Notice of Funding Opportunity Announcement (NOFO) Archelogical Survey Phase I.pdf

Funding Opportunity Announcement

ARCHEOLOGICAL SURVEYS PHASE I

FORT LEONARD WOOD, MISSOURI

Funding Agency : Funding Instrument: Cooperative Agreement

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

KANSAS CITY DISTRICT

601 E 12TH STREET, ROOM 647

KANSAS CITY, MO 64106

Funding Opportunity No:

W912DQ-18-2-0007

CFDA No: 12.114

Program Title: Archeological Surveys Phase I, FLW, MO

Issue Date: 20180801 Application Due Date: 20180831

Overview:

SUMMARY OF WORK: This Program Description is for Phase I Cultural Resources Survey / Cultural Resource Preservation at Fort Leonard Wood military installation and Lake of the Ozarks Recreation Area (LORA). Tasks will include conducting Phase I Surveys, Phase I Survey Reports, and developing GIS layers.

BACKGROUND: Fort Leonard Wood is located in Pulaski County, MO approximately 120 miles southwest of St.

Louis, MO and 85 miles northeast of Springfield, MO. The installation consists of 61,411 acres. Much of the land surrounding FLW is part of the Mark Twain National Forest.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: All responsible, non-federal entities submitting funding requests that meet the requirements in the program description will be considered for this funding opportunity.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY: Title 16 U.S.C. Section 670c-1 provides, in part, that “[t]he Secretary of a military department may enter into cooperative agreements…with nongovernmental organizations” for the purposes of “[t]he maintenance and improvement of natural resources on, or to benefit natural and historic research on, military installations and State-owned National Guard installations.”

Estimated Total Funding: $150,000 Estimated Number of Awards: 1

Contents of Full Text Announcement A Funding Opportunity Description E Application Review Information B Award Information F Award Administration Information C Eligibility Information G Agency Contacts D Application Information H Other Information

Contact Information: Questions relating to Grants.gov including the registration process and system requirements should be directed to the Grants.gov Contact Center at 1-800-518-4726. For assistance with the requirements of this Funding Opportunity Announcement, please contact Ms. Mandy Ashmore by email at mandy.ashmore@usace.army.mil or by phone at (816) 389-3839.

Instructions to Applicants:

The complete funding opportunity announcement, application forms, and instructions are available for download at Grants.gov.

Applications in response to this Funding Opportunity Announcement shall be submitted by the application due date.

Applications may be submitted by mail, email, or via the internet through Grants.gov.

Applicants shall have a Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number, register with the System of Award Management (SAM), and if submitting application via the internet, register with Grants.gov.

See Section D of the Funding Opportunity Announcement for complete application submission information.

Section A: Program Description

1.0 Purpose of Assistance Agreement

The scope of the proposed Sikes Act cooperative agreement is for a selected Non-Federal Entity to conduct Phase I Cultural Resources Survey / Cultural Resource Preservation at Fort Leonard Wood military installation and Lake of the Ozarks Recreation Area (LORA). Tasks will include conducting Phase I Surveys, Phase I Survey Reports, and developing GIS layers. The objectives of the technical assistance are to: (1) protect military lands and waters which sustain the military mission; and (2) to protect environmentally sensitive areas such as archaeological sites, endangered species habitats, floodplains, water resources, watersheds, riparian zones and natural areas.

In order to meet these objectives, a selected NFE will provide archeological analysis and research in a National Environmental Policy Act framework, assist in field investigations for conservation and for the protection and management of cultural resources. All cultural activities / reports / deliverables accepted under this agreement will support the enhancement of cultural resources and environmental conditions on the installation, which benefits extend into the regional watersheds and neighboring communities.

The project is to survey portions of FLW for archeological sites of significance and to catalog any artifacts recovered.

Additionally, reporting will be required documenting all findings.

2.0 Fort Leonard Wood

Fort Leonard Wood currently consists of 61,410 acres and is designated as an active IMCOM installation. The Installation is located just south of Waynesville and St. Robert, in Pulaski County, Missouri. Fort Leonard Wood is the home of the U.S. Army Engineer’s School, the U.S. Army Maneuver Support Center of Excellence, the U.S. Army Military Police School, and the U.S. Army Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear School. Fort Leonard Wood consists of approximately 44,500 acres of forested habitat within the Ozarks Highlands region of Missouri.

