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National Park Service – Harpers Ferry Center – Con Ops National Solicitation Number: 140P2125R0007 – Exterior Exhibit Planning and Design Services for Golden Spike National Park

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation;

proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation Number 140P2124R0083 is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP) constitutes the entire solicitation. Proposals and price quotations with detailed breakdown are being requested. This acquisition will be conducted pursuant to FAR Part 13. This solicitation document incorporates all mandatory commercial item provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-01, effective November 12, 2024.

This is set aside for small business concerns under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 711510, Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers, and the related small business size standard of $9 million.

The government anticipates award of one (1) best value, firm-fixed price contract.

REQUIREMENT: The contractor shall provide all services including labor, materials, facilities, and travel necessary to plan, design, fabricate, transport to site, and install all exhibit elements for the Red Hills Visitor Center at Saguaro National Park, in accordance with the specifications as detailed in this contract and its attachments.

Due to space limitations, the complete commercial item specifications are contained in Solicitation Number 140P2124R0040. Interested contractors should download this document. The National Park Service is not responsible for locating or securing any information that is not identified in the quotation. Paper copies of this solicitation will not be made available.

The government contemplates award of one best value, firm-fixed price contract resulting from this solicitation.

The following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses and provisions are applicable to this announcement and are available at www.acquisition.gov.

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items; 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items; 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services; 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items; 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Products and Commercial Services; 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration; 52.233-1 Disputes in Solicitations and Contracts; 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim; and 52.245-1 Government Property.

Proposals shall be prepared in accordance with the attached solicitation. Failure to adhere to these instructions may render your proposal unacceptable.

• Questions to the solicitation are due via email by 10:00 AM ED on November 25, 2024. Questions submitted using any other method will not be entertained. All questions concerning this request for proposal should be referred to Sheila Spring, Contracting Officer via email at sheila_spring@nps.gov. Offerors who contact anyone outside of the Office of Acquisition Management regarding this requirement may automatically be excluded from competition.

• Proposals are due via email by 10:00 AM ED on December 13, 2024. The address is included in the solicitation for mailing flash drives in the event files are over the threshold for submitting via email. Flash drives MUST be received by the date and time specified for proposals or it will be considered late and handled as such in accordance with FAR Policies and Procedures. Offerors are hereby notified that if your proposal is not received by the date/time and at the location specified in this announcement, that it will be considered late. The quote shall be submitted electronically via email to sheila_spring@nps.gov with the Subject line clearly identifying “Solicitation Number 140P2125R0007 – Exterior Exhibit Planning and Design Services for Golden Spike National Park”. Offers by telephone, transmitted via facsimile (fax), or submitted using any other method will not be accepted.

SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT: Offerors shall be required to have a DUNS number and an active registration in SAM, System for Award Management (www.sam.gov) at the time of award to be considered eligible for award, Online Representations and Certifications at the SAM Website, and shall be considered a small business for the size standard associated with the NAICS code.

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Exhibit Planning & Design Services for Exterior Exhibits Golden Spike National Park

The contractor shall provide all services including labor, materials, facilities, and travel necessary to plan and design museum-quality interpretive exterior exhibits for GOSP in accordance with the specifications as detailed in this contract and all attachments Delivery: 05/30/2027

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Exterior Exhibit Planning and Design for Golden Spike National Park

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1.0 PROJECT BACKGROUND

Golden Spike National Historical Park preserves 2,735 acres of land surrounding a 15 mile stretch of the original Transcontinental Railroad. The site is located in a remote valley on the north end of the Great Salt Lake. There is only one paved road that will bring visitors out to the site – it takes effort for visitors to arrive here.

The site where the last spike was driven is located within a hundred yards of the Visitor Center and is commemorated by a polished wooden tie with a plaque resting inches from where the 1869 ceremony was held.

During the summer seasons, replicas of the original steam locomotives Jupiter and No.119 are engineered down the tracks and sit at the last spike site. Daily ranger programs and demonstrations occur throughout the season from May 1 through October 11 annually. Outside of the summer season, the locomotives remain in the engine house for maintenance. The engine house is open to visitors for several hours a day from October through April.

Year-round, the Visitor Center is available to visitors and provides exhibits, films, and a bookstore, as well as personal interaction with rangers and other staff.

Additionally, there are two auto tour routes within the park. The East Auto Tour is a two-mile section of railbed that was converted to road in 1942. This short drive highlights many of the construction techniques of railroad building in the 1860s and includes pull-off stops at The Last Cut and The Chinese Arch sites. The West Auto Tour is a seven-mile drive following near the Central Pacific railbed and is home to the “10 Miles of Track, Laid in one Day” sign. The Big Fill Loop Trail is a 1.5-mile walking trail that follows the original Central Pacific rail grade heading out and follows the Union Pacific rail grade on the return. The trail takes visitors through cuts, over fills, and past drill marks where workers blasted rock.

This project follows the completion of planning and design of new museum exhibits within the Visitor Center and will expand interpretation at the site by providing planning and design for new exterior exhibits outside the Visitor Center, along the auto tour, and at the park’s hiking trails.

New exhibits designed throughout the park are part of a holistic plan to create a dynamic, modern, and interactive visitor experience outside the confines of the Visitor Center. New exhibits should complement the interpretation within the Visitor Center, and at each new planned site, but not provide duplicative experiences or redundant interpretive content.

2.0 GENERAL

The project shall be the planning and design of new exterior exhibits through Golden Spike National Historical Park (GOSP) near Brigham City, Utah. The project includes coordination with the Contracting Officer (CO), Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), and park staff. The park will consult with additional subject matter experts and tribal nations on the content development and interpretive stories associated with the site.

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Exterior Exhibit Planning and Design for Golden Spike National Park

The contractor shall provide all services including labor, materials, facilities, and travel necessary to plan and design museum-quality interpretive exterior exhibits for GOSP in accordance with the specifications as detailed in this contract and all attachments. Work shall include the planning and design of all exhibit structures, graphic layouts, audiovisual elements, digital applications, interactive elements, artwork, artifacts, historical vignettes, sculpted models, and other elements required to tell the stories of GOSP on the landscape. Work shall also include comprehensive research for obtaining all necessary reference information and materials to design, specify, and provide comprehensive reference material for all the models, props, and artwork required in this contract. Work requires coordination, through the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), with staff at the park to coordinate the exhibit planning and design effort with any necessary environmental or cultural compliance for building new structures and exhibit elements on the landscape. Work shall also accommodate the participation of the park’s affiliated American Indian tribes in the exhibit planning and design process.

All work under this contract shall be performed in accordance with the terms herein, including all attachments. The government shall furnish, as appropriate, required data, materials, and access to project information necessary to perform the production of work as required.

2.1. Project Management

The Project Manager (PM) shall be the primary point of contact between the contractor and COR.

The PM shall have full authority to act for the contractor on all matters relating to the contract.

and shall perform the following work:

a. Be available to take or respond to telephone calls or electronic mail messages during normal hours of operation (8:30 am–5:00 pm local time).

b. Establish office procedures to ensure that messages are relayed to the Project Manager when out of the office or because of time zone differences.

c. Respond to emergency messages from the COR on the same day they are received. All non-urgent messages from the COR shall be responded to in no more than two (2) business days.

2.2. Quality Control

The contractor shall provide quality control to ensure that all elements of project work meet the requirements of the contract specifications and that all modifications are implemented.

The Project Manager shall provide routine inspections of in-house and subcontracted work to ensure it meets contract specifications and shall oversee the quality of work produced and implemented at all phases of the project. Any work found not acceptable or compliant with the specifications shall be corrected prior to inspection or review by the COR.

2.3. Government-Furnished Property

If government-furnished material is provided during the course of the work, the contractor shall receive, inspect, and inventory all government-furnished materials, provide a report to the COR of the materials received, and ensure that this material is forwarded to the appropriate unit or

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Exterior Exhibit Planning and Design for Golden Spike National Park person within the contractor’s organization for use in the project. The Project Manager shall notify, in writing via email, the COR within seven (7) days after receipt if government-furnished materials are not satisfactory for their intended purpose. The Project Manager shall notify the COR via email as soon as possible, but no later than three (3) business days, if government-furnished materials are lost or damaged while in the contractor’s possession. The contractor shall be responsible for the security and protection of government-furnished property or materials in connection with this contract. Following acceptance of all work by the government, the contractor shall return all government-furnished property to the COR.

2.4. Schedule

The contractor shall schedule, coordinate, oversee, and manage work produced and installed under this contract. Track work progress to ensure that the project is completed according to the schedule. Coordinate and confirm the dates for all submittals and meetings with the COR.

2.4.1 Status Reports

Provide a monthly status report to the COR that includes the status of the project, issues that affect the schedule and budget, and an updated schedule based on the information at hand.

