NOI BOR-LC-19-N023-.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-LC-19-N023

PROJECT TITLE Building Water Scenarios to Support Community Planning in Rural Arizona Through Collaborative Stakeholder Engagement Process Design

RECIPIENT University of Arizona Water Resources Research Center

ANTICIPATED

FEDERAL

AMOUNT

$298,097.77

STATUTORY

AUTHORITY

Section 9509 Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-11)

SEC. 9509. RESEARCH AGREEMENT AUTHORITY. The Secretary may enter into contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements, for periods not to exceed 5 years, to carry out research within the Bureau of Reclamation.

CFDA NUMBER 15.560

RECLAMATION

POINT OF

CONTACT

Jessica Asbill-Case Phone: 623-773-6273 Email:jasbillcase@usbr.gov

SUMMARY OF

PROJECT

ACTIVITIES

Proposed activities for this project include:

1) Presentation of the water supply and demand projections to stakeholders to develop a common foundation of knowledge about the watershed, watershed conditions, etc.;

2) Stakeholder meetings to develop ecosystem services values and planning scenarios for future management of the Cobre Valley water resources based on the common foundation developed by the baseline assessment;

3) Technical development of planning scenarios in both narrative and GIS/map format to demonstrate the implications of each planning scenario on water resources and ecosystems within the Cobre Valley to inform final study; and

4) The presentation of final scenarios to stakeholders within Cobre Valley.

Notice of Intent to Award Template (03/2019)

SELECTION

JUSTIFICATION

Reclamation did not solicit full and open competition for this award based on the following criteria:

The University of Arizona Water Resources Research Center (WRRC) will build off of data from a previous cooperative agreement (R18AC00086) where they developed a needs assessment and recommendations for water resource management in the Cobre Valley region of Arizona. The WRRC has experience with researching and compiling historical water data and demands, holding public forums with local stakeholders, and developing a conceptual water budget for the region.