SPECIAL NOTICE
R -- Nez Perce TCP - Sole Source Determination
- Notice Date
- 6/4/2018
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, USACE District, Portland, Attn: CECT-NWP, PO Box 2946, Portland, Oregon, 97208-2946, United States
- ZIP Code
- 97208-2946
- Solicitation Number
- W9127N18P0082
- Archive Date
- 6/23/2018
- Point of Contact
- Brandon Lasich, Phone: 5038084637
- E-Mail Address
-
brandon.m.lasich@usace.army.mil
(brandon.m.lasich@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Sole Source Determination This is a special notice prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.2 "Synopsis of Proposed Contract Actions." US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Portland District intends to negotiate/award a sole-source contract with The Nez Perce Tribe. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) and the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA)(Agencies) are jointly responsible for compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) under the terms of the 2009 Systemwide Programmatic Agreement (SWPA) for management of historic properties affected by operations of the Federal Columbia River Power System (FCRPS). The Corps, Portland District manages The Bonneville, The Dalles, and John Day Projects, which are part of the FCRPS. The FCRPS Cultural Resource Program works closely with interested and affected tribes, State Historic Preservation Offices (SHPOs), and other agencies for cultural resource management in compliance with Section 106 of the NHPA. This acquisition is for the contribution of traditional knowledge and input from the Nez Perce Tribe (NPT) as part of assisting the Corps with National Historic Preservation Act Section 106 & 110 compliance (NHPA, 54 U.S.C. 300101). These services are for traditional cultural property inventories in The Dalles Pool, including but not limited to, Celilo Falls and Coyote's Cradle Place (tikespe). Additionally, the work involves a task to conduct oral histories by identifying knowledgeable tribal members, transcribing interviews, and consolidate the recorded information into a report highlighting material most relevant to the subject and suitable for submission to the Corps. The statutory authority for this non-competitive acquisition is 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c)(1) as implemented by FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), Only one responsible source and no other services will satisfy agency requirements. The Nez Perce Tribe possess unique knowledge of their ancestral artifacts, village sites, prehistoric burial areas, and areas of traditional cultural properties and resources that exist within and overlap the project area. A SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE POSTED. The Government intends to proceed with this sole source action. The NAICS code is 541990- All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services with a size standard of $15,000,000.00. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS OR QUOTATIONS. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement to the contracting officer before the notice end date. If no affirmative written responses are received by 02:00 PM local time on 08 June 2018, an award will be made without further notice. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement is solely within the discretion of the Government. Electronic responses and questions shall be submitted via email to Brandon.M.Lasich@usace.army.mil. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is not responsible for any costs incurred by responding to this notice. Point of Contact for small business questions or assistance is the Portland District Small Business Specialist: Carol McIntyre Direct: 503-808-4602 Email: carol.a.mcintyre@usace.army.mil
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- Place of Performance
- Address: OR, WA, and CA, United States
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