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SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES

This requirement is for the Design, Illustration, Fabrication, and installation of Interior Exhibits at the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge.
Base Item: Seabird Theater Exhibit
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Seabird Theater Exhibit (See SOW Base Bid)

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Optional Item: Media
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Additional Media (see SOW Optional Items)

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SECTION C - STATEMENT OF WORK

1. Site Background and Context

The Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (AMNWR), headquartered in Homer, Alaska, was established in 1980, combining previously established refuges with additional lands when the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) was passed. The refuge spans the traditional homelands of the Unangax̂ people in the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands, as well as smaller parcels within the homelands of the Alutiiq/Sugpiaq, Yup'ik/Cup'ik, Iñupiat, Dena'ina, Tlingit, Haida, and Eyak peoples. Much of the refuge is federally designated Wilderness.
Unlike most visitor centers, AMNWR is not physically adjacent to the refuge it represents. The refuge consists of over 4 million acres across more than 2,500 islands, headlands, rocks, and spires, most located in the Aleutian Islands and largely inaccessible to the public. Most visitors will never set foot on refuge land, so the visitor center is the refuge's primary storytelling tool.
The visitor center (VC) is located on the Kenai Peninsula's Sterling Highway and includes both indoor and outdoor displays. It is open six days a week in summer, with reduced hours the rest of the year, and serves over 40,000 visitors annually. It is also a hub for community programming, including Alaska's largest wildlife festival, the Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival.
The goal of this project is to increase visitor knowledge of the refuge and its resources — with an emphasis on seabirds — by upgrading the 20+ year old Seabird Theater exhibit located in the visitor center's exhibit hall. For a virtual 3D visit to the visitor center, see the link in Section 13. The Seabird Theater is the exhibit space shown in Figure 1 (Section 13).
Logistics: The visitor center is in Homer, Alaska, roughly 4+ hours' drive south of Anchorage. Anchorage has a major airport and full shipping capabilities; Homer has limited small-aircraft service and limited rental vehicle availability. Winter (October–March) can bring limited mountain-pass driving conditions, which contractors