Ecology and Forest Succession (E-12), Water (E-06), and Peatlands (E-15) areas of the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center Exhibit Hall, in accordance with the national Interpretive Media/Services IDIQ contract. All work completed under this task order must be done in coordination with Refuge Visitor Services staff, and because the

Visitor Center is an existing, occupied, and fully operational facility rather than a new construction site, the Contractor shall coordinate all on-site work — including fabrication-related deliveries and installation activities — to minimize disruption to visitors and staff and shall closely coordinate scheduling with the COR.

For the purpose of this Statement of Work, “exhibit” is defined as including, but not limited to, any of the following or combinations: dioramas; cabinetry; interpretive panels; kiosks; audio/visual programs and equipment; interactives;

graphics; models; photomurals; background paintings and murals; floor treatments; ceiling treatments; storage;

multi-media programs and equipment; interactive mechanicals; sound systems; photographs; illustrations; interior and exterior signs; and exhibit lighting fixtures.

2. General Requirements of the Project The primary purpose of this task order is to focus on the three primary phases of the contract — design, fabrication, and installation — to redesign interpretive exhibits within the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center Exhibit Hall, limited to the following existing exhibit zones: Fire Ecology and Forest Succession (E-12), Water (E-06 — limited to the existing “Water is the Lifeblood” panel and adjacent floor space for a new interactive), and Peatlands (E-15).

Approximate work areas (floor space):

Fire Ecology and Forest Succession (E-12): approximately 24.6 square feet. Basis: an overall wall length of approximately 197 inches, measured from near the marten mount to the right edge of the cottonwood tree. The half of this length nearest the cottonwood tree extends approximately 12 inches out from the wall (approximately 1,182 square inches); the half nearest the marten and doorway tapers from approximately 36 inches at the edge of the door down to approximately 12 inches where it meets the adjacent section, to preserve walkway and accessibility clearance (approximately 2,364 square inches). Combined: approximately 3,546 square inches, or approximately 24.6 square feet.

Peatlands (E-15): approximately 43 square feet, calculated as a triangle from the edge of the wall with the bear mount to the arched pass-through in the divider wall. This assumes removal of the bench and dress-up chest, and may extend as an integrated wrap-around through the arch to incorporate the Water (E-06) panel.

Water (E-06): floor footprint not separately calculated. The panel is two-dimensional and mounted on the existing beaver dam structure; treat as potentially integrated with the adjacent Peatlands (E-15) floor space above, per the wrap-around concept through the arched pass-through.

The multipurpose room, lobby, and outdoor/trail exhibits are outside the scope of this task order. The Contractor shall consult with Refuge staff on how the redesigned zones integrate with and relate to the broader Exhibit Hall visitor flow and adjacent exhibits, to allow flexibility in how the space is used and connected beyond the specific floor areas identified above.

The exhibits shall involve low-to-moderate technology and shall favor mechanical and tactile interactive solutions over electronic ones where both achieve comparable interpretive impact, consistent with the Refuge's goal of exhibits that are easy for Visitor Center staff to operate and maintain without specialized outside support between service visits.

The exhibits shall be made as accessible (ADA compliant) as possible and in accordance with the IDIQ contract guidelines. Given the Refuge's visitor profile — including organized school, youth, and Tribal summer camp groups, and bus-tour stops — exhibits shall accommodate group interaction (multiple visitors engaging with an interactive in sequence or simultaneously) without excessive wait times, and shall be durable enough to withstand sustained group and school-tour use for a period of at least 10 years.

3. Project Purpose, and Overall Messages and Themes The focus of this task order is to design, fabricate, and design exhibits to strengthen how visitors understand the Refuge's key ecological processes — fire and forest succession, water, and peatlands — as part of the broader Exhibit Hall experience already established by the 2012 Final Interpretive Plan. The redesigned zones shall continue to help visitors understand the intrinsic values and management of Refuge lands, consistent with the Exhibit Hall's existing themes.

