North Shore Monitoring at Bonneville and The Dalles Projects - Yakama Nation

This is a special notice prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 5.2 - Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Portland District intends to award a firm-fixed-price service contract to the Confederated Tribes & Bands of the Yakama Nation. The statutory authority for this non-competitive acquisition is FAR subpart 13.106- 1(b)(1)(i). USACE 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). USACE, 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 Yakama Nation as part of assisting the Corps with National Historic Preservation Act Section 106 & 110 compliance. These services are to monitor archaeological sites along the north shore of Bonneville and The Dalles Projects and gather information that can assist the Corps and BPA in the development of long-term management decisions for the area.Interested concerns must show clear and convincing evidence that competition of this requirement would be advantageous to the Government by submitting a capability statement that they are able to represent the Confederated Tribes & Bands of the Yakama Nation on cultural resource matters. If no affirmative written responses are received by 2:00 PM Pacific Time on June 24, 2019, 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 the contracting point of contact listed below. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is not responsible for any costs incurred by responding to this notice.