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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 140P2125R0021 is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP) which constitutes the entire solicitation. 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 2025-03, effective 17 January 2025. This is a small business set-aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 337212, Custom Architectural Woodwork and Millwork Manufacturing and the related small business size standard is 500 Employees.

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

REQUIREMENT: Independently, and not as an agent of the government, the contractor shall provide all services including labor, materials, equipment, facilities, and travel necessary to plan, design, fabricate and install museum-quality interpretive exhibits for the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Visitor Center within Everglades National Park in Everglades City, Florida

Due to space limitations, the complete commercial item specifications are contained in Solicitation Number 140P2125R0021. 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 proposal.

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 Products and Commercial Services and addendum; 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services and addendum; 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services; 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services; 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-System for Award Management; 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim; and 52.245-1 Government Property.

Questions shall be sent via email to robert_adamson@nps.gov by 5:00 pm ED 24 February 2025.

Questions submitted using any other method will not be entertained. The Point of Contact for this requirement is Robert Adamson, Contracting Officer. Offerors who contact anyone outside of the Office of Acquisition Management regarding this requirement, may automatically be excluded from competition.

All quote information shall be submitted for receipt no later than 5:00 pm ED, on 19 March 2025.

Offerors are hereby notified that if your quote is not received by the date/time and at the location specified in this announcement, that it will be considered late. The proposal shall be submitted electronically via email to robert_adamson@nps.gov with the subject line clearly identifying “Solicitation Number 140P2125R0021 – EVER MSD Visitor Center.” Offers by telephone, transmitted via facsimile (fax), or submitted using any other method will not be accepted.

All contractors must be registered in www.SAM.gov to be considered eligible for award.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SCOPE 4

BACKGROUND 4

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS 5

PLANNING, DESIGN, PRODUCTION & INSTALLATION 12

PACKAGING & DELIVERY 30

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE 31

LIST OF ATTACHMENTS 35

PAYMENT SCHEDULE 33

CLAUSES 36

PROVISIONS 52

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS 80

EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD 86

SCOPE OF WORK

Exhibit Planning, Design and Fabrication Services

EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK

Marjory Stoneman Douglas Visitor Center

1. PROJECT BACKGROUND

Everglades National Park was authorized by Congress in 1934. Because park lands could be acquired only through public or private donation, land acquisition proceeded slowly over the ensuing years. Through the sustained efforts of many supporters, and critical funding provided by the State of Florida, the park was eventually established 13 years later. President Harry S Truman dedicated the park on December 6, 1947, in Everglades City. Everglades National Park was the first national park in the United States set aside solely for its biological resources rather than its scenic or historic values, and it has received international recognition by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as a World Heritage Site and an International Biosphere Reserve and by the Ramsar Convention as a Wetland of International Importance.

From the original 460,000 acres at the time of the park’s establishment in 1947, boundary changes expanded the park to 1.4 million acres by 1958. The Everglades National Park Protection and Expansion Act of 1989 added the East Everglades (109,506 acres) part of the park, bringing the Northeast Shark River Slough within the park boundaries. This East Everglades Addition (or the Addition) has provided the cornerstone of long-range planning to restore more natural hydrologic conditions and revitalize wildlife habitat and ecosystem health. The 1989 act also authorized modifications to the Central and Southern Florida Project to restore, to the extent practicable, more natural flows of water into the park, and it included flood protection provisions for adjacent agricultural and residential areas. The State of Florida subsequently donated some 44,000 acres to the park in a series of transfers in 1991, 1993, and 2003. This donation represents more than 40% of lands that comprise the East Everglades Addition. The park now encompasses 1,509,000 acres, including the largest legislated wilderness area (1,296,500 acres) east of the Rocky Mountains.

The park preserves part of the remaining Everglades ecosystem, a vast “River of Grass” that originally extended from its headwaters in the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes through Lake Okeechobee and into the Water Conservation Areas and Everglades National Park, including the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico and Florida Bay. Today, freshwater from the historic River of Grass enters the park at its northern boundary near the Tamiami Trail and flows into a series of local basins with Shark River Slough as the predominant slough. A diverse biological community thrives in the park within an expansive patterned wetland in a subtropical climate.

The position of the park at the tip of a seasonally flooded peninsula that is surrounded by a warm Caribbean sea has resulted in the formation of a diverse and unique biological treasure.

The Gulf Coast Visitor Center -- now the re-designated Marjory Stoneman Douglas Visitor Center -- is located five miles south of Tamiami Trail in Everglades City, FL and will serve as the gateway for exploring the Ten Thousand Islands and the park’s western backcountry. The center will be built in commemoration of the vision and leadership shown by Mrs. Douglas in the protection of the Everglades and Everglades National Park.

This project will plan, design, build, and install modern, interactive exhibits and waysides and other outdoor elements in the newly reconstructed Marjory Stoneman Douglas (MSD) Visitor Contact Station site in Everglades City, Florida.

In 1989, Congress directed the park to build the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Visitor Center at the Gulf Coast site. The effects of climate change and resiliency was poorly understood in 1989 so in 2017 when Hurricane Irma devastated the Gulf Coast, the facility, exhibits, and waysides did not survive, and the facility was subsequently condemned due to catastrophic damage. The work of this project will design, build, and construct complementary interpretive and educational features to complete site development.

The exhibits will be designed to meet or exceed Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) standards and will include, a topographical map, touchscreen interactive identical to the touchscreen interactive currently installed at Ernest Coe Visitor Center, panels, waysides, an exterior feature wall on the ground level, a donor recognition panel and audio description features.

The Marjory Stoneman Douglas Visitor Center is critical in supporting the National Park Service mission and partnership with Everglades City. It has been the cornerstone of the community providing unique recreational opportunities to over 350,000 neighbors and visitors annually. Construction of exhibits, waysides and outdoor elements will provide visitors with a robust variety of ways to learn about and experience the park’s abundant beauty, resources, and diversity, and will result in enhanced functionality, cohesiveness in design aesthetic, and visual appeal of the site.

It is the intent of the NPS that there to be a strong visual connection between this location and the Guy Bradley Visitor Center also within Everglades National Park. To accomplish this goal, the selected vendor will use already established typographic standards, materials, presentation techniques, styling motifs and existing digital architecture provided by the National Park Service.

2. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.

The project shall be the planning, design, fabrication and installation of new exhibits for the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Visitor Center within Everglades National Park in Everglades City, Florida. The project includes coordination with the Contracting Officer (CO), Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), and park staff.

The contractor shall provide all services including labor, materials, facilities, and travel necessary to plan and design museum-quality interpretive exhibits for the historic home and visitor center in accordance with the specifications as detailed in this contract and its attachments. Work shall include the planning and design of all exhibit structures, graphic layouts, audiovisual elements, interactive elements, artwork, artifacts, historical vignettes, sculpted models, lighting design, and information desk. 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 building infrastructure improvements. Work shall also accommodate the participation of the park’s affiliated American Indian tribes through the tribal consultation process and local descendant communities in the exhibit planning and design process where applicable. The park is responsible for the removal of existing exhibits.

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. Point of Contact

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

The contractor’s PM shall have full authority to act for the contractor on all matters relating to this contract, and shall perform the following work:

1. 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).

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

3. 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 this contract and attached 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 contract, the contractor shall receive, inspect, and inventory all government-furnished materials and ensure that this material is forwarded to the appropriate unit or person within the contractor’s organization for use in the project.

An interpretive resource package of park resources including a bibliography, additional baseline documents and critical primary sources along recommended non-park repositories will be provided to the vendor following contract award.

The Project Manager shall notify the COR via email 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 to the COR all government-furnished property.

2.3.1 Guy Bradley Visitor Center Exhibit Materials

The government will provide graphic files and other materials associated with the Guy Bradley Visitor Center Exhibit Project to replicate the design and aesthetic of that space for the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Visitor Center.

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 include site visits.

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.

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.

Meeting Purpose Location or Type

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Kick off call Virtual Project Manager 30 minutes Project coordination, planning, comment discussion and reconciliation

Conference Call or Virtual Meeting

Project Manager, Exhibit Developer, and Exhibit

Designer

Bi-weekly, 1-hour meetings

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Post-award meeting and Pre-design

At Park Project Manager, Exhibit Developer and Exhibit

Designer

Two, 8-hour days

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

Designer

One, 2-hour meeting

Design Development 1 At park Project Manager, Exhibit Developer, Digital

Interactive Programmer and Exhibit Designer

Two, 8-hour days

Design Development 2 Virtual Meeting Project Manager, Exhibit Developer, Digital

Interactive Programmer and Exhibit Designer

One, 3-hour meeting

Design Development 3 At Park Project Manager, Exhibit Developer, Digital

Interactive Programmer and Exhibit Designer

Two, 8-hour days

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

Designer

One, 4-hour meeting

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

Designer

One, 8-hour day

Production Support Meetings

Conference Call or Virtual Meeting

Project Manager, and Exhibit Designer

Six, 1-hour meetings

Building Prep Site Visit

At Park Project Manager One, 8-hour day

Preliminary Shop Inspection

At contractor facility

Project Manager and Exhibit Designer

Two, 8-hour days

Final Shop Inspection At contractor facility

Project Manager One, 8-hour day

Primary Installation At Park Project Manager, and Installation Crew (TBD)

TBD

Audio Description Installation

At Park Project Manager and Audio Describer

One, 8-hour day

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:

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.

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:

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

• 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 is required.

2. Two (2) copies of graphic prints and material samples are required.

3. One (1) physical sample of models, mock-ups, and prototypes is required.

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

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

6. 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 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; and

• List of copied recipients who received the same submittals.

2.7. Accessibility

Exhibits planned and designed for the National Park Service shall follow the latest published version of base contract Attachment 5, 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 exhibits and environments 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 5, 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 exhibits. If the site or criteria of the project do not address accessibility as defined in the attachments, or pose specific challenges to accessibility, the contractor shall provide a full description of the challenges, along with required remedies or corrective actions, in writing, to the COR. See Attachment 5, Programmatic Accessibility Guidelines for National Park Service Interpretive Media for requirements addressed under specific disabilities.

2.7.1 Audiovisual Accessibility for Exhibits

The digital interactive touchscreen in the exhibit is required to provide descriptive audio, hearing assistance, captions, and/or navigation buttons, as follows:

2.7.1.1 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.

2.7.1.2 Review of Audio Description

Review and provide comments regarding preliminary drafts for audio description scripts submitted by the contractor. After installation of the exhibits to review and provide feedback on the content and functionality of the draft audio description script.

2.8 Design Parameters

The contractor shall plan and design exhibits for Marjory Stoneman Douglas Visitor Center within Everglades National Park in accordance with the project attachments, in close consultation with the COR and project subject matter experts, and the following:

2.8.1 Space Allocation

The contractor shall comprehensively evaluate the visitor center’s floorplan and pursue space alternatives with the goals of improving visitor flow, improving the interpretive experience, and improving the spatial and functional relationship between the exhibits and the visitor service areas.

The planning and design under this contract covers approximately 300 square feet of the visitor center’s usable interior space including 84 square feet of the partner’s gift shop.

Specifically, the contractor shall plan and design the following areas in accordance with Attachment A:

EVER Space Allocation Plan and as follows:

Visitor Center (Level Two):

• Visitor Center Level Two Lobby

• Visitor Center Level Two Concessions/Retail Area

• Visitor Center Level Two Ticketing Area

• Visitor Center Level Two Vestibule Area

Outdoor Exhibits (Level One – Courtyard, Amphitheater and Walkways):

• Four Flat Wall Panels

• Eight 36 x 24 Low Profile Waysides

• One Feature Wall for Mural

• One Two Panel Inline Upright for Site Orientation

• One Upright Tri-Sided Kiosk for Site Orientation

Outdoor Exhibits (Level Two, Observation Deck):

• One Rail Mounted 36 x 24 Low Profile Wayside

2.8.2 Themes

The contractor shall design exhibit elements that address the following themes described in Attachment B: EVER Foundation Document and as below, into exhibit themes which shall inform the exhibit design:

• Everglades National Park serves as a dynamic laboratory for innovative scientific investigations that identify, monitor, and build understanding of a vast and changing array of fragile and unique resources. The results of scientific research inform good environmental decision-making in the Everglades ecosystem and serve as a model for using science for managing ecosystems throughout the world.

• The water-dominated landscape of the Everglades has offered myriad experiences, challenges, and opportunities to humans who have inhabited this place for the last 6,000 years.

• The Everglades landscape is of great cultural importance to distinct groups of past and present people. Historically, these parklands served as a home, a source of abundant natural and cultural resources, and a place of refuge. Today, they serve as a reminder of past and present challenges, trials, and injustices.

• The greater Everglades ecosystem is the liquid heart of South Florida, where the seasonal ebb and flow of water over unique geography defines the environment, supports the region’s web of life, and challenges humans to comprehend their relationship to nature and wilderness.

• Everglades National Park provides an opportunity for people to understand and experience the value of a diverse wilderness in proximity to extensive development. The park’s designation as a World Heritage Site, an International Biosphere Reserve, and a Wetland of International Importance attests to its importance as a benchmark for monitoring environmental impact and change.