Working theme: “Reading the Land: Past, Present, Next.” This theme is intended to link the core concepts of all three zones — fire and succession, water, and peatlands — under one interpretive idea rather than treating them as three separate topics, building directly on the 2012 Plan's Sub-theme 1-3: “a constant state of change due to a variety of natural factors is the natural condition of the ecosystem.” Rather than presenting fire, water, and peatland change only as historical fact, the redesigned exhibits shall help visitors locate a present point on each zone's timeline and consider, based on current Refuge monitoring and research, where that trajectory may lead. In the Peatlands zone, the existing peat soil-core specimen — already a physical record of past change — is the natural anchor for this idea and shall continue to serve as the zone's central artifact; the Contractor shall propose comparable anchoring devices for the Fire Ecology and Water zones as part of the Concept Design submittal. This working theme is the Government's current recommendation and remains subject to confirmation before final design approval; the Contractor's Concept Design submittal shall reflect this theme unless otherwise directed by the COR.

Key themes from the 2012 Final Interpretive Plan (Theme 1 and its sub-themes) that this task order shall reflect:

● Sub-theme 1-2: every part of an ecosystem, including the forces that shape it, plays an important role in nutrient cycling — including the role of fire in creating habitat for species requiring early successional hardwood forests.

● Sub-theme 1-3: a constant state of change due to natural factors, including periodic fire, is the natural condition of the ecosystem — the direct basis for this task order's working theme.

● Sub-theme 1-1: everything in an ecosystem is linked — supports connecting the fire, water, and peatlands zones as one interpretive thread rather than three isolated topics.

Detectives of the Landscape: The 2012 Plan envisions visitors leaving the Exhibit Hall able to act as “detectives of the landscape” — reading physical evidence to understand ecological processes on their own, both within the building and later on Refuge trails. This task order's three zones give that hall-wide goal concrete, zone-specific expression: in Fire Ecology, visitors reading a burned area's successional stage from the vegetation and wildlife present; in Water, visitors recognizing signs of change in water level, clarity, or glacially-fed flow; in Peatlands, visitors interpreting soil-core layers the way Refuge scientists do. Exhibit content and interactives in all three zones shall reinforce this evidence-reading skill explicitly — prompting visitors to observe and interpret for themselves — rather than only delivering conclusions.

Current-science grounding: The 2023 Kenai NWR Inventory and Monitoring Plan identifies freshwater ecosystems of the Kenai lowlands as the Refuge's priority resource of concern for the 2023–2038 period, with active, current surveys directly relevant to these zones — including glacial retreat monitoring, peatland extent monitoring, belowground carbon inventory in peatlands, and beaver dam abundance/habitat inventory. The Contractor shall draw on these active monitoring programs, in consultation with Refuge biological staff, to source current-condition content for the “present” point on each zone's timeline, so that the “what's happening now” content reflects the Refuge's own ongoing science rather than only historical or generic material.

Required content areas by zone:

● Fire Ecology and Forest Succession (E-12): fire as a natural, necessary process; the mosaic/patchwork burn pattern; the succession-stage-to-wildlife-response sequence (including moose browse response); local fire history; the fire triangle as a fire-science and fire-prevention concept.

● Water (E-06): water as the foundational resource connecting glacial melt, groundwater, and wildlife use;

current observable trends (e.g., glacial retreat) rather than a static description; explicit connection to the adjacent Peatlands zone.

● Peatlands (E-15): the peat soil-core specimen as the central “record” artifact; peatlands as both a historical archive and a currently-monitored, changing system; the beaver's role in peatland and wetland hydrology.

The Contractor, while working with Refuge staff, shall determine the specific visitor flow, sequencing, and relative emphasis of these themes within and across the three zones, and shall propose how the redesigned zones visually and narratively connect to the unchanged, adjacent portions of the Exhibit Hall so the transition does not read as disjointed.

4. Planning and Design — Work to Be Performed by the Contractor The sample template's version of this section assumes a blank-slate building and gives the Contractor broad authority over design drawings, materials, and technical systems for an entire new facility. This task order's guidelines below are scoped to the three zones already established in Sections 2 and 3, and are written to state required outcomes and constraints — consistent with the flexible, performance-based approach requested for this SOW — rather than prescribing specific designs, so that both the Contractor's creativity and Refuge staff's decision space are preserved.

