For each County fiscal year (July 1 – June 30), Contractor will: a) Maintain displays, exhibits, programs, and conduct other activities, including the homestead and historical walking tours, relating to the history of Los Alamos in both the Los Alamos History Museum (“Museum”) and Fuller Lodge Complex. b) Disseminate information to the public regarding activities of the Museum by use of the news media, social media, newsletters and other appropriate means of announcing activities and events. c) Evaluate the condition of the historical walking tour signs and homestead markers annually and make written recommendations to the County Community Services Director or designee for any recommended repairs or replacements. d) Collaborate with County staff on homestead and walking tour maps, to be printed by County, made available at Museum, and posted online at losalamoshistory.org by Contractor. e) Staff and operate the Museum and a Museum shop within the Museum, keeping these facilities open to the public during hours that will provide for maximum public access, at least five (5) days per week, within available funding levels. f) Maintain oversight of Museum collections in an archive in keeping with standard museum practices of preservation, conservation, and insurance requirements. g) Provide monitored access to the archival collections for researchers and scholars. h) Collaborate with other local or regional cultural services providers on a minimum of four (4) events, activities or programs during each fiscal year. i) Create specific history education programs of interest to youth and families in Los Alamos and surrounding areas within the available funding levels and in the following manner: i) Provide history-related programming and Services aimed at young people such as, but not limited to, school field trips that are available to all grade levels; visits to local and surrounding area school classrooms; summer programs for youth; events for families, adult lectures; and Graduation Point hikes. ii) Develop and market the events, programs, and Services of the Museum. iii) Work with local and surrounding area schools to promote the use and visitation of the collections and activities of the Museum by providing regular visits to elementary and middle school classrooms with a variety of topics of historical relevance, as well as annual support to high school students for National History Day. iv) Coordinate teams of volunteers and/or interpreters of Los Alamos history, providing at least one (1) session of docent education/training, for free and open to the public, per fiscal year. j) Promote visitation to the Museum, Fuller Lodge, Manhattan Project National Historical Park, and the Los Alamos downtown area through various methods including, but not limited to, membership in the New Mexico True program, partnerships with the Los Alamos and White Rock Visitors Centers and Manhattan Project National Historic Park, and the creation of exhibits which draw visitors to downtown Los Alamos. k) Manage resources related to history education and/or local historical preservation. l) Survey participants and community members throughout the term of an Agreement to collect feedback and input into Contractor’s programs, events and activities, and utilize this information in the planning, design, and implementation of new and existing programs. m) Adhere to accessibility standards and best practices and comply with any applicable laws, and regulations, including by not limited to Americans with Disability Act (“ADA”) standards, in providing Services. It is expected that Offerors have knowledge of applicable ADA standards, laws, and regulations and that they are able to describe their knowledge and ability to comply in their Proposals.