3.0 Project Tasks

This Program Description is for Phase I Cultural Resources Survey / Cultural Resource Preservation at Fort Leonard Wood military installation and Lake of the Ozarks Recreation Area (LORA). Tasks will include conducting Phase I Surveys, Phase I Survey Reports, and developing GIS layers.

LORA is an active MWR facility utilized by soldiers, retirees, and DoD civilians and is under the operation of Fort Leonard Wood through a long-term real estate agreement between the Department of the Army and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.

Fort Leonard Wood currently consists of 61,410 acres and is designated as an active IMCOM installation. The Installation is located just south of Waynesville and St. Robert, in Pulaski County, Missouri. Fort Leonard Wood is the home of the U.S. Army Engineer’s School, the U.S. Army Maneuver Support Center of Excellence, the U.S. Army Military Police School, and the U.S. Army Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear School. LORA is located approximately 56 miles northwest of Fort Leonard Wood in Linn Creek, Missouri.

3.1 Technical Requirements

• Task 1: Kick Off Meeting

Prior to beginning work at FLW, the NFE will coordinate with the Kansas City District and Fort Leonard Wood, Environmental Division. The purpose of this meeting will be to finalize project goals / objectives and develop a project schedule.

• Task 2: Phase I Cultural Resources Survey

A Phase I survey of 1115 acres on the Ft. Leonard Wood Cantonment Area will be conducted in accordance with the professional standards and guidelines set forth by the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Archaeology and Historic Preservation and the Missouri SHPO survey guidelines (Guidelines for Phase I Archaeological Surveys and Reports). Field methods will depend upon topography and surface visibility. Visible inspection will be employed in areas of steep slopes or where there is evidence of severe erosion or ground disturbance. Pedestrian survey may be performed in high surface visibility areas. Less than 30% of the area will be an area of low surface visibility requiring shovel tests. When required shovel tests should be excavated at no more than 15 meter intervals and soil screened. Diagnostic artifacts 50 years of age and older should be collected for curation, all other artifacts should be recorded and left in the shovel test when backfilled. Shovel tests should be excavated to sterile soil.

After analysis, recovered artifacts will either be prepared for curation at the Museum Support Center at the University of Missouri, where the rest of the Fort Leonard Wood collection is housed, or with the State of Missouri collection at the MDNR facility at Rock Bridge State Park.

It is the NFE’s responsibility to prepare the artifacts for curation in accordance with the appropriate standards, to be provided by the Fort Leonard Wood CRM representative. The one-time fee of $340 per box plus $20 fee for each site number included (so if there was one site with two boxes of artifacts the total cost would be $700) The NFE will be responsible for obtaining any permits required for conducting a Phase I survey at a Missouri State Park. MDNR and the Army will be allowed the opportunity to review / comment on the proposal and Survey report.

• Task 3: Phase I Survey Report of Findings

The Survey Report should be prepared in accordance with Guidelines for Phase I Archeological Surveys and Reports published by the Missouri SHPO. A draft Survey Report will be provided to the FLW CRM for review and comment. Any comments received will be incorporated into the Final Report or discussed with the FLW CRM for clarification.

• Task 4: GIS Data Layer

GIS Deliverables requirements are in specified in (Attachment B).

• Task 5: Project Review Meetings

Project Review Meetings will take place as needed throughout the project, but at a minimum at major milestones during the period of performance.

The NFE shall furnish all electronic data files on CD-DVDs and paper copy for the final reports.

The NFE shall coordinate with the proponent to determine the preferred media. All text files will be in MS Word format and .pdf format unless otherwise specified.

OPTION 1: A Phase I survey of 210 acres on the Ft. Leonard Wood Cantonment Area.

All tasks under 7.1 apply to this 210 acres

OPTION 2: A Phase I survey of 338 acres at LORA. All tasks under 7.1 apply to this 338 acres

*Note: Options are due to the current budget; however, the intent is to fund the options as money becomes available

4.0 Period of Performance

The Non-Federal Entity shall perform all work in accordance with the approved project schedule.

The Period of Performance shall commence upon award and expire after 2 years, estimated period of performance is 1 September 2018 to 31 August 2020.

5.0 Assistance Agreement Costs

The written price proposal shall be rounded to whole dollars and must demonstrate the University’s costs to complete the required staffing and or tasks described in the scope of work.

The price proposal should be line itemized and reflect the cost elements to complete each task.

Any assumptions made in development of the price proposal should be documented.

