Notice of Intent to Award.pdf

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Determination for Issuing a Single Source Financial Assistance Award

Instructions: In accordance with Service policy 516 FW 6, Issuing Discretionary Grant and Cooperative Agreement Awards without Competition, complete this form to document the justification for issuing a single source grant or cooperative agreement award. This form must be signed by both a program representative and the employee with signature authority for the award to be issued (see 516 FW 3, Signature Authority for Grant and Cooperative Agreement Awards). The completed and signed form must be maintained in the official award file.

Recipient Name: WA Rare Plant Care & Conservation, Univ of Washington Botanic Gardens

Project Title: Monitor Impact to Rare Plant Species from Range Fire

Program Contact: Heidi Newsome

(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 to be funded 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 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.

V (4) Unique Qualifications: The applicant is uniquely qualified to perform the activity based on 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.

V (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:

Recipient has an ongoing/robust program to monitor/document rare plant species within WA State. Because this is an Emergency Stabilization need based on the Burned Area Emergency Response Plan for the Range 12 Fire of 2016, recipient will be critical to timely data collection to address the issue of assessment of impacts from the fire. Recipient has familiarity with the rare plant populations within the burned area & has monitored these sites within the past 5 years; thus is very familiar with the species & sites and will be able to use their knowledge from previous surveys.

I have determined that this project meets the requirements for a single source award and recommend that it be awarded to the recipient named above.

Digitally signed by HEIDI

HEIDI NEWSOME NEWSOME

Date: 2017.01 .2510:51:02-08'00'

Program Representative Sign and Date

Heidi Newsome Printed Name of Program Representative

I, as the Service employee with signature authority for this award under 516 FW 3, have revi ed this program recommendatiOJI and find tha · meets the requirements for a single source ;ward. / I , ~

Printed Name of Signator

FWS 3-2452

11/25/2013