Museum Model Ships for Educational Displays

Overview The American Merchant Marine Museum (AMMM) is seeking the services of a professional model shipwright who is familiar with federal curatorial standards and best practices in building museum-quality ship models, as well as knowledge of maritime history, to design/build/construct ten (10) museum quality/standard, waterline model ships at a scale of 1/196 with solid basswood hulls. The Ships are for educational display at the American Merchant Marine Museum and campus buildings at the USMMA for display to standards outlined in the statement of work (SOW). Place of Performance DOT/Maritime Administration USMMA/American Merchant Marine Museum 300 Steamboat Road Kings Point, NY 11024 Period of Performance The 10 ship models must be on site no later than (NLT) 500 days after notice to proceed (NTP) is issued. Contract Type Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Contract Set-Aside/Size Standard The procurement is a Small Business set-aside NAICS Code 337212 and Size Standards in number of employees is 500 or similar size standard. Evaluation Factors For Award (See attachement for Summary) Factor 1 - Technical Capability Sub-Factor A: Experience Sub-Factor B: Past Performance Sub-Factor C: Schedule Factor 2 - Price The Government reserve the right to not award to any vendor not registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at the time of award. Other Information A general loading dock with a forklift for AMMM deliveries is available (especially for large or oversized items. Also, a large parking area is in back of the museum.