National Park Service, Columbia Cascades Support Office, 909 First Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98104-1060

B -- PRODUCE A HISTORIC RESEARCH STUDY FOR KLONDIKE GOLD RUSH NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK LOCATED IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON SOL 1443-RQ9000-97-007 DUE 082097 POC Beth A. Faudree, Contracting Officer, (206)220-4041, or Lynne McPhaden, Contract Specialist, (206)220-4047 WEB: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, HTTP://WWW.NPS.GOV. E-MAIL: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, LYNNE_MCPHADEN@NPS.GOV. The National Park Service (NPS), Columbia Cascades Support Office, is seeking qualified professionals to produce a Historic Resource Study (HRS) for the Seattle unit of Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park (the park). The park is located in Pioneer Square, a National Register historic district, in the Union Trust Annex, a leased space in a privately-owned, restored historic building. The building houses the park's administrative offices, museum, auditorium, library, classroom, and curatorial storage area. Contractor shall prepare a comprehensive account of the human and physical history of the area during the historic period of the Klondike Gold Rush (1889-1909) and discuss all cultural resources associated with the gold rush within the historic city limits of Seattle, circa 1909, and their related historic themes within a framework of historic context statements. Areas of significance and resources associated with these themes shall include but not be limited to: settlement and growth of Seattle prior to the gold rush; development of transportation links to Alaska, the Yukon, and within Seattle proper; economic and development activities related to the gold rush; ramifications of the rush to Seattle's political, social, and economic base; and the general impact of the rush on other communities in Puget Sound, Western Washington, Western Oregon, and British Columbia. The contractor shall identify and evaluate any undocumented National Register eligible properties within the Seattle city limits that relates to the city's activities during the gold rush. The extant, above-ground cultural properties located in Seattle shall be identified, mapped, and evaluated against National Register criteria. This information will be supplied to the appropriate local groups or agencies for them to prepare a National Register nomination as appropriate. Over a period of one year (12 months), the contractor shall produce a clearly written, comprehensive history that identifies and evaluates the historic events and activities that occurred in and around the park that are associated with the Klondike gold rush. The contractor shall plan, research, evaluate, synthesize, and present relevant historical data using both primary and secondary source materials from local, state, provincial, and federal government records in archives and libraries. The contractor shall present all findings and analysis in a clear thematic and chronological organization that is written for both the professional and layperson. The contractor will identify and evaluate the National Register eligibility of all extant historic resources within the city of Seattle associated with the above themes or yet-to-be-identified themes that have not already been listed on the National Register. The manuscript will include footnotes or endnotes and annotated bibliography, historic and present-day views of historic resources, historical base maps that show how Seattle's political borders and physical features changed between 1889 and 1909, appendices (as appropriate), and a detailed index, all following NPS-28 (Cultural Resources Management Guideline) and the Chicago Manual of Style. The manuscript shall be a self-contained monograph with illustrations (photographs, maps, diagrams) that highlight the narrative and illustrate significant events, activities, individuals, and cultural resources, both extant and non-extant. The contractor shall also locate and identify any deficiencies that exist in the research materials and data as it pertains to the resources. The Standard Industrial Code Classification for this procurement is 8733 and the size standard is $5.M. Responses must be received by the close of business, 2:00 P.M. (PDT), Wednesday, August 20, 1997. (0196)

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