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T -- EXHIBIT DESIGN SOL RFP R9Z-96-41-C. Due 091696. POC For solicitation package, contact Ginger Feit, 715-762-5162; if questions, contact Contracting Officer, Janet R Peterson, 715-362-1168. Proposals are being solicited to provide technical, planning and design services for exhibits and interpretive media for the Northern Great Lakes Center. The Center is a new, interagency, visitor and environmental education center in Ashland, Wisconsin. The purpose of the Center is to interpret the history of the distinctive natural and cultural resources of the region through programs and exhibits; educate through environmental programs, wildlife viewing and opportunities for nature study; inform visitors regarding public lands, area attractions, and private commercial tourism facilities. The Center will be on a 180-acre site, which includes restored ponds, wetland areas and other natural features. The Center will include a reception/information/trip planning area, auditorium, exhibit hall, temporary exhibit and lounge area, wildlife observation area and a tower from which Lake Superior and surrounding features can be viewed. The building also will contain a library/archives, multipurpose classroom, and program and administrative offices. The contractor shall provide complete plans, designs, and specifications for production for the following: graphics and information/interpretive displays in the entrance, lobby, orientation and observation areas; and audio-visual media and interpretive displays for the 100-seat auditorium. The Contractor shall provide a complete exhibit plan and design for the 2700 square foot exhibit hall. The exhibits will develop themes outlining the natural and cultural history of the region, the effects of human actions and interactions in this environment, and the choices which face the region's people and environment today and in the future. The planning and design package shall contain all label copy, cropped facsimiles of graphics, photos, or renderings with size and weight of all artifacts to be used in the exhibit, treatments for all audiovisual exhibit components, design and detailing of all exhibit cases and structures and specifications for fabrication. The contractor shall not be responsible for purchasing graphics, objects or artifacts, but shall locate, identify and confirm their availability. The Government anticipates award of a firm, fixed-price contract on or about November 1, 1996. The Contractor shall participate in a preliminary planning meeting and submit preliminary and final schematic design proposals and a conceptual design package, with a final design package to be submitted not later than July 30, 1997. This project is 100 percent set-aside for small businesses ($5 million average annual receipts for the past 3 years). (211)

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