2.4.2 Project Schedule

The contractor shall produce a detailed, complete project schedule listing all required submittals and their review times. The project schedule shall also include site visits, shop inspections, warrant activities, and closeout submittals.

The contractor shall submit a preliminary project schedule to the COR for review and approval seven (7) working days prior to the post award meeting. The contractor shall update the approved schedule and resubmit to the COR three (3) working days prior to every project status meeting for the life of the project. The contractor shall notify the COR, in advance and in writing, when work shall not be completed by the dates in this contract and provide an updated schedule for completion.

2.5. Meetings, Travel, and Presentations

Meet with the CO, COR, and park staff as specified below. The contractor shall document all issues discussed and decisions made relative to the project. The contractor shall prepare and distribute to the COR a trip report or meeting minutes of all telephone conversations, site visits, in-person meetings, or other discussions related to the project.

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Post-award call TEAM Meeting Project Manager 15 minutes Comment discussion and reconciliation

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At Park Project Manager, Exhibit Developer, and Exhibit

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Schematic Design 1 At Park Project Manager, Exhibit Developer, Exhibit Designer

Two, 8-hour days

Schematic Design 2 Virtual Meeting Project Manager, Exhibit Developer, and Exhibit

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One, 2-hour meeting

Design Development 1

At park Project Manager, Exhibit Developer, and Exhibit

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Two, 8-hour days

Design Development 2

Virtual Meeting Project Manager, Exhibit Developer, and Exhibit

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One, 3-hour meeting

Design Development 3

Virtual Meeting Project Manager, Exhibit Developer, and Exhibit

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One, 3-hour meeting

Production Design 1 Virtual Meeting Project Manager, Exhibit Developer, and Exhibit

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One, 2-hour meeting

Production Design 2 Virtual Meeting Project Manager, Exhibit Developer, and Exhibit

Designer

One, 2-hour meeting

2.6. Submittals

At any point in the exhibit planning and design process the COR may require informal submittals of the contractor’s work-in-progress to document the current status and level of production of the project.

The contractor shall coordinate all submittals and review them for legibility, accuracy, completeness, and compliance with contract requirements. Forward all submittals to the COR for review and acceptance. Receive all reviewed submittals and take appropriate action according to the acceptance or rejection by the COR, as follows:

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2.6.1. Acceptance and Rejections

1. Accepted Submittals – The contractor shall ensure that all changes, revisions, or additions required by review comments are addressed and incorporated into future submittals.

Accepted with Revisions—At the discretion of the COR, the government may accept the overall submittal, and ask for resubmittal of individual elements or pages to be updated or corrected prior to moving to the subsequent deliverable or phase of work.

2. Rejected Submittals - When submittals are rejected, the COR will notify the contractor, in writing, identifying the reasons for rejection. The contractor shall ensure that the submittal is completed and/or revised as required and resubmitted within the time scheduled by the COR. Reasons for rejection include:

a. Incomplete Submittals – Acceptance of the submittal is delayed because required elements are missing. The contractor shall submit all missing elements.

b. Unacceptable Submittals – The submittal is rejected due to poor quality of work or work that does not otherwise meet the established project goals. The contractor shall submit new material.

2.6.2. Submittal Format

1. Three (3) printed copies and one (1) electronic PDF copy of each document submittal are required.

2. Submittals shall be sent via overnight delivery service unless otherwise specified in the scope of work below.

3. Both printed and electronic submittals shall be delivered seven (7) calendar days prior to scheduled presentation of material.

4. Any Microsoft Office submittals shall be provided in an accessible 508-compliant format.

2.6.3. Transmittal Sheet

The contractor shall include a transmittal in the form of a printed letter, PDF document, e-mail, or fax cover sheet along with all samples, proofs, prints, reports, digital files, digital images, and multimedia files, sent from the contractor to the COR. This includes all copies sent to the park or other copied recipients.

The transmittal shall include the following minimum information:

• "From" (contractor's name and contact information)

• "To" (COR's name)

• Date submittal was shipped

• Project name and park name

• Itemized list of contents

• List of copied recipients who received the same submittals

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2.7. Accessibility

Exhibits planned and designed for the National Park Service (NPS) shall follow the latest published version of Attachment 4, Programmatic Accessibility Guidelines for National Park Service Interpretive Media. These guidelines are a combination of best practices, NPS and Department of the Interior directives, and federal laws. Federal laws include the Architectural Barriers Act, Sections 504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act as amended, and the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act.

The contractor shall be aware of and pursue principles of universal design throughout all phases of the planning and design process. Universally designed exterior exhibits can be accessed, understood, utilized, and appreciated to the greatest extent possible by all users regardless of ability. Universal designs reflect not only accommodations to select groups but approaches that are broadly inclusive and integrated into a larger whole to the benefit of all users. Principles of universal design are detailed in Appendix C of Attachment 4, Programmatic Accessibility Guidelines for National Park Service Interpretive Media. In addition, exhibit design shall comply with accessibility requirements in the 2024 International Building Code (IBC) and International Existing Building Code (IEBC).

Accessibility requirements for visitors with specific disabilities shall be addressed within the designed exterior exhibits. If the site or criteria of the project do not address accessibility as defined in the attachments, or poses challenges to accessibility, the contractor shall provide a full description of challenges, along with required remedies or corrective actions, in writing, to the COR. The government shall review proposed solutions and when deemed necessary, provide additional guidance to the contractor up to and including exceptions and/or modifications to the contract to address outstanding accessibility requirements. Refer to Attachment 4, Programmatic Accessibility Guidelines for National Park Service Interpretive Media for requirements addressed under specific disabilities.

2.7.1 Audiovisual Accessibility for Exhibits.

Every audio, silent video, and audiovisual program in every exhibit is required to provide descriptive audio, hearing assistance, captions, and/or navigation buttons, as follows:

2.7.1.1 Audio-only Programs

Audio-only programs require hearing assist for the hard of hearing and captions for the deaf. The hearing assist requirement may be met using either sound wands with volume control and reset, or a FM transmitter and handheld receiver. Captions for the deaf are displayed on a monitor synched with the audio.

2.7.1.2 Silent Video Programs

Silent videos require descriptive audio for people who are blind or have low vision, and notification, via on-screen caption or label adjacent to the monitor, for the deaf or hard of hearing that the video is silent. Delivery of descriptive audio is provided in the exhibit through a headset jack, a sound wand, or via Wi-Fi streaming in

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Exterior Exhibit Planning and Design for Golden Spike National Park conjunction with the Exhibit Audio Description Tour app. When descriptive audio is delivered via headset jack, a label with the raised AD symbol and headset icon is required.

2.7.1.3 Audiovisual Programs

Audiovisual programs in exhibits require descriptive audio for people who are blind or have low vision, hearing assist for the hard of hearing, and captions for the deaf.

Any of the delivery methods for audio-only programs and silent video programs may be used to meet these requirements.

2.7.1.4 Navigation Buttons & Computer Interactives

In addition to the requirements outlined in 2.7.1.3 - Audiovisual Programs, touch screen user interfaces require external control navigation buttons for people with limited mobility.

2.8. Design Parameters

The contractor shall plan and design exterior exhibits throughout GOSP in accordance with the project attachments, in close consultation with the COR and project subject matter experts, and the following:

2.8.1 Exhibit Methods

The contractor shall evaluate, recommend, and propose techniques for exterior exhibits that best convey the interpretive content at each exterior site. Content at each interpretive site shall complement interior Visitor Center interpretation without being duplicative.

Exhibits shall not be limited to waysides, but shall avoid the need for the construction of major structural supports or foundations. Work shall include the planning and design of all exhibit structures, graphic layouts, audiovisual elements, digital applications, interactive elements, artwork, artifacts, historical vignettes, sculpted models, and other elements required to tell the stories of GOSP on the landscape.

The contractor shall consider use of digital app-based content delivery where appropriate, and shall include a Digital UX, AR, or VR experience designer on their team to integrate these potential experiences. Any AR experience shall be supplemental, never the primary experience at any of the sites listed in Section 2.8.2. – Space Allocation.

2.8.2 Space Allocation

The contractor shall comprehensively evaluate the below listed areas of the park and propose interpretive media alternatives with the goals of providing content and engagement for visitors who do not stop at the visitor center, and creating a holistic visitor experience by communicating various GOSP stories at every visitor-facing interpretive site in the park.

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Exterior Exhibit Planning and Design for Golden Spike National Park

Specifically, the contractor shall plan and design exhibits in the following areas:

• Visitor Center vicinity exterior, including:

Interpretation on or near the rear patio Interpretation within or adjacent to the covered pavilion Interpretation along the pathway to the Last Spike Site Interpretation at the Last Spike Site including the locomotive viewing platforms and site of the former Promontory tent town.

Interpretation of the bison sculpture Interpretation of the Union Pacific monument Parking area orientation

• The Big Fill pull off and trail, including:

Viewshed interpretation at the road pull-off Trailhead orientation at the Big Fill Trail Interpretation along the Big Fill Trail

• East Auto Tour, including:

Interpretation of the viewshed at the Big Cut overlook and trail Interpretation of the viewshed at the Chinese Arch overlook

• West Auto Tour, including:

Interpretation at the entry to the Backcountry Scenic Byway Interpretation at the West Auto Tour pull-off

2.8.3 Themes

New exhibits shall focus on telling inclusive stories on the historic landscape of the entire GOSP site. Exhibits will include interpretation about the Northwest Band of the Shoshone Nation, as well as other Indigenous cultures impacted by the railroad, and interpretation about the workers of all backgrounds involved in the railroad.

The contractor shall work with the park to develop appropriate and inclusive content, and to align the new exhibits with the park’s themes -- described in Attachment 14: GOSP Foundation Document, and below:

1. Last Spike. The driving of the last spike at Promontory Summit on May 10, 1869, symbolized the unification of east and west. It was the culmination of a young, newly industrialized nation’s vision for greater presence on the world stage by constructing a modern transportation artery across its vast continent.

2. Building the Railroad. The transcontinental railroad represented a significant technological and political achievement and was completed as a result of creative partnerships between government and private interests that revealed a wide range of human attributes including optimism, ingenuity, vision, courage, intelligence, endurance, and pride, but also corruption, jealousy, racism, and greed.

3. National Impacts. The dramatic increase in speed and access provided by the new transcontinental railroad had significant social, political, technological, and economic implications for the nation and for many individuals, for both good and ill.

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4. Indigenous Cultures. The history preserved at Golden Spike National Historical Park provides a poignant reminder of the ways in which the transcontinental railroad changed traditional lives and cultures and contributed to the widespread slaughter of the once vast buffalo herds—increasing the pace of European-American settlement in the West and accelerating the subjugation of American Indian peoples across the West.

5. Contributions of Workers. The preserved cultural landscape at Golden Spike National Historical Park provides outstanding opportunities to step back in time and understand the lives and hardships of the thousands of railroad workers—including recent Civil War veterans, former slaves, Irish, Chinese, American Indians, Mormons, and others—who labored in harsh and unforgiving landscapes and left a permanent imprint on the nation.

6. Cultural Landscape. The parallel grades, culverts, fills, cuts, telegraph poles, and other constructed features, set in their stark landscape relatively unchanged from 1869, represent complex and stunning human efforts and exemplify the history of the creation of the transcontinental railroad.

7. Bringing History to Life. The park’s replica locomotives, along with the reenactments performed at the location where the original Golden Spike ceremony was held, serve to immerse visitors in experiences that bring the site’s history to life, strengthen visitors’ understanding of American history and values, and encourage civic engagement and stewardship of the park.

8. Establishment of the Historic Site. Bernice Gibbs Anderson and other supporters contributed to the establishment of Golden Spike National Historic Site on April 2, 1957. Reenactments developed and supported by the Golden Spike Association and other volunteers play an important continuing role in the historic site’s interpretive efforts.

2.8.4 Use Rights

The contractor shall acquire use rights and production quality copies of all third-party images and other intellectual property (IP) required to produce the graphic layouts in the exhibit as specified in base contract Attachment 1, Exhibit Planning, Design, and Fabrication Specifications, Section 17. For restricted, copyrighted material used in the exhibits, the.

contractor shall clear and negotiate price, terms, and conditions of all elements for use, including all rights with publishers and copyright holders; and pay all costs and fees. Refer to FAR 52.227-17 Rights in Data - Special Works. Contractor shall register and assign to the U.S. Government copyright in all data first produced in the performance of this contract pursuant to FAR 52.227-17(c)(1).

GOSP maintains a modest collection of images that are available for use in this project, including many recent images that were used in the Planning & Design of the new Visitor Center Exhibits. The contractor shall anticipate that NPS-owned images used in the interior exhibits will be available for re-use in the exterior exhibits. Images acquired from other sources for the interior exhibits will need additional use-rights secured for additional use;

however, the research on images sources for the interior exhibits shall be made available to the contractor.

https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.227-17

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The contractor shall budget 2% of the overall planning and design budget for acqusition of use rights and production quality images and other IP used in the exhibits.

