P20AS00059 (P20AC00494).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

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;

(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. A single source on the basis of continuation must demonstrate that competition would result in a substantial duplicate cost to the government that cannot be recovered through competition;

(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;

(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.

Financial Assistance Officer National Park Service Interior Regions 8, 9, 10, and 12 333 Bush Street, Suite 500 San Francisco, CA 94104-2828

(415) 623-2254

2. Provide financial assistance to PSU as provided in Article XI. The budget, included as Attachment A, is incorporated in this Agreement.

3. Assign Rachel Wolstenholme, PINN Condor Program Manager, as the ATR.

4. Assign Dr. Timothy Babalis, PINN Cultural Resources Program Manager, as the Project Manager (PM). The PM, in consultation with the ATR, will interact directly with the PSU PI.

5. Aggregate existing NPS literature and other pertinent documentation and deliver these materials to PSU researchers as needed in a timely fashion, as well as directing PSU researchers to other known data sources.

6. Assist PSU in developing a needs assessment for ethnographic research.

7. Review the PSU research needs summary report and provide timely feedback on its contents.

8. Assist PSU in collecting and compiling data for a comprehensive ethnographic database of the Pinnacles region, and in determining appropriate formats and technical standards for this database.

9. Provide overview and orientation associated with all park visits including: Briefings on safety procedures; introductions to park staff; and logistical support for field work operations, which include coordination with the park and making safety a priority.

10. Assist with safe undertaking of fieldwork within the park and have appropriate NPS staff accompany PSU workers when needed in the field.

11. Coordinate tribal relations associated with the project. The PINN Superintendent, or her designee, will coordinate tribal consultation and collaboration.

12. Be available to PSU researchers to provide technical and topical input, materials, and other support as needed.

13. Review and provide comments on all draft products and reports.

14. Cooperate with the PSU PI to ensure that the conduct of the project complies with “Quality Control of Scientific and Other Scholarly Products in the Pacific West Region.” The ATR (or designee) is the administrative reviewer for this project.

15. Ensure that reports and other formal materials (including publications and presentations) resulting from this collaborative project acknowledge PSU and that the project was conducted through the Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, and reference this Agreement number.

Justification: The PI, Dr. Douglas Deur, and the co-PI, Dr. Charles Ettner, previously collaborated on ethnographic research of Pinnacles National Park in an earlier study (P15AC01579; resulting in the report: Ettner, C. and D. Deur. 2016. Native American Associations with Pinnacles National Park: An Overview and Workplan). This previous study produced a detailed workplan for the present study. Dr. Deur has technical expertise developed over 20+ years as a professional anthropologist with research specializing in American Indian cultural views of natural resource management, ethnobotanical values, and traditional ecological knowledge. Dr. Charles Ettner has technical expertise in the language and culture of American Indian groups of the Pinnacles area. An emeritus professor of linguistics, Dr. Ettner served for more than ten years as tribal anthropologist for the Chalon Indian Nation, researching and documenting the Chalon language, ethnographic resources, and geneological data. As a result of these efforts, Dr. Ettner is a leading expert on the history and ethnography of the people believed to be most closely associated with the Pinnacles. Dr. Deur has extensive experience in research support to the NPS on subjects relating to American Indian and Alaska Native interests in park lands and associated resources. He has authored or otherwise contributed to several ethnographic overviews and traditional association studies for NPS, making him familiar with the objectives of these special studies and conversant in relevant methodologies, such as cultural and political ecology and ethnobiology. Among the NPS ethnographic studies Dr. Deur has authored include the following:

Deur, Douglas. Respect the Land—It’s Like Part of Us: A Traditional Use Study of Inland Denai’na Ties to the Chulitna River & Sixmile Lake Basins, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve. Port Alsworth, AK: National Park Service, 2018.

Deur, Douglas, et al. Yakutat Tlingit and Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve: An Ethnographic Overview and Assessment. Copper Center, AK: National Park Service, 2015.

Deur, Douglas, et al. A Study of Traditional Activities in the Exit Glacier Area of Kenai Fjords National Park. Seward, AK: National Park Service, 2013.

Deur, Douglas. Homelands of the Siskiyou Divide: An Ethnohistory of American Indian Communities’ Traditional Ties to Oregon Caves National Monument and Vicinity. Oakland, CA: National Park Service, 2008.

Deur, Douglas. In the Footprints of Gmukamps: A Traditional Use Study of Crater Lake National Park and Lava Beds National Monument. Oakland, CA: National Park Service, 2008.

2. Collaboratively undertake a project titled “Ethnographic Overview and Assessment of Pinnacles National Park” as described throughout this Agreement.

3. Appoint Dr. Douglas Deur, Associate Professor of Anthropology, as Principal Investigator (PI).

4. Appoint Dr. Charles Ettner through a subaward as co-Principal Investigator (co-PI).

5. Collaborate with the NPS to identify and assess ethnographic research needs and to present this assessment in a brief summary report that is shared with NPS.

6. Be available to NPS staff during the review of the research needs summary report to discuss findings and amend report contents as needed.

7. Collaborate with NPS to begin collecting and compiling data for comprehensive ethnographic database of sources relevant to PINN and surrounding region.

8. Initiate efforts to identify, and as appropriate obtain and assemble copies of Spanish and Mexican colonial records relating to study themes, tribes, and areas.

9. Translate Spanish documents as appropriate for use in the ethnographic database and later project phases.

10. Produce a rudimentary ethnographic database that contains materials assembled to date and is suitable for expansion as additional ethnographic and historical data are assembled.

11. Comply with PSU Human Subjects guidelines throughout the project duration, as needed, and complete all Human Subjects requirements, as needed, to allow PSU approval of all interview phases of this research.

12. Develop, as needed, a suitable informed consent form for use in any ethnographic interviews that meets PSU Human Subjects requirements while also being consistent with the OMB guidance provided to the NPS by Department of Interior Solicitors.

13. Conduct research under terms of confidentiality and information management requirements as specified in NPS Management Policies 2006 5.2.3, and NPS 28: Cultural Resource Management Guideline, Chapter 10, B (b) and, to the maximum extent possible, in accordance with the principles of ethical conduct developed by the American Anthropological Association and the Society for Applied Anthropology. Notwithstanding any other term of this agreement, the State of Oregon’s obligations under the agreement are subject to the limitations and conditions of the Oregon Public Records Law ORS 192.410 - 192.505

14. Not reveal locations of any archeological or cultural resources within NPS properties in any publically released products unless granted written permission to do so by the ATR, and not retain this information past the time necessary to complete this project.

15. Cooperate with the NPS Agreement Technical Representative (ATR) and/or Project Manager (PM) to ensure that the conduct of the project complies with “Quality Control of Scientific and Other Scholarly Products in the Pacific West Region.”

16. Ensure that reports and other formal materials (including publications and presentations) resulting from this collaborative project acknowledge the NPS and that the project was conducted through the Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, and reference this Agreement number.

17. Upon request of the NPS, obtain digital photographs with captions of project activities and make these available to the NPS Pacific Northwest CESU Senior Science Advisor and others for use in presentations and reports.