Single Source NOFA.pdf

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Great Plains Fire Zone

Prescribed Fire Training Exchange

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 15.674

Notice of Funding Availability and Application Instructions

I. Single Source Information This is a Notice of Intent to award a Single Source Cooperative agreement to The Nature Conservancy for the purpose of a Prescribed Fire Training Exchange, in order to combine two successful capacity building programs, providing fire training and increasing the pool of skilled fire-fighters available to both programs

The tasks to be performed under this agreement are as follows: The USFWS and TNC will collaborate on two training events in the spring of 2015; the first training occurring in March and the second in May. The March training will be hosted at TNC’s Niobrara Valley Preserve but will include controlled burns on both USFWS and TNC lands in the area. The second training will be hosted at USFWS stations within the USFWS Great Plains Zone and will include controlled burns on multiple agency lands.

This Single Source Award is being awarded in accordance with Department of the Interior Policy 505 DM 2.14 B (1) Unsolicited Proposal and (4) Unique Qualifications, which allows for award without competition to an applicant. This recipient and project meet this criteria due to the shared knowledge both parties have, equipment, training materials, and similar project missions.

II. Award Information Type of assistance instrument: cooperative agreements Substantial involvement by the Service will be in the form of:

Provide Type 6 engine support to both training events Support logistics during the March TREX Provide supplies during the March training Provide logistics for May training Participate in planning calls and serve on incident management team

Estimated Total Program Funding: $40,260 Expected Number of Awards: -one- Award Ceiling: $ Award Floor: $

III. Basic Eligibility Requirements Cost sharing &/or Matching by The Nature Conservancy will be in the form of:

Provide coordination and incident management for trainings Provide housing for participants at March training

Contract with caterer and lodging for March and May training Develop and distribute training announcements Collect applications and work with USFWS and TNC staff to select participants Organize planning calls, document decisions and develop training agenda Build incident management team using staff from TNC, USFWS and other organizations

IV. Agency Contacts USFWS-Great Plains Fire Zone

FMO Colby Crawford 605-885-6320 x24 Colby_Crawford@fws.gov 39650 Sand Lake Drive Columbia, SD 57433

Budget Analyst Angela Burwell 605-885-6320 x14

Angela_Burwell@fws.gov 39650 Sand Lake Drive Columbia, SD 57433

The Nature Conservancy Coordinator Jeremy Bailey (801) 599-1394 jeremy_bailey@tnc.org 559 East South Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah 84102

Grants Specialist Heidi Wiese 612-331-0775 hwiese@tnc.org 1101 West River Parkway, Suite 200 Minneapolis, MN 55415