The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) awarded a single-award indefinite delivery contract (IDC) to the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR), a federally recognized tribal government, to provide traditional cultural property management assistance services. The $1,000,000 IDC, awarded in 2020, has a period of performance through July 2025. Under this contract, CTUIR provides specialized knowledge and information regarding historic properties of religious and cultural significance to Indian tribes within the Corps' area of operations. Specific tasks have included rock imagery education, workshops, site monitoring, and cultural surveys in support of the Corps' civil works and natural resource management activities, particularly in the Walla Walla, Washington region. The contract leverages CTUIR's unique qualifications to identify, assess, and treat cultural sites, as well as prepare preservation plans to support the Corps' Section 106 compliance responsibilities under the National Historic Preservation Act. The IDC was awarded without a set-aside, recognizing CTUIR's specialized expertise and sole source capabilities. To date, the Corps has issued several firm-fixed-price delivery orders under the IDC, valued at over $500,000, for services such as rock imagery education, workshops, site monitoring, and cultural surveys. These task orders do not utilize any set-asides, as CTUIR is the sole source capable of providing the required traditional cultural property management assistance within its ancestral areas. The original special notice solicitation indicated the Corps would offer CTUIR a sole source contract for these services, based on their status as the only responsible source able to satisfy the agency's requirements regarding historic properties of religious and cultural significance to the tribe.
Mod # | Description | Reason For Modification | Federal Obligation (Click to sort descending) | Date (Click to sort ascending) |
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| P00007 | Exercise an Option | $0 | 7/19/24 | |
| P00006 | Exercise an Option | $0 | 8/2/23 | |
| P00004 | Exercise an Option | $0 | 7/27/22 | |
| P00003 | Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | 3/24/22 | |
| P00002 | Exercise an Option | $0 | 7/13/21 |
Name | Description | Awardee | Potential Value (Click to sort descending) | Award Date (Click to sort descending) | Completion Date (Click to sort descending) | Updated At (Click to sort descending) |
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Delivery Order W912EF20D0004-W912EF21F0017 | Umatilla Indian Reservation | $54.7k | 2/25/21 | 12/31/21 | 2/26/21 | |
Delivery Order W912EF20D0004-W912EF23F0002 | Umatilla Indian Reservation | $26.6k | 6/14/23 | 6/14/25 | 4/20/24 | |
Delivery Order W912EF20D0004-W912EF24F0009 | Umatilla Indian Reservation | $84.0k | 2/23/24 | 7/1/25 | 3/4/25 | |
Delivery Order W912EF20D0004-W912EF25F0030 | Umatilla Indian Reservation | $59.9k | 3/7/25 | 3/6/26 | 3/10/25 | |
Delivery Order W912EF20D0004-W912EF20F0110 | Umatilla Indian Reservation | $86.8k | 9/30/20 | 9/30/22 | 2/24/23 |
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | Federal Agency | Type | Posted Date (Click to sort descending) |
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Management of HPRCSITs | W912EF20R0021 | Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Walla Walla | Special Notice 1/1 | 4/2/20, 11:18 AM |