lac 13-003 ert singlesource.pdf

WSFR/AIM/Branch of Financial Assistance Policy and Oversight May 11, 2012

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Notice of Intent (NOI) to Award to a Single Source without Competition

Instructions: Use this form to document the determination of a single source financial assistance award. Refer to the Issuing a New Financial Assistance Award Guidance found at https://inside.fws.gov/go/post/FAPO-NewAwards. Once completed, the program office must maintain the form in the official award file.

Recipient Name:

Project Title:

Service Contact Name:

Single Source Determination - select all that apply:

(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) Continuation - The activity the award will fund is necessary for the satisfactory completion of, or is a continuation of, an activity we are funding, and holding a competition would have a significant adverse effect on continuing or completing the already funded activity.

(3) Legislative Intent - 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 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.

(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.

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 by the proposed recipient. Be brief and specific:

As the sole organizer of the conference, ERT wants to ensure the greatest possible legacy for the conference and as such will contract a film production company to develop and deliver a short film that will cover the core thematic areas of the conference program to highlight the importance of capacity building for conservation and the outcomes of the conference. The film company will travel to Colombia to film during the actual conference and will widely distribute the final product through a range of media at a very reasonable cost given its interest in conservation issues around the world.