A04_SOW_0001.pdf

U.S. Department of the Interior

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA)

Potable Water for Alaska Region

Statement of Work (SOW)

U. S. Department of the Interior

Potable Water Delivery for Alaska Region

Background The American Rescue Plan, signed into law by President Biden on March 11, 2021, invests $1.75 billion in American Indian and Alaska Native government programs administered under the oversight of the Department of the Interior’s Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs (AS-IA).

The American Rescue Plan (ARP) makes changes to laws and provides emergency supplemental funding to respond to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The American Rescue Plan authorizes $900 million in funding for AS-IA and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to support a wide range of COVID-19 response activities, including $20 million to provide and deliver potable water to all Federally recognized Native American tribes.

Scope This procurement is open to all competitive sources under the Buy Indian Act. Water purchased will be made available to all 229 Federally recognized Native American tribes in the state of Alaska, as needed, and funded via individual orders.

Quantities and Delivery The exact amount of potable water needed, and the delivery locations are unknown. However, a list of all tribal government locations can be provided upon award. Delivery locations and quantities will be identified in each individual delivery order. The contractor will need to procure, distribute, and coordinate delivery of large quantities of water to arrive at the requested community within 10 days. The remote communities that are not on the road system may have small runways and will require the delivery to be airlifted in on runways as small as 3,800 feet in length. The contractor will coordinate with the delivery point of contact.

Period of Performance The performance of period for this contract shall consist of a 5-year ordering period.

BPA Calls BPA Calls under this contract will be initiated by the Alaska Regional Office. Funding will be provided on each individual call.

Reporting Periodic or ad hoc requests for order status and summary information shall be provided as requested by the Program Manager. Ad hoc reports will be confined to the status of any accepted order. Periodic reports will consist of monthly and year end reports containing a chronological listing of all calls by location and may include (but not be limited to) CLIN, quantity, order date and delivery date.

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