This will be a not-to-exceed (NTE) contract line item (CLIN) for the acquisition of images and usage rights, not including labor. All costs associated with this work will be reimbursed on an actual cost basis. Back up information will be required with invoices requesting payment for this work.

2.8.5 Production Budget

For this project, the contractor shall design to a Production Budget between $510,000 - $525,000.

1. The Production Budget shall include:

a. All costs for purchasing, fabricating, transporting, and installing all exhibit elements as specified in Attachment 1: Exhibit Planning, Design, and Fabrication Specifications and its references.

b. Related fabrication costs: project management, shop drawings, samples, packing, shipping, and project closeout.

c. Production of all original audiovisual, electronic, digital interactive, and app-based programs.

d. Acquisition and installation of all electronic equipment, including audiovisual and accessibility equipment.

e. Production of original artwork, such as illustrations, maps, and photographs.

f. Production or acquisition of all custom elements, such as topographic maps, architectural models, life models, custom electronic elements, mechanical and electromechanical devices.

g. Production of the Exhibit Audio Description program, including final script development, hardware purchase, installation, and testing.

2. The Production Budget shall not include:

a. Demolition of current exhibits.

b. Related infrastructure improvements such as structural foundations.

3. Exterior Exhibit Planning and Design Services

3.1. General

The contractor shall provide all technical, professional, non-personal services, including all labor, materials, equipment, supplies, facilities, travel, management, and supervision necessary to provide GOSP with exhibit planning and design services for the holistic park visitor experience.

Work includes: the development of Schematic Design 1 & 2, Design Development 1, 2, & 3, and Production Design 1 & 2.

3.1.1. Specifications

The contractor shall perform all services required hereunder in accordance with this Statement of Work (SOW) and all attachments.

Document Title:

Exterior Exhibit Planning and Design for Golden Spike National Park

3.1.2. Design Considerations

In planning and designing exhibits for the GOSP visitor experience, the contractor shall take into account as essential design considerations the following:

• Life safety;

• Barrier-free design;

• Accessibility/universal and programmatically accessible design;

• Sustainability;

• Energy conservation;

• Artifact conservation including daylight modulation from skylights, windows, and doors if applicable;

• Security provisions;

• Integration and compliance with existing architecture where relevant; and

• Functionality, maintenance, durability, and other lifecycle requirements.

3.1.3. Codes and Standards

All exhibits shall designed in accordance with applicable codes, standards, design parameters or regulations noted in this or other sections of this contract, and in the location in which the exhibit shall be installed. In case of conflict between codes, standards, or regulations, the most stringent requirement shall apply.

1. Reference to standard specifications of any technical society, organization, or association, or to codes, manuals, or regulations of Federal or local authorities shall mean the latest standard, code manual, regulation, specification, or tentative specification adopted and published at least thirty (30) days prior to submittal of proposals, unless specifically stated otherwise.

2. Any code, standard, regulation, or specification listed below, in the base contract or contract attachments or otherwise referenced herein, that references the “authority having jurisdiction”, “local authority”, or “governmental authority” shall be interpreted to refer to the Contracting Officer as being this authority for purposes of interpreting/clarifying codes, standards, regulations, and specifications.

3.1.4. Post-award Conference Call

Upon award, the contractor shall participate in a project kick-off conference call to review contracting requirements and procedures with the project CO and COR.

3.2. Pre-Design

In Pre-design, the contractor shall gain a clear understanding of the project’s history, the park’s resources, and the roles of other project team members and stakeholders. Work in this phase focuses on preparing a solid foundation for all work that follows, ensuring that the project is logically structured, and its goals are understood and realistically attainable within the budget, schedule, and other specified parameters.

Document Title:

Exterior Exhibit Planning and Design for Golden Spike National Park

The contractor shall:

1. Review government furnished materials (all contract attachments).

2. The Project Manager, Exhibit Developer, and Exhibit Designer shall travel to GOSP near

Brigham City, UT, for the post-award meeting and exhibit planning workshop. The meeting shall consist of two, 8-hour days and the contractor shall complete the following work:

a. Orientation to overall park experience

b. Identify and document media and object resources at park

c. Orientation to and documentation of all potential exhibit locations throughout the park

d. Conduct Exhibit Planning Workshop, including:

• Analyze space and propose recommendations

• Review existing planning documents

• Review and/or develop design criteria

e. Review and/or develop themes, goals, and objectives, including:

• Define target audience

• Define the desired visitor experience

• Document results of workshop

3. Identify sources for existing media resources and develop Resource Package Abstract.

4. Develop Project Brief, including:

a. Current overview of project, including updated information and understandings

b. Interpretive themes and objectives

c. Identification and analysis of all project goals in terms of their effect on the development and successful completion of the exhibit

d. Analysis of the project budget, including review and/or development of a Class C

Production Estimate

e. Analysis of the project schedule, and all other known parameters on the development and successful completion of the project.

f. Approach and solutions to programmatic accessibility including barrier-free design, as well as physical, experience-based, and content-based accessibility that are specific to the needs of this project.

