The U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center (AHEC) is soliciting proposals for the conservation of historic textiles. The services of professionally trained textile conservators are required to stabilize textile collection materials to make them available for exhibit, research, and posterity. The U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center is located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The Army's historic museum inventory consists of more than 20,000 historic textiles dating from the Pre-Revolutionary War period to present day including: flags, uniforms, headgear, footwear, covers and liners, tents, bedrolls, knapsacks, camouflage netting, soldier souvenirs and captured materials, ribbon bars, medals, and composite military equipment and accessories containing textile elements. In addition, the collection includes archaeological and ethnographic textiles, modern materials, experimental synthetic and semi-synthetic textile materials, painted or decorated textiles, and other historic textiles. The museum textile collection requires professional handling, transport, survey, storage, documentation, and conservation treatment to preserve the historical integrity and stability of the collection.

All conservator positions require the training expected of a bona-fide textiles conservator which includes at minimum a masters degree in conservation (not forestry conservation) from an American, Canadian, or United Kingdom (textile arts) certified graduate program as recognized by the U.S. Government Department of Education and a minimum of 5 years experience in the field of conservation. Alternative academic and apprentice training must be equal in scope and depth to a U.S. masters degree in textile conservation or masters degree in art conservation or conservation science with a proven track record of performance with current treatment and documentation techniques for conservators to satisfy requirements described in the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC)'s document defining the conservator: essential competencies.

Proposals will be evaluated utilizing best-value procedures. Solicitation will provide more information regarding work requirements and evaluation process. The period of performance is expected to be 1 May 2011 through 31 Apr 2012. A requirements contract is anticipated with a base year and two (2) one-year option periods. This requirement will be solicited unrestricted. Offerors must have a current registration in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) to be eligible for award. Further information on registering with CCR may be obtained at website http://www.ccr.gov. The NAICS code for this acquisition is 711510 and the size standard is $7 Million. The solicitation release date will be on or about 8 Mar 2011. Do NOT register on FedBizOpps for notification. Solicitations can only be received by notifying the P.O.C.in writing. To obtain a copy of the solicitation please contact Kevin Kauffman at [email protected]. All questions must be submitted in writing; telephone calls will not be accepted.

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