4.1 Overall Design Guidelines

● Required interactive elements (Fire Ecology and Forest Succession, E-12): (1) a hands-on, mechanically operated fire-triangle interactive; (2) an interactive demonstrating the correlation between forest succession stages and wildlife presence/abundance described in Section 3, including a mechanically operated (non-video) means of varying light quality or color in correlation with each succession stage represented.

● The Contractor shall propose, for Service review at Concept Design, a physical anchoring specimen or artifact for the Fire Ecology zone comparable in function to the Peatlands soil core — i.e., a tangible object that grounds the “Reading the Land” theme in something visitors can look at and touch. No specific specimen (including a fire-scarred tree cross-section) is presumed or required; this is a design question for the Contractor to answer, not a fixed requirement.

● Required elements (Water, E-06, and Peatlands, E-15): (1) a redesigned water-cycle interactive; (2) a hands-on activity related to beaver dam-building and its role in wetland/peatland hydrology; (3) integration of the Refuge's existing peat soil-core specimen as the central interpretive feature of the Peatlands zone; (4) removal of the existing bench and dress-up chest from the Peatlands alcove to accommodate the redesign.

● Per Section 2, the Water and Peatlands zones may be treated as an integrated, wrap-around visitor experience connected through the arched pass-through in the divider wall, at the Contractor's discretion; the existing Water panel content is two-dimensional and mounted on the existing beaver dam structure and is not required to retain that exact format if the Contractor proposes an integrated alternative.

● All three zones shall reinforce the “Detectives of the Landscape” evidence-reading approach described in Section 3 — exhibits shall prompt visitors to observe and interpret physical evidence themselves rather than only present conclusions.

● Required elements (all zones): updated interpretive graphic panels consistent with the themes in Section 3;

ADA-compliant interactive elements; materials and finishes suitable for a minimum 10-year service life with minimal maintenance, consistent with the durability requirement in Section 2.

● Forward-compatibility documentation: the Contractor shall document (narrative and/or sketch level, not a fabrication deliverable) how the Fire Ecology zone could accommodate a future second-phase enhancement

— such as additional lighting effects or an animated video component — without prescribing or fabricating that future phase under this task order. This documentation shall identify any structural, electrical, or mounting provisions the Contractor recommends including now to ease that future addition.

● The Contractor shall account for the floor-space and walkway/accessibility constraints identified in Section 2 (including the tapered clearance near the Fire Ecology doorway) in all design proposals.

● All interpretive elements and furnishings shall be coordinated to complement each other and the existing Exhibit Hall's design language, and shall visually and narratively connect to the unchanged, adjacent portions of the hall per Section 3.

● No exposed silk-screened or vinyl lettering on any exhibit surface. Materials, adhesives, and finishes shall not pose health or safety risks to visitors or staff.

4.2 Design Review Structure

The Service will review 100% of every design submittal for compliance with this SOW and the national IDIQ contract.

One compiled set of Service review comments shall be provided to the Contractor at the end of each review.

The Contractor shall coordinate all submittals and review them for legibility, accuracy, completeness, and compliance with the IDIQ contract and this task order before forwarding to the COR for review and approval. For approved submittals, the Contractor shall ensure all changes, revisions, or additions required by review comments are addressed and incorporated into the next submittal. For rejected submittals, the COR will notify the Contractor in writing, identifying the reasons for rejection — incomplete (required elements missing) or unacceptable (quality or requirements not met) — and the Contractor shall revise and resubmit within the time scheduled by the COR.

Pre-Design Meeting

● The Contractor shall gain a clear understanding of the project's history, the Refuge's resources, and the roles of Refuge staff involved in this task order. The Service will provide the 2012 Final Interpretive Plan, the current-state and theme-development materials referenced in Section 3, and the floor-space documentation from Section 2 at or before the Pre-Design Meeting.

10% Design Submittal Requirements

● Floor plan(s) for the Fire Ecology and Forest Succession (E-12), Water (E-06), and Peatlands (E-15) zones at a scale of 1/4" = 1'-0", reflecting the floor-space and walkway/accessibility constraints identified in Section 2.

● For each required interactive element identified in Section 4.1 (fire-triangle interactive, succession/wildlife-correlation interactive with mechanical light correlation, water-cycle interactive, beaver dam-building activity, Fire Ecology anchoring specimen, Peatlands soil-core integration), identify the proposed media format and general type/level of technology or materials, consistent with the low-to-moderate-technology and mechanical/tactile preference in Section 2.

● A complete storyline integrating the working theme and required content areas from Section 3, including how each zone's media formats relate to the storyline and to the visitor, including accessibility.

● A plan and schedule for interpretive text development and any content research needed (e.g., coordination with Refuge biological staff on current Inventory and Monitoring Plan findings per Section 3).

● Any items that cannot be adequately described in words shall be shown in sketch form; details or photographs may be used.

35% Design Submittal Requirements

● Annotated 10% Service review comments showing action taken.

● Text and drawings with sufficient detail to establish scope and layout for all three zones, including samples, outline specifications, and a detailed estimate of fabrication cost.

● Interior floor plan(s) showing all interpretive elements across the three zones, circulation patterns, and the proposed Water/Peatlands integration approach described in Section 4.1.

● Elevations and/or perspective drawings for each required interactive element, including the Contractor's proposed anchoring specimen for Fire Ecology and the proposed succession/wildlife interactive mechanism.

● Graphic layouts showing the relationship and design intent of text and visuals for all interpretive panels.

● Rough sketches of proposed artwork.

● Description of materials and methods of fabrication for each interpretive element.

● Special components listing (name/identification, procurement source, and whether replication is necessary/possible) for the Fire Ecology anchoring specimen and any other objects, artifacts, or specialized equipment proposed.

● First draft scripts/text for all interpretive elements, including sound or interactive-response descriptions where applicable, reflecting authentication review by Refuge biological staff and fit to the allocated design space.

● Preliminary lighting plan, including the mechanical light-correlation approach for the succession/wildlife interactive required in Section 4.1.

65% Design Submittal Requirements

● Annotated 35% Service review comments showing action taken.

● Detailed floor plans (1/4" = 1'-0"), sections, elevations, draft specifications, and an updated fabrication cost estimate incorporating 35% review comments.

● Further-developed interpretive program narrative, plans, drawings, and elevations for all three zones.

● Fabrication details for areas requiring special treatment, including the Fire Ecology anchoring specimen and the succession/wildlife interactive mechanism.

● Comprehensive, per-panel layouts for all graphic panels, revised from the 35% submittal.

● Revised lighting plan for interpretive elements and exhibit areas.

● Materials, finishes, and color schedule, accompanied by color chips, material samples, and catalog cuts.

● Special components listing, nearly complete, for the anchoring specimen and any other objects/artifacts.

● Second-draft scripts, incorporating authentication review, very nearly in final form and fit to the allocated design space.

● Draft Operations and Maintenance manual.

95% Design Submittal Requirements — Final Documents Review

● Annotated 65% Service review comments showing action taken; final drawings incorporating those comments, with floor plans, elevations, sections, and details at scales sufficient to show all detail (floor plans at 1/4" = 1'-0").

● Final specifications detailing complete production requirements, including any special processes.

● Final plans, elevations, and fabrication drawings/details for all three zones.

● Production-ready art and production specifications for all interpretive elements, including graphics and text.

● Final special components listing for obtained/replicated/produced items, including the Fire Ecology anchoring specimen.

● Final Forward-Compatibility documentation for the Fire Ecology zone per Section 4.1.

● Final Operations and Maintenance manual.

4.3 Project Schedule and Status Reporting

● The Contractor shall submit a preliminary project schedule to the COR for review 10 working days prior to the post-award meeting, covering design, fabrication, shop inspection, shipping, and installation.

● The Contractor shall provide a monthly status report to the COR covering schedule status, budget status, and any issues affecting either.

5. Fabrication Since this task order fabricates and installs exhibits within an existing, occupied building with no concurrent construction project, the guidelines below drop the General Contractor coordination and combustible-material-approval language and substitute coordination with Refuge facilities/maintenance staff where relevant.

5.1 Fabrication Guidelines

● Fabrication shall be completed in accordance with this Statement of Work and the approved design documents. Government fabrication inspections at the Contractor's place of business may be required at the 35%, 65%, and 95% phases, consistent with Section 4.2.

● Exhibits shall be shop fabricated for delivery to the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, 1 Ski Hill Road, Soldotna, Alaska 99669, accounting for the Alaska shipping and seasonal constraints noted in Section 1.

● All exhibits shall include leveling devices, if necessary, to account for discrepancies in the existing floor.

● The Contractor shall use as little combustible material as possible in fabrication. All main structural elements shall be of noncombustible or fire-retardant materials, conforming to all applicable fire and building codes;

the Contractor shall coordinate any combustible-material use with Refuge facilities staff prior to fabrication.

● The Contractor shall provide, fabricate, and install all lighting and electrical items — including any electrical components of the mechanical light-correlation feature required in Section 4.1 — in accordance with the National Electrical Code and applicable local codes. All electrical hardware and equipment shall be UL tested.

Power supply for the exhibits shall be 120 volts A.C.

5.2 Specimen and Fabrication Responsibility

All taxidermy work and preparation/preservation of plants and other natural items are the responsibility of the Contractor, including the Fire Ecology anchoring specimen or artifact proposed under Section 4.1. Ultimately, securing any needed materials (e.g., wood samples, plant material, or other natural items) is the responsibility of the Contractor. The Service will assist the Contractor in trying to locate needed specimens or materials in the Refuge's own records or collections, or through coordination with Refuge biological staff, but it is not the responsibility of the Service to provide all such materials.

The Contractor shall schedule Service review checkpoints at the Contractor's site or subcontractor locations for inspection of exhibit progress and quality at the 35%, 65%, and 95% stages, consistent with Section 4.2. When in-person visits by the Service to the fabrication shop are not possible, the Contractor shall provide photographs as work is completed so the Service can verify progress and quality.

5.3 Items Provided by the Service

● The existing peat soil-core specimen (Peatlands, E-15) — a Refuge-owned asset already on site, to be reintegrated per Section 4.1 rather than newly procured.

● Scientific references for fire ecology, water/hydrology, and wildlife content, including coordination access to

Refuge biological staff and the current Inventory and Monitoring Plan findings referenced in Section 3.

● Existing public domain USFWS photographs, for possible use in the project.

● Detailed information regarding any Service artifacts under consideration for the Fire Ecology anchoring specimen (e.g., provenance, condition, significance), if an existing Refuge-held item is proposed rather than a newly fabricated equivalent.

● Existing electronic map files and/or references, if needed for graphic content.

● Natural specimens needed for exhibits, when available, in their natural state — not guaranteed, per Section

5.2.

6. Installation

6.1 Installation Guidelines

The Contractor shall furnish all materials and labor to transport the exhibit components to the site, and shall unload and install the exhibits and associated basic support structures (e.g., cabinetry and mounting structures for the Fire Ecology anchoring specimen, the Peatlands soil-core mount, and the Water/Peatlands integrated wrap-around per Section 4.1). Work under this section includes all materials, carpentry, cabinetry, metalwork, woodwork, acrylic work, glazing, and application of finishes. All work areas shall be kept orderly and swept clean or vacuumed before the end of each workday, consistent with the requirement in Section 2 to minimize disruption to visitors and staff in this occupied, operating facility.

The Contractor shall:

● Install the exhibits on-site at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center. Installation shall be scheduled in coordination with Refuge Visitor Services staff, accounting for the visitation patterns and organized-group traffic described in Section 1, so as to minimize disruption during peak visitation and scheduled group visits.

The CO or COR will be present during installation to review progress and discuss solutions to any problems that arise.

● Provide as-built drawings for the actual installed exhibit floor layout across the Fire Ecology, Water, and Peatlands zones.

● Return to the Service all materials used as reference and/or to create artwork for the interpretive panels and exhibits. All original artwork becomes the property of the Service at project completion. All photographs and other reference material shall also be returned to the Service or the original owner.

