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C -- CULTURAL LANDSCAPE REPORT, WILSON'S CREEK NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD (WCNB), SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI SOL 1443RP600099004 DUE 041999 POC Tonya M. Bradley, Contract Specialist, 402-221-3561/Billy W. Davis, Contracting Officer, 402-221-3464 E-MAIL: Cultural Landscape Report- WCNB, tonya_bradley@nps.gov. The National Park Service (NPS) is seeking an Architect/Engineer (A/E) firm or organization to develop a Cultural Landscape Report (CLR) in two phases (Part 1 and [optional] Part 2) for Wilson's Creek National Battlefield (WCNB), located outside the town of Springfield, in southwestern Missouri. Solicitation number 1443P600099004, SIC Code 8712, POC Tonya Bradley Contract Specialist, Billy Davis, Contracting Officer, 402-221-3561/402-221-3464. The project area, WCNB, contains most of the site of a 1861 Civil War battle; the park now consists of rolling grassland, restored savannah prairies, and wooded hills covering 1,750 acres. WCNB includes historic structures and modern facilities, archeological resources, and a tour road that loops through the area. The National Battlefield was established in 1960 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Service has exerted some effort to restore the landscape to the circa 1861 appearance. Outside the WCNB boundaries only limited analysis using remote methodologies of intact landscape features (i.e., spatial organization, circulation, general land uses) that relate to the battle will be included. This project will demand an interdisciplinary team to address and closely integrate the concerns, management issues, and methodologies for cultural and natural resource treatment. The goals of the CLR will be to build upon prior research by conducting research and field investigations to identify the historic appearance of the WCNB landscape through time (focusing on the Civil War period); analyzing the historical integrity and period of significance; assessing the relative integrity of natural vegetation areas; assessing the fire history of the landscape; developing a range of alternatives and recommending a preferred alternative for the preservation, restoration, or rehabilitation treatment for the landscape as a whole; developing specific recommendations to implement that overall treatment; developing specific vegetation management recommendations; andpresenting recommendations for phasing. The research, analyses, assessments, and recommendations will be presented in a narrative report with supporting graphics, maps, drawings, and illustrations, along with an electronic copy (Microsoft Word 6/95+; ArcView 3.0 or AutoCAD 13+; scanned images) of all of these items. This project will be phased to coincide with a Government effort to update the Battlefield's General Management Plan (GMP). Specifically, Part 1 of the CLR will provide the baseline analysis of historical integrity for the landscape and will recommend a period(s) of significance and delineate zones of integrity for historic resources and for natural vegetation during the early phases of the GMP effort. The duration of Part 1 of the CLR is estimated at May 1999-January 2000 (the duration of the separate GMP is estimated at March 1999-September 2001). An optional [dependent upon the availability of funds] Part 2 of the CLR will support the strategic vision of the preferred alternative developed in the GMP by providing specific treatment recommendations to implement that vision as it deals with the landscape. The duration of optional Part 2 is estimated at October 2000-December 2001. SERVICES: The A/E will be required to provide the following services either in-house, or through the use of specialized sub-consultants as needed, to prepare a CLR for the subject property: historical landscape architecture, restoration ecology, fire ecology, history, landscape architecture, local or regional botany or forestry or horticulture, historical architecture, and support services (i.e., administrative, fiscal, clerical). TITLE I SERVICES: Preliminary design and design development will include: [Part 1] 1. Production of a Cultural Landscape Report, including historical research and field investigations to supplement the information contained in available research documents, and to support analyses of integrity and significance for the historic resources and analyses of integrity and condition for natural vegetation. 2. Fire history of the WCNB. 3. Maps illustrating existing conditions (not measured nor survey drawings), historical development (period plans), and analyses. [Optional, Part 2] 4. Preliminary design plans for WCNB, including preservation treatment recommendations for the historic landscape as well as accommodation of contemporary needs for screening, parking, lighting and handicapped accessibility, etc. 5. Vegetative management guidelines to support any vegetative restoration recommendation. 6. Conceptual planting plans for the historically significant house places within the Battlefield. One product of the final submission will be a camera-ready hard copy CLR document [i.e., ready for later publication by the Government; printing not included as part of this contract]. The final submission will also include an electronic copy (IBM-compatible, Windows 95, Microsoft Word 6 or 7 format). Any scanned graphics will be in a *.tif or *.jpeg format, and maps will be in an ArcView 3.0 or AutoCAD 13.0+ format. EVALUATION CRITERIA: The specific criteria to be used in evaluating the firm's Standard Form 254 and Standard Form 255 in descending order of importance, include: 1. The applicant's professional experience and specialized technical competence in the fields of historical landscape architecture, restoration ecology, fire ecology, and the disciplines listed above. This experience and competence will be demonstrated through work (as the prime contractor or as a sub-consultant or sub-contractor) on integrated historic landscape preservation and ecological restoration projects for the National Park Service, other public/government, or non-profit agencies. 2. The professional and academic qualifications of principals and project staff who will be assigned to the project. 3. The extent of the firm's recent experience on projects of a similar scope, scale, and regional context that demonstrate an integrated approach to the treatment of historic and natural resources. 4. The capacity of the firm to accomplish the proposed work within the projected time limitations. 5. The applicant's familiarity with the vernacular landscape architectural development, ecosystems, vegetation, contextual history, and vernacular architecture of the Ozark plateau region. This procurement is open to small and large businesses and is subject to Small Business Competitive Demonstration Program, Public Law 100-656. To the fullest extent, the NPS welcomes the participation of small business firms including woman and minority-owned and operated A/E firms and encourages large business firms to include small business firms as part of their team. The government will not indemnify the firm selected against liability involving asbestos or other hazardous materials; that is, no clause holding the firm harmless will be included in the Contract. The Standard Industrial Code (SIC) is 8712. A/E firms which meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit a Letter of Interest and completed Standard Forms 254 for each firm and a team Standard Form 255 to Tonya Bradley, Contract Specialist, National Park Service, Midwest Region, 1709 Jackson Street, Omaha, NE. 68102. Responses must be received before 5:00 p.m., April 19, 1999, in order to be considered for this selection. This is not an RFP. Posted 03/18/99 (W-SN310256). (0077)

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