SSD FY21 Burke ReHousing NOI_Redacted.pdf

Control No. OJL-21-0046

SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION

The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture Curation ReHousing

1. CONTRACTING AGENCY:

Portland District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), Contracting Division, 333 SW First Avenue, Portland, OR 97204-3495.

2. DESCRIPTION OF ACTION:

This will be a firm-fixed-price service procurement to the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture for technical services to rehouse archaeological specimens from 12 collections from Skamania County, Washington. The value of the purchase order is estimated at

3. DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES OR NATURE OF CONSTRUCTION:

This acquisition is for the rehousing of archaeological collections to current curation standards, as specified in the Curation of Federally Owned and Administered Archaeological Collections (36 CFR 79). These services are for curatorial services in support of Wana Pa Koot Koot (WPKK) Cooperating Group under the authority of the NHPA, 54 U.S.C. 300101.

The University of Washington’s Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture (The Burke Museum) currently provides professional care and management of collections and property of articles belonging to four Native American tribes.

4. AUTHORITY CITED:

FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) Soliciting from a Single Source. For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, the Contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand-name or industrial mobilization).

5. REASON FOR AUTHORITY CITED:

Background: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, as a federal agency, must curate archaeological collections excavated from their property pursuant to the Antiquities Act (16 U.S.C. 431- 433), the Reservoir Salvage Act (16 U.S.C. 469-469c), section 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470h-2), and the Archaeological Resources Protection Act (54 U.S.C. 300101). As part of its responsibilities under various cultural resources laws and regulation, the USACE must curate the administer archaeological collections to a certain standard.

The Portland District requires curatorial services to carry out this responsibility. The Burke Museum currently provides professional care and management of the collection and property of articles belonging to four Native American tribes.

a. Justification: Antiquities Act (16 U.S.C. 431- 433), the Reservoir Salvage Act (16 U.S.C.

469- 469c), section 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470h-2), and the Archaeological Resources Protection Act (54 U.S.C. 300101). 36 CFR 79: Curation of Federally-Owned and Administered Archaeological Collections. As part of its