3.3. Schematic Design

Work in this phase is organized into two (2) sub-phases: Schematic 1 (SD1) and Schematic 2

(SD2).

Schematic 1 includes development of several alternative schemes for organizing both the interpretive content and physical layout of the exhibits.

Schematic 2 includes development of a preferred alternative. Major stories, exhibit elements, and presentation techniques are visualized through renderings and sketches, and described through narrative.

Document Title:

Exterior Exhibit Planning and Design for Golden Spike National Park

3.3.1. Schematic Design 1

During this phase, the contractor shall:

1. Conduct Content Research, including:

a. Survey repositories of relevant resources

b. Develop Resource Package Level 1 -

Develop Schematic Design 1, including three (3) schematic design exhibit alternatives. Where reasonable, three schematic alternatives shall be provided for each interpretive area; areas that do not require three alternatives shall be determined during the Pre-Design workshop. Each alternative for each interpretive site shall include:

a. Bubble diagrams that identify themes and concepts, placed in relationship to each other and to the physical spaces

b. One (1) preliminary sketch or visualization that communicates the overall design intent

c. A title for each alternative, with written descriptions of how each scheme accomplishes the established project goals, including working titles and narrative of all exhibit scenes

d. A project-specific narrative addressing proposed preliminary Universal Design and programmatic accessibility approaches, including barrier-free design, as well as physical, experience-based, and content-based accessibility, and proposed approach for audio description

e. Class B Production Cost Estimate and life-cycle cost estimates for each alternative.

2. Present Schematic Design 1 / Conduct Design Charette:

a. The Project Manager, Exhibit Developer, and Exhibit Designer shall travel to

GOSP near Brigham City, UT.

b. The meeting shall consist of two (2), 8-hour days. The Project Manager, Exhibit

Developer, and Exhibit Designer shall attend.

c. The Project Manager shall facilitate a workshop discussion, using a “Choosing by Advantages” (or similar) format, grounding in objective benefits and risks, to select a Preferred Alternative for each interpretive site.

3.3.2. Schematic Design 2

During this phase the contractor shall:

1. Participate in a conference call to reconcile COR review comments on SD1 and provide written documentation of all decisions made during the SD1 Choosing by Advantages workshop

2. Develop and submit Schematic Design 2 with Preferred Design Alternative including:

a. Written exhibit walkthrough consisting of a narrative description of each Scene and

Content Group, conveying the major interpretive messages for each area, and for all major exhibit elements

Document Title:

Exterior Exhibit Planning and Design for Golden Spike National Park

b. Overall design approach, including:

(i) Media style and appearance.

(ii) Revised Universal Design and programmatic accessibility approach.

(iii) Plan views with individual exhibit Scenes, Content Groups, and major exhibit elements identified.

(iv) Perspective view renderings that communicate design intent of each Scene

(v) Overview of any Electronic Programs, including proof of concept for any digital app-based delivery.

(vi) Audio description narrative approach and Production Plan.

c. Resource Package Level 2, with its content integrated into or referencing the exhibit walkthrough description (Item 3.3.2 - 2.a, above)

d. Class B Production Estimate and revised life-cycle cost estimates for preferred alternative.

3. Present Schematic Design 2 as follows:

a. The contractor shall facilitate a 2-hour virtual meeting and conference call with screen-sharing capacity to present the Schematic Design 2.

b. The Project Manager, Exhibit Developer, and Exhibit Designer shall attend.

c. The contractor shall be responsible for purchasing the licenses required to host the online meeting.

3.4. Design Development

Work in this phase is organized into three (3) sub-phases: Design Development 1 (DD1), Design Development 2 (DD2), and Design Development 3 (DD3).

Design Development 1 builds on the plan approved in the Schematic Design phase. Its emphasis is on confirming all major elements of the design and includes continued content planning.

