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46-DNCR-23-1839 Airstrip Archaeology for Fort Fisher

State of North Carolina

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Posted On:  6 Mar 2023

Open for bidding on:  6 Mar 2023

Response Deadline:  5 Apr 2023 8:00 AM PDT

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Opportunity Amount:	$0.00 USD
Response Deadline:	5 Apr 2023 8:00 AM PDT
	(Closed for response)
Posting ID:	15609050(Doc616505601)
Posting Type:	Request for Information
Public Posting:	https://discovery.ariba.com/rfx/15609050

Product and Service Categories  Archaeological services

Ship-to or Service Locations North Carolina - United States

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Addendum No. 2 Posted

Addendum No. 1 Posted  
  
Actual Bid Date and Time is April 5, 2023 at 11:00 AM EST    
    
This proposed archaeological investigation is designed to mitigate the anticipated adverse effects of planned construction in the WWII southern airstrip area of the Fort Fisher State Historic Site which is a National Historic Landmark and National Register of Historic Places listed site (31NH7).  Focused excavations will allow specific research questions to be addressed and collection of data important to the better understanding of the site’s history (construction, utilization, and destruction).  Fort Fisher is located within the Coastal Plain of North Carolina in New Hanover County, along the Atlantic shoreline south of Kure Beach/Wilmington.  The historic site is managed by the Division of State Historic Sites and Properties, Office of Archives and History, Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.       
      
In October 2020, Commonwealth Heritage Group, Inc. (CHG) conducted limited subsurface archaeological assessments to investigate the anomalies.  Archaeological test units were placed based on OSA recommendations to provide additional data on three anomalies.      
      
·         Anomaly 1 is a collapsed passageway/tunnel that would have connected the traverses and gun emplacements along the parapet that formed the northern land face of the fortifications.·         Anomaly 2 is likely a filled depression that was part of the palisade fortification that surrounded Fort Fisher’s northern land face. ·         Anomaly 4 is a collapsed subsurface structure, likely a magazine or bombproof, extending north inside the traverse from the Anomaly 1 passageway.CHG determined these archaeological features to be intact and well-preserved, located close to the ground surface, and would not require the removal of large amounts of overburden.  Despite the construction of a World War II airstrip over the location, this portion of archaeological site 31NH7 retains integrity and has high potential for further research.  The recommendations by CHG, which the professional staff at NC OSA concur with, were that further investigations should be conducted if any future ground disturbing projects are planned in this portion of site 31NH7.      
      
The intent of this solicitation is to award an Agency Specific Contract.