John Day Determination of Eligibility and Traditional Cultural Properties Study

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 Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR). The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District (Corps) and Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), referred to as "the Agencies" hereinafter, are jointly responsible for compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) under the terms of the 2009 System wide Programmatic Agreement (SWPA) for management of Historic Properties affected by operation and maintenance of the Federal Columbia River Power System (FCRPS). The objectives of this contract are to identify and assess traditional use areas within the study area to assist the Agencies with NHPA Section 106 compliance and long-term management decisions; resolve eligibility status for sites that are included in more than one of the following districts: proposed Upper Lake Umatilla Multiple Resource Area (MRA), proposed Mussle [sic] Shell Rapids Archaeological District, eligible Sol-luc-a Archaeological District, and eligible Port of Benton Districts; make recommendations and create a plan to address National Register eligibility of properties within the study area (either as districts or individually), and how to incorporate traditional cultural properties into future determinations of eligibility. The study area includes federal land managed by the Corps located within the John Day Project on the Oregon and Washington side of the Columbia River. This area is within the ceded territory of the CTUIR. The CTUIR possesses unique knowledge of Umatilla Indian ancestral village sites, prehistoric burial areas, and areas of traditional cultural properties and resources that exist within and overlap the known boundaries of the subject historic properties in the APE. Not all of this information is made public knowledge. A SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE POSTED. The Government intends to proceed with this sole source action. The NAICS code is 541720- Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities with a size standard of $20,500,000.00. 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 12:00 PM local time on 11 July 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 contact@example.gov. 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: +1 (555) 000-0000 Email: contact@example.gov