• The diverse habitats and protected status of Everglades National Park, both temperate and tropical, demonstrate the park’s value as an important sanctuary in an increasingly urbanized landscape for wild animals, plants, and birds. Species, from those most common to those highly endangered, reveal life histories that are intimately tied to natural cycles of abundance, flood, fire, frost, hurricane, drought, life, and death.

It should be noted that the interactive features and design motifs developed for the nearby Guy Bradley Visitor Center will be reused or heavily influence what is created for the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Visitor Center. In the case of a large interactive visitor activated activities map, the only real expense may be the equipment itself as the information conveyed is virtually identical. It should also be of note that behind the visitor center desk the government will furnish a 65” monitor featuring weather and program information that will need to be designed around. Finally, it should be noted that in addition to the themes highlighted from the park’s foundation document there is also a desire to emphasize specifically the impact and legacy of Marjory Stoneman Douglas in the new exhibit.

This project will include a mix of a few indoor and outdoor static interpretive panels, one tall conservation grade display case, one low profile floor mounted or scenic re-creation, one donor recognition wall and one simple interactive table.

2.8.3 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 Attachment 1, Exhibit Planning, Design, and Fabrication Specifications, Section 17. The park owns some artwork and may contribute new photography; however, the contractor shall acquire any images and other intellectual property needed for the exhibits. Therefore, the contractor shall budget 5% of the planning and design budget for acquisition of use rights, production-quality images, and other intellectual property 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.

2.8.4 Production Budget

For this project, the contractor shall design to a Production Budget between $220,000 - $230,000

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. Acquisition and installation of all electronic equipment, including audiovisual equipment, and wiring integral to the desks.

d. Acquisition and installation of all lighting to illuminate exhibits, sales, and information areas.

e. Production of original artwork: illustrations, maps, and photographs.

f. Production or acquisition of all custom elements: raised relief maps, models, exhibit lighting, mechanical and electromechanical devices.

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

h. Production of Touchscreen Interactive.

i. Production of Feature Wall.

2. The Production Budget shall not include:

a. Demolition of current exhibits.

b. Related infrastructure improvements such as carpet, paint, and electrical wiring.

3. PLANNING, DESIGN, PRODUCTION, AND INTALLATION 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 EVER with exhibit planning, design, production, and installation services for the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Visitor Center. Work includes: the development of Schematic Design 1 & 2; Design Development 1, 2, & 3; Production Design;

Production Support; Pre-Fabrication and Fabrication; Shop Inspections; Building Preparation; Installation;

Primary Installation, Punch List, and Audio Description; and Closeout.

3.1.1. Specifications

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

3.1.2. Design Considerations

In planning, designing, and fabricating exhibits for the Visitor Center, 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;

• control of sound-spill from AV programs;

• security provisions,

• integration and compliance with existing architecture where relevant;

• functionality, maintenance, durability, and other lifecycle requirements; and

• exhibit lighting which shall:

• address artifact and energy conservation;

• address sustainability and maintenance;

• meet the functional needs of visitors in the exhibits space; and

• be by default LED track lighting unless otherwise indicated by design or functional requirements and approved by the COR.

3.1.3. Codes and Standards

All exhibits shall be 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 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. Exhibit design shall comply with accessibility requirements in the 2024 International Building Code (IBC) and International Existing Building Code (IEBC), with the Architectural Barriers Act, and with the Programmatic Accessibility Guidelines for National Park Service Interpretive Media (Attachment 5).

4. Designs for all electrical components and electrically powered elements shall be designed in compliance with National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and National Electrical Code

NFPA 70-23 (NEC).

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.

The contractor shall:

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

2. The Project Manager, Exhibit Developer, and Exhibit Designer shall travel to EVER, 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 park experience

b. Identify and document media and object resources at park

c. Orientation to and documentation of architectural space

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 illustrated and described.

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

1. Develop Schematic Design 1, including three (3) schematic design exhibit alternatives. For this project, the primary goals shall be to explore alternatives for functional use of space and visitor flow and circulation. The three alternatives shall include:

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

b. One (1) preliminary sketch for each alternative 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 describing 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

a. The contractor shall facilitate a two, 8-hour per day onsite meeting and conference call with screen-sharing capacity to present the Schematic Design 1.

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

3.3.2. Schematic Design 2

During this phase the contractor shall:

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

a. Written exhibit walkthrough

b. Overall design approach, including:

i. Media style and appearance.

ii. Universal design, and programmatic accessibility approach.

iii. Audio description narrative approach and Production Plan.

iv. Floor plan with individual exhibit Scenes, Content Groups, and major elements identified.

v. Perspective view renderings that communicate design intent of each scene

vi. Functional lighting plan and narrative approach which includes coordination with building controls, and infrastructure improvements

c. Resource Package Level 2, with its content integrated into exhibit walkthrough description.