● Provide its own cleaning equipment and materials (rags, paper towels, cleansers, vacuum cleaners, brooms, trash bags and containers, and other equipment) for cleaning the exhibit and work areas, and is responsible for removal of all installation waste from the facility and arranging for its proper disposal.

● In accordance with FAR Clause 52.237-2, be responsible for repairing any damage incurred within the building or work areas during installation.

● Provide the final Operations and Maintenance manual (per Section 4.2's 95% submittal requirement) and related hands-on training for Visitor Center staff on operating and maintaining the installed exhibits, including the mechanical light-correlation feature and any other custom mechanisms.

6.2 Installation Schedule

The Contractor shall coordinate and confirm dates with the COR for shipment, delivery, storage, and installation, accounting for Alaska shipping timelines and seasonal constraints per Section 1, and for the Visitor Center's operating schedule and organized-group visitation patterns per Section 1 and 6.1.

7. Quality Control The Contractor shall provide quality control to ensure that all elements of project work meet the requirements of this task order and that all modifications from design review comments are implemented. The Contractor's Project Manager shall provide routine inspections of in-house and subcontracted work to ensure it meets task order specifications and shall oversee the quality of work produced and implemented at all phases of the project. Any work found not acceptable or noncompliant with the specifications shall be corrected prior to inspection or review by the

COR.

Given the durability and low-maintenance requirements in Section 2 (a minimum 10-year service life without specialized outside support) and the number of mechanically operated interactive elements required in Section 4.1 — the fire-triangle interactive, the succession/wildlife-correlation interactive, the mechanical light-correlation feature, and the water-cycle and beaver dam-building interactives — the Contractor's quality control shall specifically verify the mechanical reliability and durability of each interactive element prior to submitting it for Service review, in addition to general fabrication and finish quality.

8. Government-Furnished Property If government-furnished material is provided during the course of this task order — including the existing peat soil-core specimen and any other items identified in Section 5.3 — the Contractor shall receive, inspect, and inventory all such material and ensure it is forwarded to the appropriate unit or person within the Contractor's organization for use in the project.

● The Contractor's Project Manager shall notify the COR via email within seven (7) days after receipt if government-furnished material is not satisfactory for its intended purpose.

● The Contractor's Project Manager shall notify the COR via email as soon as possible, but no later than three

(3) business days, if government-furnished material is lost or damaged while in the Contractor's possession.

● The Contractor shall be responsible for the security and protection of government-furnished property in connection with this task order — of particular note for the peat soil-core specimen, a one-of-a-kind Refuge asset with no ready replacement.

● Following acceptance of all work by the Government, the Contractor shall return to the COR all government-furnished property, including the soil-core specimen once reintegrated into the completed Peatlands exhibit and any reference photographs or materials not otherwise addressed in Section 6.1.

End of Statement of Work

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C – Contract Clauses

DOI ELECTRONIC INVOICING Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements - Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) (February 2021)

Payment requests must be submitted electronically through the U. S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform System (IPP).

"Payment request" means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment by the Contractor. To constitute a proper invoice, the payment request must comply with the requirements identified in the applicable Prompt Payment clause included in the contract, or the clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items included in commercial item contracts. The IPP website address is: https://www.ipp.gov.

Under this contract, the following documents are required to be submitted as an attachment to the IPP invoice [Contracting Officer to edit and include the documentation required under this contract]:

The Contractor must use the IPP website to register access and use IPP for submitting requests for payment. The Contractor Government Business Point of Contact (as listed in SAM) will receive enrollment instructions via email from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRBSTL) within 3 - 5 business days of the contract award date. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP Production Helpdesk via email IPPCustomerSupport@fiscal.treasury.gov or phone (866) 973-3131.

If the Contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the Contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer with its proposal or quotation.

(End of Local Clause)

52.217-8 Option To Extend Services. (NOV 1999)

The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 15 days.

(End of clause)

52.217-9 Option To Extend the Term of the Contract. (MAR 2000)

(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 15 days; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 30 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.

(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.

(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 5 years.

(End of clause)

52.222-90 Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors (DEVIATION MAR 2026)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—

Program participation means membership or participation in, or access or admission to: training, mentoring, or leadership development programs; educational opportunities; clubs; associations; or similar opportunities that are sponsored or established by the contractor or subcontractor.

