The contractor will assess and evaluate the 200,000 paper files of the Catalog of American Portraits (CAP). The contractor shall evaluate the following: the importance of the CAP files for research; the CAP’s primary users and usage; space and housing needs, current vs. optimal/long-term; ways to improve current access to the collection and build on their utility. They will produce a report that makes a long-term recommendation on best placement of the CAP within the NPG organization and suggests potential future uses and projects. This is a short-term contract position and does not confer Smithsonian employment status. For additional information please see the Statement of Work and the Request for Quote below: