Inactive SBA Certified Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Program Set-Aside (FAR 19.15)

Services that may be required under this contract would be detailed in individual Performance Work Statements. These services may include, but are not necessarily limited to, the character of services... Services that may be required under this contract would be detailed in individual Performance Work Statements. These services may include, but are not necessarily limited to, the character of services outlined below. Background literature, archival, and courthouse record research and informant interviews, including preparation of land use histories, research of federal, state, and local regulatory agencies. Field work might not be necessary to meet this requirement unless specified. Geomorphological and environmental reconstruction. Reconnaissance and sample surveys. Intensive, comprehensive cultural resources surveys. Architectural evaluation of standing structures, and structural conservation. Assessment, treatment, stabilization, restoration and preservation of historic wood, historic masonry, and mortar materials, including cleaning methods, paint removal, removal of biological growth or other destructive agents, mortar analysis, preparation of mortar joints and re-pointing, forensic evaluation of material conditions, use of protective coatings and water repellants, and the repair and treatment of concrete materials. National Register of Historic Places assessments of engineering structures and historic resources. Test excavation of archeological sites for assessment of National Register of Historic Places eligibility and, if significant, preparation of detailed data recovery plans. Assessments of project impacts to cultural resources. Various types of mitigation including, but not limited to, archeological data recovery, forensic recovery, architectural mitigation measures, Historic American Building Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American Landscapes Survey (HABS/HAER/HALS) recordation, scaled drawings, popular histories, and collection of oral histories. Preparation of research designs, unanticipated discovery plans, and discovery plans, including for peer review, for a broad array of data gathering and resource assessment techniques, ranging from national, to regional, to project, to site-specific. Construction project monitoring, including hosting and working with tribal monitors. Remote sensing techniques, including field work and analyses of data. Scanning and georeferencing of data for GIS manipulation and production of overlays from maps and aerial images. Computerization of data for analyses, and creation or maintenance of meta data, data base files, and models. Ingesting data to existing world-wide-web sites or digital repositories. Museum services, exhibit design, curation and collections management, of archaeological, natural history, and military collections including acquisition, assessment, valuation, transportation, stabilization, conservation, preservation, installation, and curation of recovered remains, records, and both macro and micro-objects. Archives, records, and knowledge assessment and management services, including digitization, records management, archival processing, historic research, and delivery of specialized archival research and classification. Preparation of scientific reports and summary reports for professional journals, the lay public, or the management sector. Preparation of tutorials and teaching aids, educational materials in both digital and analog format for publication and electronic dissemination. Design and preparation of descriptive and interpretive displays, video productions, and mobile applications for public outreach, training, and education. Preparation of various types of documentation (including agreement documents) for submission to the State Historic Preservation Officer, the Keeper of the National Register of Historic Places, Department of Interior National NAGPRA, and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation as appropriate. Maritime/underwater archeological survey and excavation. NAGPRA support related to the statute and regulation. Furnish expert personnel to attend conferences and furnish testimony in any judicial proceedings involving archeological and historical study, evaluation, analysis, and reports.

Inactive

This Sources Sought is being issued for informational and planning purposes. Information gathered will be considered in order to determine the most appropriate acquisition strategy, contract type, whe... This Sources Sought is being issued for informational and planning purposes. Information gathered will be considered in order to determine the most appropriate acquisition strategy, contract type, whether adequate competition exists for, and the feasibility of an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Small Business Set-aside contract to provide cultural resources support to the St. Louis District. The information requested will be used within U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections (MCX CMAC), St. Louis District to facilitate decision making and will not be disclosed outside the agency. See attachment for requirement.