notice of intent to award.pdf

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Detennination 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: Coal Oil Point Reserve; University of California at Santa Barbara

Project Tltle: Coal Oil Point Reserve Nature Center Interpretive Displays

Program Contact: _c_ri_s_tln_a_S_an_d_o_v_a_I -----------------------

Select all criteria that annlv (from 505 OM 2):

(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.

(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.

(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 capabllltles of the proposed recipient, and any cost-sharing contribution offered bv the proposed recipient Be brief and specific:

The UCSB Coal Oil Point Reserve (COPR) is renovating a building adjacent to the Reserve on the former Devereux School property that will serve as a Nature Center (the Center) as well as the new headquarters for COPR's ongoing education, scientific research, and environmental stewardship programs. The COPR director will need to direct the design and construction of interpretive displays for the Center and it would not be practical to award the funds to a different recipient.

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.

Representative

I, as the Service employee with signature authority for this award under 516 FW 3, have reviewed this program recommendati and find that it m ts the requirements for a single source a

FWS 3-2452

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