20180817_3-2452_Sole source_IOSPP_Mussels_SL.pdf
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FWS 3-2452
11/25/2013
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Determination for Issuing a Single Source Financial Assistance Award
Instructions: In accordance with Service policy 516 FW 6, Issuing Discretionary Grant and Cooperative Agreement Awards without Competition, complete this form to document the justification for issuing a single source grant or cooperative agreement award. This form must be signed by both a program representative and the employee with signature authority for the award to be issued (see 516 FW 3, Signature Authority for Grant and Cooperative Agreement Awards). The completed and signed form must be maintained in the official award file.
Recipient Name:
Project Title:
Program Contact:
Select all criteria that apply (from 505 DM 2):
(1) Unsolicited Proposal: The proposed award is the result of an unsolicited application that represents a unique or innovative idea, method, or approach that is not the subject of a current or planned award, but is found to be advantageous to program objectives.
(2) Continuation: The activity to be funded is necessary for the satisfactory completion of, or is a continuation of, an activity we are funding and holding a competition would have a significant adverse effect on continuing or completing the activity.
(3) Legislative Intent: The language in the applicable authorizing legislation or legislative history clearly indicates the intent of Congress to restrict the award to a particular recipient or purpose.
(4) Unique Qualifications: The applicant is uniquely qualified to perform the activity based on a variety of demonstrable factors such as location; property ownership; voluntary support capacity; cost-sharing ability, if applicable; technical expertise; or other such unique qualifications.
(5) Emergencies: Because of a compelling and unusual urgency, or substantial danger to health or safety, there is not enough time to follow adequate competitive procedures.
Explain below why competition for this award is not practical. As applicable, summarize the program legislative history, unique capabilities of the proposed recipient, and any cost-sharing contribution offered by the proposed recipient. Be brief and specific:
I have determined that this project meets the requirements for a single source award and recommend that it be awarded to the recipient named above.
I, as the Service employee with signature authority for this award under 516 FW 3, have reviewed this program recommendation and find that it meets the requirements for a single source award.
Program Representative Sign and Date Authorized Signator Sign and Date
Printed Name of Program Representative Printed Name of Signator
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| Recipient Name: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) | |
| Project Title: Best Management Practices to Protect Streams | |
| Program Contact: Dr. William F. Henley | |
| Check Box1: Off | |
| Check Box2: Off | |
| Check Box3: Off | |
| Check Box4: Yes | |
| Check Box5: Off | |
| offered by the proposed recipient Be brief and specific: The project specifically identifies Dr. William Henley at Virginia Tech to develop response protocols for mussels, as he is uniquely qualified to accomplish tasks involving mussel monitoring, assessment, and spill response for mussels and has more than two decades of experience and knowledge of river mussel fauna assemblages in the watershed of interest for this project. Dr. Henley and Virginia Tech have a history of working cooperatively with State and Federal agencies on mussel research and restoration projects. The Service and the University have developed previous contracts and agreements at fair and reasonable costs. No other suitable contractor is available who has the expertise to develop the histological evaluations of organ tissues that are to be included in the protocols for handling freshwater mussels. Further, the contractor must have expert knowledge of regional mussel faunas and habitats. Development of response protocols is highly specialized work and only Virginia Tech has the personnel with the technical expertise to cost effectively deliver objectives of the project. Virginia Tech houses the Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Center, a laboratory that has a primary focus to study various aspects of freshwater mussel biology, which will provide in-kind technical support to the project. | |
| Printed Name of person signing: Susan Lingenfelser | |
| Printed Name of person signing_2: | |
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| SUSAN LINGENFELSER |
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