Design Development 2 focuses on the two-dimensional exhibit content, including the first full drafts of graphic layouts and all exhibit text.

Design Development 3 focuses heavily on developing all interpretive content in detail, with continued design refinement to ensure effective presentation of the content within the exhibit.

3.4.1. Design Development 1

Design Development 1 is the bridge between conceptual exhibit planning and detailed design. This content-driven phase fleshes out any concepts that remain under-developed from the Schematic phases and begins to shape ideas and interpretive messages into physical structures and content delivery techniques.

During this phase the contractor shall:

1. Participate in a conference call to reconcile COR review comments on SD2 and provide written documentation of all decisions made.

2. Develop and submit the following:

Document Title:

Exterior Exhibit Planning and Design for Golden Spike National Park

a. Overview with narrative description, including interpretive purpose statements and objective, for each exhibit Scene and Content Group, and for each exhibit element.

b. Perspective view renderings that communicate design intent of each Scene and Content Group. Renderings shall be detailed enough to convey preliminary explorations of physical form, look and feel, organization, and presentation of exhibit elements in each scene and content group. Multiple renderings and/or explorative studies may be required to convey this experience to reviewers to adequately inform their understanding, evaluation, and commentary.

c. Exhibit Design Drawings that shall serve as the basis for Production Design drawings in later phases.

d. Sample graphic layouts/graphic approach/typography.

e. Text Level 1.

f. Preliminary material, finish, and color selections.

g. AV Concept Treatment, and proposed program type and display format for each proposed Electronic Program, including renderings and modeling navigability of any app-based delivery.

h. Revised Audio Description Production Plan, to include proposed audio description trigger types, trigger locations, and Table of Contents main menu selections.

i. Preliminary Content Management Database including numeric entries and descriptions for the following:

• AO - accessioned objects

• CE - custom elements, including any non-accessioned objects

• EE and EP - audiovisual and digital interactive elements

• IM - images

j. Updated Universal Design and programmatic accessibility approach and solutions

k. Class B Production Cost Estimate and life-cycle cost estimate.

3. Provide recommendations for any structural support that is needed to accommodate the new exhibition design (i.e., concrete pads or footers). Due to the historic landscape, no exhibits shall be designed that require major construction or foundations to support.

4. Present Design Development 1 as follows:

a. The Project Manager, Exhibit Developer, Exhibit Designer shall travel to GOSP near Brigham City, UT.

b. The meeting shall consist of two (2), 8-hour days. The Project Manager, Exhibit

Developer, and Exhibit Designer shall attend.

3.4.2. Design Development 2

Design Development 2 is an interative development phase that steps back from physical design decisions and focuses heavily on developing graphic treatments, interpretive content, and written exhibit text.

1. Participate in a conference call to reconcile COR review comments on DD1 and provide written documentation of all decisions made.

Document Title:

Exterior Exhibit Planning and Design for Golden Spike National Park

a. Refined and revised narrative overview of exhibit including interpretive purpose statements, objectives, and description(s) of the intended visitor experience of each Scene, Content Group, and exhibit element.

b. Refined and revised perspective view renderings that communicate design intent of each Scene and Content Group. Renderings shall be detailed enough to convey preliminary explorations of physical form, look and feel, organization, and presentation of exhibit elements in each scene and content group. Multiple renderings and/or explorative studies may be required to convey this experience to reviewers to adequately inform their understanding, evaluation, and commentary.

c. Full draft of all graphic layouts.

d. Text Level 2 (first full draft of all exhibit text).

e. A first draft of the Content Specialties Reference Package, including content planning and design development for all Custom Elements (CEs) that convey key interpretive messages critical to the exhibits. The contractor shall coordinate with the COR and confirm which CEs shall require development at this phase.

f. A first draft of the AV Program Production Treatment for each Electronic Program.

g. Selected Exhibit Design Drawing sheets, as required to show major design changes requested at Design Development 1. The contractor shall coordinate with the COR and confirm which elements shall require additional Exhibit Design details at this phase.

3. Present Design Development 2 as follows:

a. The contractor shall facilitate a 3-hour virtual meeting and conference call with screen-sharing capacity to present Design Development 2.

b. The Project Manager, Exhibit Designer, and Exhibit Developer shall attend.

c. The contractor shall be responsible for purchasing the licenses required to host the online meeting.

3.4.3. Design Development 3

Design Development 3 is the final phase of design development where all interpretive content (text, graphic, and experiential) is fully…