Motion Picture Cans

STATEMENT OF WORK Motion Picture Cans RQ LSC20130032/COR: DRAFT Background The Moving Image Section requires regular purchase of conservation quality motion Picture film cans for acetate and polyester-based motion picture film. These cans must be ventilated, to ensure proper airflow inside the can, preventing acetic acid buildup, which increases the rate of acetate film decay. They also prevent chemical reactivity between the film material and its housing. The cans help to ensure Library of Congress safety stock motion picture materials are optimally stored, so the rate of decay will be as slow as possible. This allows our material to be preserved and accessed by members of Congress and the public long into the future, in service of the Library's Mission. Scope of Work: The Moving Image Section of the Library of Congress wishes to purchase 7,050 conservation quality plastic motion picture film cans, each capable of storing 2000 feet of 35mm film. These items will be used to house motion picture film (acetate and polyester) material in the vaults as part of conservation stabilization efforts. Requirements: • 35mm film cans must adhere to the following specifications with the exception of flame retardant. Flame retardant is not required in this particular SOW. http://www.loc.gov/preservation/resources/specifications/specs/800-852_11.pdf • Cans must feature interlocking lids, with a sidewall that reaches close to the bottom of the can (must cover 80% of can sidewall) to ensure that Product Requirement II.A.2. (Construction), regarding lid fit, is met. • Cans must stack five-high at a height no greater than 8 11/16" to ensure fit on Packard Campus shelving • Cans must feature Library of Congress logo Deliverables: Contractor will deliver seven thousand and fifty (7,050) conservation cans meeting the above requirements. They must be sized to hold two thousand feet of 35mm film. Freight and/or shipping costs shall be included in the contract price. The Library of Congress intends to issue this requirement described above as a sole source order to Media Distributors. Any firm that wishes to be considered for this requirement must submit a capability statement that demonstrates its ability to meet all of the requirements of the work described in the attached draft Statement of Work