PIEE #W912P926QA010

Archaeological Curation Services for USACE North Atlantic Division Central Region

This opportunity involves the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), St. Louis District, seeking a qualified facility for archaeological curation services for the North Atlantic Division central region (Baltimore and Philadelphia Districts). - Government Buyer: - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), St. Louis District - Covers North Atlantic Division central region (Baltimore and Philadelphia Districts) - Products/Services Requested: - Curation services for archaeological collections - Housing, collections management, and access to archaeological materials and associated records - Additional services: intake, stabilization, cataloging, inventories, rehabilitation, and related tasks - Collections volume: 190–200 cubic/linear feet, with 5–10 cubic/linear feet annual growth - Unique/Notable Requirements: - Facility must comply with 36 CFR Part 79 (federal regulation for archaeological curation) - Contract duration up to five years - No specific OEMs or vendors are named in the notice - No product part numbers or quantities for physical goods; focus is on specialized curation services

Description

This RFQ is for the USACE, North Atlantic Division (NAD) central regional curation facility. USACE, St. Louis District will issue a contract and is looking for a 36 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 79 compliant facility to curate North Atlantic Division central region (Baltimore and Philadelphia Districts) archaeological collections for up to five years. Currently there are between 190—200 cubic/linear feet of collections with most of the collections originating from Pennsylvania. Minimal growth, no more than 5—10 cubic/linear feet, is expected each year. The work covered by this Sources Sought includes housing and providing collections management services and access to archaeological materials and associated records (hereafter archaeological collections) generated in conjunction with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers activities. Additional tasks may include, where appropriate, intake, stabilization, cataloging, inventories, rehabilitation, and other service-related collections management tasks of archaeological collections.

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