Remediate mold in vick museum collection

The National Park Service, Contracting Operations East, seeks professional conservation services to remediate mold from the museum collection at Vicksburg National Military Park, with proposals due June 5, 2026, and a mandatory site visit scheduled for May 27 at 10:00 AM Central Time. This is a Total Small Business set-aside, firm fixed-price contract with performance from April 1 through September 30, 2026, and work must be completed within 90 days of notice to proceed.

Place of performance is Vicksburg, Mississippi. The work involves evaluating, cleaning, and conserving approximately 635 wooden museum objects stored in Bally Building 1 (609 from the USS Cairo and 26 from the battlefield), including on-site condition survey, off-site conservation treatment, and comprehensive treatment reports with photographic documentation. All conservation work must comply with American Institute for Conservation ethical standards and National Park Service minimal intervention treatment principles. Contractors must maintain liability insurance of $1,000,000 Workers' Compensation/Employer's Liability, $500,000 per person/$1,000,000 per occurrence General Liability, and $1,000,000 Property Damage, and must comply with Buy American Act requirements for construction materials. Occupational safety requirements mandate full personal protective equipment in Bally Building 1 due to suspected hazardous conditions from mold and 1960s-era brown preservative residue.

The contract structure includes three-phase payment at 33.33 percent upon completion of survey, completion of treatment, and final delivery with reports. NAICS code is 562910; PSC code is S222. Prevailing wage rates apply per Department of Labor Wage Determination No. 2015-5173, Revision 33. Bidders must provide registered UEI number and references of applicable conservation experience. Selection criteria are cost, technical approach, and relevant experience, evaluated on contractor credentials, facility capacity, methodology, insurance compliance, and sample treatment reports. Amendment 0001, effective May 21, 2026, requires acknowledgment of receipt prior to proposal submission. Questions and proposals go to Tara Clark, Contracting Specialist, at tclark@ios.doi.gov.