Virgin Islands Buys #BD-26-200-2001-3430

Commission an Original Official Oil Portrait of the U.S. Virgin Islands Governor

The Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands is seeking an artist to create an official oil portrait of the Governor for permanent display at Government House in St. Thomas. - Government buyer: Government of the United States Virgin Islands, Office of the Governor. - OEMs and vendors: No OEMs, manufacturers, vendors, or individual artists are named. - Primary requirement: One original, hand-painted oil portrait on archival-quality linen or canvas, at least 24 × 30 inches unless otherwise approved, finished with museum-quality materials for long-term public display. - Related work and deliverables: Consultation and concept development, sittings and reference photography, preparatory studies as requested, protective finishing, packaging and delivery, mounting hardware, progress images and documentation, a signed certificate of authenticity, and written care instructions. - Framing options: One custom locally handmade mahogany frame with name plate is described in the attachment. The solicitation also lists optional bid items for a mahogany frame, a frame name plate, a mahogany frame with a 22-karat-gold-gilded filet, and a 22-karat-gold-gilded name plate. - Artist qualifications: At least five years of professional fine-art portrait experience, a portfolio of at least five comparable completed oil portrait commissions, and demonstrated use of archival and museum-quality techniques. - Pricing and rights: Portrait pricing must include labor, artistic services, materials, equipment, travel, packaging, delivery, and other required resources. After acceptance and final payment, the artwork and associated materials become Government property; the Government may reproduce portrait images for official purposes.

Description

The Government seeks an original, museum-quality oil portrait of the Governor for permanent display at Government House on St. Thomas. The work includes consultation and concept development, reference photography and studies, and creation of an original hand-painted portrait on archival-quality linen or canvas, at least 24 by 30 inches unless otherwise approved. The contractor must provide framing and finishing, protective preservation treatments, hanging hardware, progress documentation, a signed certificate of authenticity, and care instructions. Pricing must include all labor, artistic services, materials, equipment, travel, packaging, delivery, and other resources; optional bid items include custom mahogany frames and name plates, including gilded options.

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