allens-SingleSource.pdf

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Determination for lssuing a Single Source Financial Assistance Award lnstructions: ln accordance with Service policy 516 FW 6, lssuing Discretionary Gnnt and Coopentive 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 Authoiu for Gnnt and Cooperative Agreement Awards). The completed and signed form must be maintained in the offlcial award file.

Recipient Name:

Project Title:

Program Contact:

Massachusetts Audubon Society, lnc

Molly Sperduto, USFWS, New England Field Office

Select all criteria that a from 505 DM 2

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 the rect ient. Be brief and s ific:

I have determined that this proiect meets the requirements for a single source award and recommend that it be awarded to the recipient named above.

l, as the Service employee with signatura authority for this award under 516 FW 3, have reviewed lhis program recommendation and find that it meets the requirements for a single source award.

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(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) Continuationr The activity to be funded is necessary forthe satisfactory completion of, or is a continuation of, an activity we are funding and holding a competition would have a signiflcant adverse effect on continuing or completing the activity.

(3) Legislative lntent: 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 Qualafications: The applicant as 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.

Through afl inilial compelilive process, this projecl was awarded tunds in the Final Programmatic Resroration Plan and Environmenial Assessrn€ni ,or the Buzzards Bay

Eouchard Earge-120 (B-120) OilSpill, Shoreline, Aqualac and NaluElResource Use lnjunes [.rassadus€tls and Rhod€ lsland (201.1) Tnis resto.alion plan was preparcd by (he NaturalResources Truslees torthe 8-120 naturalresourc€ damage assessmenl and resloration c€s€ A mullilude of pojecls w€re considered lorinclusion in the plan and this projecl was chosen lh.ough a highly selective prccess based upon multiple criteria

For ihe purposes oI a @op€rative agreement, [4assachu sets Audubon Sooety, lnc was s€lected lo implement the Trail lmprovements and PnrEgmiies Conkol at Allens Pond Wldlife Sanctuary prcjecl be@u* il (a) rs lhe owne. and manageror the Allens Pond Wrdlife Sanc1uary. whe.e the woft willoccur, (b) has a vested and proven

(d) has a long history ot working with the USFWS io implemenl successrully a vanev o, natural resource managsmeni projecls lt is important th lnis project be implemenred at Allens Pond vMrdhre Sancluary b€cause the sanciuary was d'.edly affecled by the B-120 oilspill.

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Printed Name of Signator

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PrcsAreEprGsFnutive Sign and Date tutr I Authorized Signator Sign and Date

Trail lmprovements and Phragmites Control at Allens Pond Wildlife Sanctuary