Selection Process NOI.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: SHORELINE EDUCATION FOR AWARENESS

Project Title: INTERN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

Program Contact: ERIC MRUZ

(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.

(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:

The applicant is uniquely qualified to perform the activity based upon a variety of demonstrable factors such as location of operations, shared resources and staff, voluntary support capacity, shared mission of outreach and education missions, cost-sharing ability. The Cooperative Agreement is being made for the purpose of supporting environmental education, interpretation, and the refuge's biological program. SEA provides technical expertise and staff to implement the above programs including providing additional staff, training , site specific technical expertise, on site coastal wildlife interpretation, and special events planning/funding.

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.

ERIC M RUZ

Digitally signed by ERIC MRUZ Date: 2017.09.06 08 :34:31 -07'00'

Program Representative Sign and Date

ERIC MRUZ

Printed Name of Program Representative

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

FWS 3-2452

11/25/2013