BOR-MP-19-N021 SCWA Quagga Mussel Notice of Intent.pdf

Notice of Intent to Award Template (03/2019)

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD

This notice is not a request for applications. This provides public notice of the Bureau of Reclamation’s intention to fund the following project activities without full and open competition.

OPPORTUNITY

NUMBER

BOR-MP-19-N021

PROJECT TITLE Lake Berryessa Zebra and Quagga Mussel Prevention Program RECIPIENT Solano County Water Agency

ANTICIPATED

FEDERAL AMOUNT

$412,640.00 / FY19: $412,640.00

STATUTORY

AUTHORITY

Public Law 85-624, 16 U.S.C. 661 et seq., as amended, and Section 7(a) of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (FWCA) (70 Stat 1122; 16 U.S.C. 742f(a)), as limited and delegated by the Secretary of the Interior delegation of authority to the Bureau of Reclamation at 255 DM 1.1B and RM 526 Section 6 F. (2) Fish and Wildlife, Section (a).

CFDA NUMBER 15.517

RECLAMATION

POINT OF CONTACT

Melanie Lowe

SUMMARY OF

PROJECT

ACTIVITIES

This project will accomplish the following objectives:

1. Augment the Boat Seal and Receipt System

2. Enhance Public Outreach and Awareness

3. Increase Number of Inspections Performed on Watercrafts Annually

4. Increase and Expand Decontamination Operations

5. Continue Efforts in Mussel Monitoring and Early Detection

SELECTION

JUSTIFICATION

The Solano County Water Agency (SCWA) is uniquely qualified to carry out these particular objectives of the Lake Berryessa Zebra and Quagga Mussel Prevention Program. SCWA has an operational history that provides unique knowledge of endemic issues associated with Lake Berryessa. In 1953, SCWA began the operations of the Solano Project, which includes Lake Berryessa. SCWA has significant experience preventing the spread of invasive dreissenid mussels with specific ways to build on the prior successes of the prevention program, remedy areas for improvement, and scale-up appropriately for the needs of Lake Berryessa aquatic habitat. The SCWA also has an established partnership with local stakeholders, the Lake Berryessa Watershed Partnership, to implement Lake Berryessa Outreach Program which educates all visitors to Lake Berryessa, including boaters, about the importance of preventing the spread of invasive dreissenid mussels.

Notice of Intent to Award Template (03/2019)

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AUTHORIZATION OF NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD

SIGNATURES

RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL BY GRANTS OFFICER:

Name: Megan Bryant

Date: 08/31/2019

APPROVED BY MERIT OFFICIAL:

Name: Brenda L. Davis

Date: