T--Sources Sought IA-NEAL SMITH NWR EXHIBITS

IA - NEAL SMITH NWR VC INTERPRETIVE EXHIBITS

This is a sources sought for Exhibit Design, Fabrication, and Installation: The FWS requires the design, fabrication, and installation of passive and active interpretive exhibits for approximately 1,583 square feet of primary exhibit space (Room 106), 810 square feet of Bison exhibit space (Room 107), 1,009 square feet of secondary exhibit space (Room 108), and 505 square feet of gallery space (Room 109), all located within the existing Neal Smith NWR Visitor Center.

The work shall also include the design, fabrication, and installation of exterior interpretive and visitor engagement elements that prepare and orient visitors for their experience inside the Visitor Center. These elements may include visitor arrival features, outdoor interpretive exhibits, wayfinding signage, introductory messaging, and other design elements that
establish key themes and build anticipation for the indoor exhibit experience.

The work includes, but is not limited to, providing all labor, materials, and equipment necessary to:
travel to the refuge and other locations for planning and subject research; coordinate the exhibits design with the Visitor Center renovation design; participate in design meetings with the FWS; create an interpretive exhibit concept and final design that reflects the natural and cultural values of refuge lands, management programs, the visitor services mission, and associated plants and wildlife; fabricate and install interpretive products and produce an 8¿12 minute multimedia presentation (film) describing the refuge and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for public viewing.

Interested vendors please respond back with the below items in the body of an email, do NOT include attachments:
1. CAGE Code
2. Unique Entity ID
3. A description of past experience performing the required work.


Please identify "140FF027Q0074 - Sources Sought for Neal Smith NWR Interpretative Exhibits" in the subject line of your email to Robert_Sung@ios.doi.gov