Racially discriminatory diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) activities means disparate treatment based on race or ethnicity in the recruitment, employment (e.g., hiring, promotions), contracting (e.g., vendor agreements), program participation, or allocation or deployment of an entity's resources.

(b) In connection with the performance of work under this contract, the Contractor agrees as follows:

(1) The Contractor will not engage in any racially discriminatory DEI activities;

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(2) The Contractor will furnish all information and reports, including providing access to books, records, and accounts, as required by the Contracting Officer, for purposes of ascertaining compliance with this clause;

(3) In the event of the Contractor's or a subcontractor's noncompliance with this clause, this contract may be canceled, terminated, or suspended in whole or in part, and the Contractor or subcontractor may be declared ineligible for further Government contracts;

(4) The Contractor will report any subcontractor's known or reasonably knowable conduct that may violate this clause to the Contracting Officer and take any appropriate remedial actions directed by the Contracting Officer; and

(5) The Contractor will inform the Contracting Officer if a subcontractor sues the Contractor and the suit puts at issue, in any way, the validity of this clause.

(6) The Contractor recognizes that compliance with the requirements of this clause are material to the Government's payment decisions for purposes of 31 U.S.C. 3729(b)(4).

(c) The Contractor must include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (c), in subcontracts at any tier, including those for commercial products and commercial services, except those where the place of delivery or performance is outside the United States.

(End of clause)

52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference. (FEB 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

https://www.acquisition.gov/far https://www.acquisition.gov/diar https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul

(End of clause)

52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (JUN 2020), with Alternate I (NOV 2021) (41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 4655).

52.203-11 Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions

52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights (NOV 2023) (41 U.S.C. 4712); this clause does not apply to contracts of DoD, NASA, the Coast Guard, or applicable elements of the intelligence community-see FAR 3.900(a).

52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (JAN 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel. (JAN 2011)

52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance. (DEVIATION MAR 2026)

52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, Proposed for Debarment, or Voluntarily Excluded. (DEVIATION MAY 2026) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (DEVIATION MAY 2026)

52.212-4 Terms and Conditions - Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (DEVIATION MAR 2026)

52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (DEVIATION JAN 2026) (15 U.S.C. 644).

52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan (DEVIATION FEB 2026) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)).

52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting (DEVIATION JAN 2026) (15 U.S.C. 657s).

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52.219-33 Nonmanufacturer Rule (DEVIATION JAN 2026) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(17)).

52.222-3 Convict Labor (JUN 2003) (E.O. 11755).

52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans (DEVIATION MAY 2026) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (DEVIATION MAY 2026) (29 U.S.C. 793).

52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans (DEVIATION MAY 2026) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards (AUG 2018) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (MAY 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

52.222-43 Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (AUG 2018) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

52.222-44 Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (MAY 2014) (29 U.S.C 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons (DEVIATION MAY 2026) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

52.222-51 Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment-Requirements (MAY 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

52.222-53 Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services- Requirements (DEVIATION MAY 2026) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

52.222-54 Employment Eligibility Verification (DEVIATION MAY 2026) (Executive Order 12989). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial products or commercial services as prescribed in FAR 22.1803.)

52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (JAN 2022) (E.O. 13706).

52.223-9 Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA-Designated Items (MAY 2008) (42 U.S.C.

6962(c)(3)(A)(ii)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

52.223-23 Sustainable Products (DEVIATION MAY 2026) (E.O. 14057, 7 U.S.C. 8102, 42 U.S.C. 6962, 42 U.S.C. 8259b, and 42 U.S.C. 7671l).

52.224-3 Privacy Training (JAN 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

52.229-12 Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements (FEB 2021).

52.232-29 Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2021) (41 U.S.C.4505, 10 U.S.C. 3805).

52.232-30 Installment Payments for Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2021) (41 U.S.C. 4505, 10 U.S.C.

3805).

52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (OCT 2018) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

52.232-36 Payment by Third Party (MAY 2014) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

52.233-3 Protest After Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) (Public Laws 108-77 and 108-78 (19 U.S.C.