This contract was awarded by the Department of the Interior (DOI), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Pacific Region Office (PRO) to Historical Research Associates, Inc. (HRA), a woman-owned small business, to provide highly specialized historical research and analysis services in support of water rights settlement negotiations between Indian tribes, the City of Los Angeles, and the DOI. The $135,000.00 labor-hour contract has an ultimate completion date of April 30, 2025. HRA was selected as a sole source provider due to its prior involvement in the initial historical analyses of tribal land and water issues in Owens Valley in the 1990s, which are directly relevant to the current requirements. This contract is not associated with a larger indefinite delivery vehicle (IDV). The award does not have a set-aside designation.