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

2. Present Schematic Design 2, including a walkthrough or digital white-model of the exhibit, 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. Participate in a conference call to reconcile COR review comments and provide written documentation of all decisions made.

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

During this phase the contractor shall:

1. Develop and submit the following:

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

b. Perspective view renderings that communicate design intent of each Scene and Content Group.

c. Exhibit Design Drawings.

d. Sample graphic layouts/graphic approach/typography.

e. Text Level 1

f. Preliminary material, finish, and color selections.

g. Confirm duplication of Ernest Coe Visitor Center program type and display format for the Digital Touchscreen Interactive.

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 entries for the following:

• AO - accessioned objects

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

• EE and EP - audiovisual and digital interactive elements

• IM - images

• LA - text labels

j. Accessibility Narrative detailing opportunities for Universal Design, and physical and programmatic accessibility.

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

l. Fabricator-provided preliminary Constructability Report indexed to the Class B Production Cost Estimate, consisting of a narrative description of the exhibit design that:

• Evaluates the durability and feasibility of proposed/anticipated fabrication techniques and material selections.

• Identifies any improvements to the physical design that may reduce construction costs (i.e., value engineering)

• Identifies any maintenance issues

• Identifies any overly complex designs that may require complex exhibit production and installation requirements.

2. Provide recommendations for any alterations that are needed to the facility to accommodate the new exhibition design (i.e., floor and wall treatments/colors). In order to coordinate with any exhibit area electrical upgrades, the contractor shall provide an electrical plan with the locations for electrical, conduit, and other building coordination needs; and, information regarding the electrical loads for all exhibit spaces to inform, and be coordinated with, the building renovation work.

3. Present Design Development 1 as follows:

a. The contractor shall facilitate a two, 8-hour per day onsite meeting and conference call with screen-sharing capacity to present the Design Development 1.

b. The Project Manager, Exhibit Developer, Digital Interactive Programmer and Exhibit

Designer shall attend.

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

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

3.4.2. Design Development 2

Design Development 2 is an iterative phase that steps back from physical design decisions and focuses heavily on developing graphic treatments and interpretive content. During this phase the contractor shall:

1. Develop and submit the following:

a. Full draft of all graphic layouts.

b. Text Level 2

c. Confirm receipt of government furnished media for digital touchscreen interactive.

d. 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.

2. Present Design Development 2 as follows:

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

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

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

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

3.4.2. Design Development 3

During this phase the contractor shall:

1. Develop and submit the following:

a. Graphic Layouts Package, organized according to exhibit Scenes, to include:

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

• Perspective view renderings that accurately show the placement of graphic layouts within the three-dimensional exhibits.

• Complete graphic layouts, showing full layouts as well as enlarged sections with text and image at legible size for review.

• Text Level 3

b. Exhibit Design Drawings, to include:

• Floorplans and elevations of site and existing conditions.

• Plan and elevation views of each Scene/Content Group, showing exhibit structures and all interpretive content with Content Management identification key numbers, and proposed colors, materials, and finishes.

• Proposed fabrication details, methods, or performance specifications for unusual exhibit structures.

• Reflected ceiling plan and proposed lighting plan.

• Data and electrical wiring plan, including locations of floor and wall outlets, junction boxes, switches, controls, and associated electronic elements.

c. Content Management Database to include the following reports:

• Comprehensive Exhibit Plan

• AO - Accessioned Objects Schedules

• AO - Accessioned Objects Facsimile Sheets

• CA – Case Schedule

• CE - Custom Elements Schedules

• CE - Custom Elements Facsimile Sheets

• EE - Electronic Equipment Schedules

• EP - Electronic Program Schedules

• GL - Graphic Layout Schedules

• IM - Image Schedules

• IM - Image Facsimile Sheets

• ST – Structures Schedule

d. Electronic Programs Report including:

• Updated Digital Touchscreen Interactive Plan

• To be built electronic drawings.

• Electronic Equipment locations, wiring paths, circuit and switch locations.

• Audiovisual, digital interactive, and electromechanical technical specifications.

• Updated Audio Description Production Plan, to include audio description trigger types, trigger locations, and Table of Contents segment titles and sub-menu selections.

e. Content Specialties Reference Package – a first draft including an entry for any exhibit element that requires detailed subject matter, creative, technical, and/or artistic input.

See Attachment 1, Exhibit…