Specifications include, but are not limited to:. The State Preservation Board (SPB), a State of Texas government agency, is soliciting proposals from qualified museum artifact mount making firms with sufficient experience and expertise in the design and fabrication of museum quality mounts to fabricate and install approximately 160 mounts for documents, books, hats, helmets and other artifacts for a new exhibition at the Bullock Texas State History Museum (TSHM) located in Austin, TX. This project will start in May 2018 (planning phase) with mount making beginning in July and must be completed by October 31, 2018 for the opening of the new exhibit area. All services will be in accordance with the terms, conditions, and requirements set forth in this Request for Proposal (RFP). This RFP provides Respondents with the information necessary to prepare and submit a proposal for consideration by the SPB.