The price proposal to execute the work does not need to be overly complicated or detailed. We encourage straightforward price proposals. The price proposal needs to show line items and F&A with a clear understanding that the University can provide the required technical assistance at Fort Leonard Wood.

The estimated funding for this requirement is $150,000.

6.0 Payments

The Government will fund the NFE up to the negotiated amount for performance under this agreement through cash advances on a quarterly basis. The NFE must request approval for any deviations from the approved budget or project scope or objective, and request prior approval in accordance with 2 CFR 200.308(c)(1) from the Grants Officer for certain budget and program plan revisions including if the need arises for additional Federal funds to complete the project.

The NFE shall submit a “Request for Advance or Reimbursement” (SF-270) for estimated monthly costs to:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ATTN: CENWK-EC-DT/Payment Coordinator 601 East 12th Street, Room 505

Kansas City, MO 64106-2896

7.0 Authorizing Statutes

Sikes Act - Title 16 U.S.C. Section 670c-1 - The maintenance and improvement of natural resources on, or to benefit natural and historic research on, military installations and State-owned National Guard installations.

8.0 Personnel Qualifications

All monitoring and interpretation of bat data shall be conducted by a qualified bat surveyor who

The lead personnel designated to conduct the Phase I Cultural Resources Survey will meet, at a minimum, the Secretary of the Interior's Professional Qualifications for Archaeology listed below:

The qualifications define minimum education and experience required to perform identification, evaluation, registration, and treatment activities. In the following definitions, a year of full-time professional experience need not consist of a continuous year of full-time work but may be made up of discontinuous periods of full-time or part-time work adding up to the equivalent of a year of full-time experience.

The minimum professional qualifications in archeology are a graduate degree in archeology, anthropology, or closely related field plus:

1. At least one year of full-time professional experience or equivalent specialized training in archeological research, administration or management;

2. At least four months of supervised field and analytic experience in general North American archeology, and

3. Demonstrated ability to carry research to completion.

In addition to these minimum qualifications, a professional in prehistoric archeology shall have at least one year of full-time professional experience at a supervisory level in the study of archeological resources of the prehistoric period. A professional in historic archeology shall have at least one year of full-time professional experience at a supervisory level in the study of archeological resources of the historic period.

9.0 Government Furnished Information and Materials

The government will furnish the following:

a. Access to installation written documents and electronic files relevant to T&E Species and Habitat at the respective installation.

b. The necessary permission to enter and conduct field investigations.

10.0 Location of Work and Period of Performance

Proposed Location: Fort Leonard Wood, MO Estimated Period of Performance: 15 September 2018 - 30 September 2020

11.0 Government Project Personnel

Kansas City District Corps of Engineers Project Manager (PM): Ms. Kathy Baker (816-389- 3906, e-mail kathy.t.baker@usace.army.mil) is the PM responsible for execution of this cooperative agreement. The Corps of Engineers PM will be kept apprised on all aspects related to the execution of this cooperative agreement and is directly responsible for the delivery of complete, timely, and responsive cooperative agreement product and services.

Fort Leonard Wood Cultural Resource Personnel: Mr. Kenton Lohraff (573-596-2814, email kenton.m.lohraff.civ@mail.mil), is the Fort Leonard Wood Chief of Natural Resources at the Environmental Division of Ft. Leonard Wood Department of Public Works. Mr. Lohraff is responsible for acceptance of deliverables, sampling coordination, and program management.

Attachment A – Location MAPS

Section B: Federal Award Information

One Cooperative Agreement with estimated funding of $150,000 for the program period as defined in the program description.

The Fort Leonard Wood DPW government employees and USACE employees will be substantially involved in the agreement by providing oversight and task distribution to the agreement personnel. The NFE will collaborate with the government employees to accomplish Bat Monitoring tasks. NFE’s may be requested to advise the government on the best path forward on certain tasks and collaborate with the government on program decisions. NFE’s may be requested to produce monitoring data reports that will be approved by government officials before consultation with USFWS. Government employees will provide guidance, review completed work, and provide approval of work within agreement.

Section C: Eligibility Information

1. Eligible Applicants – All qualified, non-federal entities submitting funding requests that meet the requirements in the program description will be considered for this funding opportunity.

2. Cost Sharing – The action will be 100% funded by USACE.

Section D: Application and Submission Information

1. Address to Request Application Package

The complete funding opportunity announcement, application forms, and instructions are available for download at Grants.gov. USACE is not responsible for any loss of internet connectivity or for an applicant’s inability to access documents posted at the referenced website.

