The Untied States Army Heritage and Education Center has a requirement for the services of a contract paper conservation professional to perform treatments and treatment reports on archival collections slated to undergo digitization. The contract will be awarded for 1 year with 4 option years. All work will be performed in the Paper Conservation lab of the US Army Heritage and Education Center in Carlisle, PA. Full information is available on SAM.gov.
Contract bid packets must be received by July 10, 2023, 08:00 am EDT.
Description:
The contractor shall provide all personnel necessary to perform professional paper conservation treatments in support of the Paper Conservation Department and the USAHEC digitization project. The contractor shall perform to the standards in this contract.
Background:
The U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center (USAHEC), located in Carlisle Barracks, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, has a requirement for a professional paper conservator to support the USAHEC digitization project. The USAHEC digitization project is in its 4th year. The digitization project is to scan all archival materials held by USAHEC. There are 4,182 collections occupying 24,000 linear feet. Collection materials range from modern paper to extremely delicate, e.g. antique, vellum, parchment, paper documents, and scrapbooks.
During pre-scanning processing, items requiring conservation treatments are pulled and sent to Paper Conservation. The volume of materials identified as requiring professional paper conservation treatments has resulted in 140 legal-size document boxes (15 ¼ x 5 x 10 ¼) of archival materials that require stabilization prior to scanning. Examples of the types of treatments needed are mending of tears, adhesion of detached pieces, flattening of rolled photographs, adhesive removal, de-acidification, and stabilization of scrapbooks.
Period of Performance:
Base Year: 17 July 2023 – 16 July 2024
Option Year1: 17 July 2024 – 16 July 2025
Option Year2: 17 July 2025 – 16 July 2026
Option Year3: 17 July 2026 – 16 July 2027
Option Year4: 17 July 2027 – 16 July 2028
6 Month Ext: 17 July 2028 – 16 Jan 2029
