Painting and Graphics Conservation

On an as-needed basis, the Contractor shall survey, assess, analyze, recommend treatment, transport, perform conservation services, clean, perform emergency stabilization/repair, and develop generic cyclic maintenance plans for paintings in the GSA/NCR Fine Arts Collection as well as architectural finishes and elements of GSA buildings. The Contractor shall provide all management, supervision, manpower, equipment and supplies necessary to perform the work specified herein. The Chief Conservator will be responsible for providing the necessary professional services to ensure that the proposed conservation and treatment will have no adverse affects upon the aesthetic, historic and physical integrity of the artwork and architectural finishes. Conservation treatments shall be reversible and cannot endanger the physical welfare or historic value of the artwork or architectural finishes. The known character of the artwork should not be modified. Decayed or damaged parts of an artwork will be conserved, not replaced. The treatment prescribed shall be the safest and least aggressive method so as not to compromise the original integrity of the artworks, following the principles of the American Institute for the Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC) Code of Ethics and Guidelines for Practice and directions in the GSA Fine Arts Desk Guide. Recommended treatments for architectural elements and finishes shall also conform with the Secretary of the Interior Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties.