P20AS00074 P20AC00500.pdf

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD

This announcement is not a request for applications.

This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Service’s intention to award financial assistance for the following project activities. Refer to Section 2. Grants.gov Posting Determination.

ABSTRACT

Grants.gov Opportunity Number Project Title Recipient Anticipated Federal Funding Non-Federal Cost Share Total Anticipated Award Amount

Award Instrument

Anticipated Period of Performance

Legal Authority

CFDA # and Title

Single Source Justification Criteria

National Park Service Point of Contact

PROJECT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

STATEMENT OF PUBLIC PURPOSE

Section 1. Project Summary

Task Agreement Cooperative Agreement

Grant Agreement

Current as of 10/29/2018

STATEMENT OF WORK SUMMARY

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PARTIES

A. The recipient shall be responsible for the following items under this agreement:

B. The NPS Responsibilities:

A task agreement is proposed;

A cooperative agreement is proposed;

therefore substantial involvement by NPS is anticipated during the period of performance of this agreement. In support of this agreement NPS will:

A grant agreement is proposed, therefore no substantial involvement on the part of the NPS is anticipated for the successful completion of the statement of work. It is anticipated that involvement will be limited to actions related to monitoring project performance and technical assistance at the request of the recipient.

Section 3. Single Source Justification

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

SINGLE SOURCE POLICY REQUIREMENTS

National Park Service Policy FAP&P 1443-2015-06 requires a written justification which explains why competition is not practicable. The justification must address one of the following criteria.

In order for an assistance award to be made without competition, the award must satisfy one or more of the following criteria:

(1) Unsolicited Proposal – The proposed award is the result of an unsolicited assistance application which represents a unique or innovative idea, method, or approach which is not the subject of a current or planned contract or assistance award, but which is deemed advantageous to the program objectives. The unsolicited proposal must demonstrate an innovative capability or concept not currently available to the government, and prepared without Government involvement. ;

(2) Continuation – The activity to be funded is necessary to the satisfactory completion of, or is a continuation of, an activity presently being funded, for which competition would have a significant adverse effect on the continuity or completion of the activity;

(3) Legislative intent – The language in the applicable authorizing legislation or legislative history clearly indicates Congress’ intent to restrict the award to a particular recipient of purpose;

(4) Unique Qualifications – The applicant is uniquely qualified to perform the activity based upon a variety of demonstrable factors such as location, property ownership, voluntary support capacity, technical expertise, or other such unique qualifications. Successful past performance, familiarity with existing requirements, capabilities that can be obtained or matched by a competitor, or a positive reputation, are not considered to be unique qualifications.

(5) Emergencies – Program/award where there is insufficient time available (due to a compelling and unusual urgency, or substantial danger to health or safety) for adequate competitive procedures to be followed.

NPS did not solicit full and open competition for this award based the following criteria:

Task Agreement issued under previously competed or single source master cooperative agreement per Section 2 above. Single Source Justification not applicable.

Continuation

Unique Qualifications

Unsolicited Proposal

Legislative Intent

Explanation of the proposed recipient’s qualifications or the criteria of the proposed project which requires use of the single source criteria cited.

Section 2. Grants.gov Posting Determination

Emergency

The National Park Service intends to award a task agreement under a previously competed or single source justified award.

The National Park Service intends to award a single source justified cooperative agreement. Refer to Section 3 Single Source Justification.

The National Park Service intends to award a single source justified grant agreement. Refer to Section 3 Single Source Justification.

Section 4. Department of the Interior Secretary’s Priorities

This award will support the following DOI Secretary priority(ies):

Other Key Initiatives:

Employment of veterans.

Supporting DOI Infrastructure needs.

Creating jobs in the American economy.

Access to outdoor recreation opportunities.

Priority 1: Creating a conservation stewardship legacy second only to Teddy Roosevelt Utilize science to identify best practices to manage land and water resources and adapt to changes in the environment.

Examine land use planning process and land use designations that govern public use and access.

Revise and streamline the environmental and regulatory review process while maintaining environmental standards.

Review DOI water storage, transportation, and distribution systems to identify opportunities to resolve conflicts and expand capacity.

Foster relationships with conservation organizations advocating for balanced stewardship and use of public lands.

Identify and implement initiatives to expand access to DOI lands for hunting and fishing.

Shift the balance towards providing greater public access to public lands over restrictions to access.

Priority 2: Utilizing our natural resources Ensure American energy is available to meet our security and economic needs.

Ensure access to mineral resources, especially the critical and rare earth minerals.

Refocus timber programs to embrace the entire 'healthy forests' lifecycle.

Manage competition for grazing resources.

Priority 3: Restoring trust with local communities Be a better neighbor with those closest to our resources by improving dialogue and relationships with persons and entities bordering our lands.

Expand the lines of communication with Governors, state natural resource offices, Fish and Wildlife offices, water authorities, county commissioners, Tribes, and local communities.

Priority 4: Ensuring sovereignty means something Support tribal self-determination, self-governance, and sovereignty.

Solidify mutual interests between the U.S. and the freely associated states and territories.

Priority 5: Generating additional revenues to support DOI & National interests Ensure that the public receives the full market value for the natural resources produced on Federal lands.

Ensure that fees or costs levied for DOI services are reasonable and targeted to achieve cost recovery.

Consider the impact of DOI decisions on economic development and job creation.

Priority 6: Protecting our people and the border Actively support efforts to secure our southern border.

Ensure DOI law enforcement staffing addresses public safety risks anticipated on DOI land.

Promote a "public service" demeanor within our law enforcement community.

Priority 7: Striking a regulatory balance

Reduce the administrative and regulatory burden imposed on U.S.

industry and the public.

Ensure that Endangered Species Act decisions are based on strong science and thorough analysis.

Priority 8: Modernizing our infrastructure Support the White House Public/Private Partnership Initiative to modernize U.S. infrastructure.

Remove impediments to infrastructure development and facilitate private sector efforts to construct infrastructure projects serving American needs.

Prioritize DOI infrastructure needs to highlight:

1. Construction of infrastructure;

2. Cyclical maintenance;

3. Deferred maintenance.

Senior executives are expected to provide leadership in achieving goals of the President and the Secretary.

The Management Team is expected to:

1. Ensure cost-effective operations and quality service to the public;

2. Facilitate organizational cooperation and conflict resolution;

3. Ensure the workplace environment is conducive to employee productivity and safety;

4. Hold individuals accountable for actions that violate DOI policies and requirements.

Priority 10: Achieving our goals and leading our team forward

The proposed project does not support any of the DOI Secretary priorities, but the project is being funded for the following reasons:

Priority 9: Reorganizing for the next 100 years

Improve alignment and integration of the DOI organizational structure. Redistribute organizational resources (people and funding) to enhance mission achievement and improved public service.

Improve organizational alignment with Executive Branch counterparts with major land management assets or influence.

attn: Darren Battles 333 Bush Street, Suite 500 San Francisco, Ca Darren_Battles@nps.gov Goals: The objective of this Agreement is to facilitate efforts of the Kaibab Paiute Tribe of Arizona (Tribe) to engage Paiute Indian youth and elders in the values and management of traditional Paiute lands now part of the Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument. During a three (3) day, two (2) night camping trip to Mount Trumbull, or an alternative location, Southern Paiute youth and tribal elders have an opportunity to re-establish their connections to monument resources via instructional activities led by tribal elders, NPS, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and other partners. In addition, elders may act in an unofficial capacity to educate the public through informal presentation, talks, and demonstrations administered by Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument.

This project is intended to stimulate youth education and elder involvement in cultural and natural resources, and motivate traditional practices among Southern Paiute tribal youth and elders, an identified underserved population. The project develops the Southern Paiute Tribe’s capability in providing these educational experiences in a remote or educational environment and integrates federal employees into the program to expose youth to potential career opportunities. Additionally, tribal elders acting in an unofficial capacity to educate the public would help develop a cultural respect for traditional Southern Paiute lands.

1. Design and follow a campaign for recruiting participants in the camp.

2. Recruit elders and presenters with cultural skills to teach camp activities.

3. Recruit day labor for kitchen help, and camp set up and take down.

4. Design youth protection guidelines that will be reviewed by, distributed, and followed by adults participating in the camp.

5. Conduct background checks on all adults participating in the camp (excluding federal employees).

6. Determine logistical support needs and schedule services for logistical support.

7. Purchase supplies for the camp.

8. Schedule a minimum of 5 meetings with all participating Southern Paiute Bands and National Park Service attendees to discuss camp logistics and support items. One of these will be an after-action meeting to discuss successes, shortfalls and supply lists for the next camp.

2. Work with the Tribe to facilitate coordination of project-related planning and field camp activities and identify agency personnel required to assist with project activities.

3. Participate with tribal staff in project management and in conducting the 3-day youth field camps.

4. Provide interaction with the tribal youth to enhance exposure to a variety of professional agency personnel who can encourage them to consider land and resource management careers.

5. Meet with tribal staff to evaluate success of project activities, specifically a post field camp evaluation.

6. Provide equipment for camp participant use for the duration of the camp.

7. Oversite shall include review and input at key interim stages. The key interim stages are identified as follows:

i. Cultural and natural resource lessons provided by tribal elders;

ii. Interaction with NPS resource management/interpretation.

Project monitoring will include completion of the following:

a. Comprehensive report of project activities and accomplishments;

b. Quarterly progress reports;

c. Quarterly financial status reports.

Justification: Unique Qualifications – The applicant is uniquely qualified to perform the activity based upon 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.

Qualifications necessary for this project include staff/participants for activities that can:

• Speak/teach Southern Paiute language

• Provide oral history of the ancestral homelands of the Southern Paiutes within the boundaries of Parashant National Monument for presentations

• Cultural skill sets (i.e. hide tanning, beading, pottery, basketry) that would have been practiced within ancestral homelands of the Southern Paiutes within the boundaries of Parashant National Monument While other bands of Southern Paiute Indians do exist, Kaibab is well situated to act as a central clearinghouse for activities on Parashant. The Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians has the capability and capacity to work with other Southern Paiute Bands and Elders that currently do not have agreements with NPS to facilitate demonstrations, talks, and seminars between all the bands of Southern Paiute Indians.

2. Coordinate with all other Southern Paiute bands to identify tribal elders to work with the tribal youth and public in the educational aspects of this project, specifically in reference to cultural lessons.

3. Develop written youth protection guidelines for the camp.

4. Provide logistical assistance to the tribal youth, adults and elders to facilitate tribal participation in the project.

5. Provide project deliverables which consist of a comprehensive report of educational activities conducted at the camp, student and elder involvement, lessons conducted, summary of materials used, equipment and materials purchased, and photographs that document project activities.