The administrative point of contact is David F. Miller (816)389-2258 david.f.miller@usace.army.mil.

2. Content and Form of Application Submission

All mandatory forms and any applicable optional forms must be completed in accordance with the instructions on the forms and the additional instructions below.

a. SF 424 - Application for Federal Assistance

b. SF 424 A – Budget Information for Non-construction Programs

c. SF 424 B – Assurances – Non-Construction Programs

d. Program Narrative – The program narrative should include a program description illustrating applicant’s ability to meet the goals and objectives described in

Section A of the announcement. The narrative should provide an overview of the organization. The narrative should also describe the methods the applicant will use to monitor project progress and what accountability measures will be used to evaluate the project results.

e. Proposed Project Staff – Provide a biographical sketch of each key person who will be working on the project, including their relevant experience and particular qualifications for the proposed project.

f. Organization chart – Provide an organizational chart detailing the key personnel involved in performance and oversight of performance, including names and titles.

g. Past Performance Information – Applicant will submit examples of recent relevant experience to demonstrate ability to successfully and satisfactorily meet the requirement. Applicants will provide information regarding why they believe any submitted past performance information is relevant to the current application.

Experience is considered recent if it has been completed within five years from the due date for applications.

h. Budget narrative – Provide a budget narrative that justifies the direct costs for the proposed project. The budget narrative should discuss the necessity, reasonableness, and allocability of all proposed costs. Applicants should provide a copy of either their latest indirect cost agreement or state their indirect cost rate.

The narrative should identify resources and needs required for the proposed project, including equipment, facilities, and training among others.

3. Complete applications shall be received by our office NO LATER THAN August 31, 2018 at 1600 local time. For emailed applications, an acknowledgement of receipt will be sent by email. For mailed applications, acknowledgement of receipt will be provided to the point of contact upon receipt.

If any portion of a proposal received by our office electronically is unreadable, the grants officer will notify the applicant and permit the applicant to resubmit the unreadable portion of the application. The method and time for resubmission will be prescribed by the grants officer after consultation with the applicant. The resubmission shall be considered as if it were received at the date and time of the original unreadable submission for the purpose of determining timeliness, provided the applicant complies with the time and format requirements for resubmission prescribed by the grants officer.

Applicants are responsible for submitting applications so as to reach our office by the application deadline

Any application that is received by our office after the exact time specified for receipt of applications is “late” and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made, the grants officer determines that accepting the late application would not unduly delay the acquisition; and—

-If it was transmitted by email, it was received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 5:00 p.m. one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of applications; or

-There is acceptable evidence to establish that it was received by our office and was under the Government’s control prior to the time set for receipt of applications; or

-It was the only application received.

Acceptable evidence to establish the time of receipt at our office includes the time/date stamp of the Bolling Federal Building mailroom on the proposal wrapper, other documentary evidence of receipt maintained by the mailroom, or oral testimony or statements of Government personnel.

If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Government processes so that applications cannot be received at the Government office designated for receipt of applications by the exact time specified, and urgent Government requirements preclude amendment of the closing date, the time specified for receipt of applications will be deemed to be extended to the same time of day specified in the solicitation on the first work day on which normal Government processes resume.

Applications may be withdrawn by written notice at any time before award.

The grants officer will promptly notify any applicant if its application was received late, and will inform the applicant whether its application will be considered.

4. Submission Instructions

Applications may be submitted by mail or e-mail. Choose ONE of the following submission methods:

a. Mail one unbound copy of your complete proposal to:

US Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District Attn: David F. Miller 601 E 12th Street, Room 647 Kansas City, MO 64106

b. E-mail:

Format all documents to print on Letter (8 ½ x 11”) paper. E-mail applications to david.f.miller@usace.army.mil

c. Grants.gov:

Reference document Standard Grants.gov Application Text in the additional documents section of notice of funding opportunity.

Section E: Application Review Information

1. Review and Selection Process

Timely applications will be evaluated in accordance with the process outlined below.

a. Initial Review

The Government will perform an initial review to determine if an applicant is (1) eligible in accordance with Section C of the announcement; (2) all information required by Section D has been submitted; and (3) all mandatory requirements are satisfied.

b. Merit Review

(i) Each eligible application will be evaluated by a federal awarding technical team based on the following criteria utilizing the adjectival ratings listed above in Section E, Paragraph 1 and ranked in order from most-highly rated to least. These criteria are listed in decreasing order of weight.

