The M/V Chugach is a 62-foot wooden-hulled crew vessel owned by the Forest Service, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The vessel was built in 1925 and is the last wooden ranger boat in the Forest Service fleet. Continued operation of the M/V Chugach as part of the Forest Service fleet was no longer practicable. The Forest Service conducted an extensive alternative use feasibility study 2015-2016 to identify a new use for the M/V Chugach that preserves her historic integrity and presents opportunities to share with the public her history of service.
During the feasibility study's public comment period, the City and Borough of Wrangell produced a viable proposal to work with the Forest Service to preserve and interpret the M/V Chugach at the city and borough-owned Wrangell Museum, housed within the Nolan Center. With this in mind, Tongass National Forest (Wrangell Ranger District) seeks a qualified contractor to develop, design, and deliver interpretive panels/exhibits for the M/V Chugach in Wrangell, AK.
Please see the attached documents in this solicitation for an extensive statement of work and photographs.
