Delivery Order 140D0423D0077-140D0423F1242

The Department of the Interior's Office of Policy Management and Budget awarded a delivery order contract to Kearns & West Inc., a San Francisco-based collaboration and strategic communications firm, to provide facilitation and collaborative problem-solving services to the Office of Hearings and Appeals. The contract, valued at $11,199.13, was awarded on September 11, 2023, with an ultimate completion date of September 12, 2025. The work will be performed in San Francisco, California, under a labor-hour pricing model with no set-aside designation, meaning the contract was competed on an unrestricted basis among eligible contractors.

Kearns & West Inc. specializes in stakeholder engagement, mediation, and collaborative problem-solving for federal agencies, with extensive experience supporting multiple Department of the Interior bureaus including the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Bureau of Land Management, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The firm maintains several significant indefinite delivery vehicles across the federal government, including a $65.5 million DOI-wide IDIQ contract for mediation and conflict management services through the Office of Collaborative Action and Dispute Resolution, which likely serves as the underlying vehicle for this delivery order. Through its federal contract portfolio, Kearns & West has demonstrated expertise in facilitating complex stakeholder meetings, supporting environmental assessments, and assisting agencies in developing collaborative strategies for natural resource management and policy challenges.