Management (heavyweight criterion) – Applicant demonstrates how internal quality controls will take place and accounting or bookkeeping procedures as well as the organizational structure for performance and oversight of the program description (Section A).

Qualifications of Key Personnel (middleweight criterion) – Applicant demonstrates the qualification for personnel who will be working on the requirement. Resumes or qualifications statements may be submitted for key personnel. NOTE: The recipient must receive prior approval from the Grants Officer listed in Section G for any changes in key personnel during the life of the agreement.

Technical Merit (lightweight criterion) – Applicant demonstrates how performance of the program description (Section A) will be accomplished.

(ii) Each merit review criteria will be rated with the following descriptions:

- Exceeds – Exceeds the program support requirements listed in Section A

- Meets – Meets the program support requirements listed in Section A

- Does Not Meet – Does not meet the program support requirements listed in Section A

c. Budget Review

Each qualified application budget will be evaluated as described below:

- Cost Reasonableness – Cost analysis will be conducted to determine if the applicant’s budget is reasonable and realistic with allocable and allowable costs and if the applicant demonstrates the ability to comply with all financial regulatory requirements and financial reporting.

d. Pre-award risk survey

A pre-award risk survey will be conducted to determine the qualification of the applicant and to determine if the level of risk of the most highly ranked applicant is too high to allow for award of a federal assistance agreement, if the risk is such that special terms and conditions are necessary to mitigate risk, or if the risk is low enough to award without any special terms and conditions. The Government will review for each applicant the following:

-Single Audit Act audit (if applicable) -FAPIIS Report

-Dun & Bradstreet Report -SAM Exclusions (EPLS)

-Past Performance – Past performance information will be reviewed to determine the applicant’s probability of meeting the program description requirements.

2. Anticipated Award Date

Announcement Issue Date: August 1, 2018 Announcement Due Date: August 31, 2018 Estimated Award Date: September 15, 2018

Section F: Federal Award Administration Information

1. Award Notices Written notice of award will be given in conjunction with issuance of a cooperative agreement signed by a Grants Officer. The cooperative agreement will contain the effective date of the agreement, the period of performance, funding information, and all terms and conditions. The recipient is required to sign and return the document before work under the agreement commences. Work described in this announcement SHALL NOT begin without prior authorization from a Grants Officer.

2. Administrative Requirements

i) The cooperative agreement issued as a result of this announcement is pursuant to the administrative requirements in 2 CFR 200.

ii) Governing Regulations: This agreement will be administered in accordance with, and recipients shall comply with, the applicable requirements of the Defense Grant and Agreement Regulatory System (DGARS), in particular Chapter XI of Title 2, Code of Federal Regulations and Chapter I, Subchapter C of Title 32, Code of

Federal Regulations, commonly referred to as the Department of Defense Grant and Agreement Regulations (DoDGARs). Currently, Parts 32 and 33 of the DoDGARs are being revised. In the interim, 2 C.F.R. Part 200 "Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards" replaces Parts 32 and 33 in accordance with 2 C.F.R. Part 1103.

iii) Order of Precedence: In the event of a conflict between the terms of this agreement and other governing documents, the conflict shall be resolved by giving precedence in descending order as follows: (1) The DoDGARs found at Chapter xi of Title 2;

Code of Federal Regulations including 2 CFR Part 200, (2) the articles of this agreement, and (3) the attachments to this cooperative agreement.

3. Reporting

See deliverable information in the program description.

The following forms shall be utilized to meet 2 C.F.R. part 200 reporting requirements

iv) Bi-annual reporting

(1) SF-425 Federal Financial Report

(2) Progress reports

v) Annual Reporting

(1) SF-428 Tangible Personal Property Report

(a) SF-428 A – Annual Report (reporting Federally-owned property)

(b) SF-428 B – Final Report

(c) SF-428 C – Disposition Request

(2) RPSR – Real Property Status Report (if applicable)

(a) RPSP Attachment A – General Reporting

(b) RPSR Attachment B – Request to Acquire, Improve or Furnish

(c) RPSR Attachment C – Disposition Request

(3) Recipient shall submit an annual inventory report to the Government listing all federally owned property in their custody.

Section G: Federal Awarding Agency Contact

Mandy Ashmore, Grants Officer, Contracting Division USACE, NWK District 601 E 12th Street, Room 647 Kansas City, MO 64106

E-mail: mandy.ashmore@usace.army.mil Tel: 816-389-3839

Section H: Other Information

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