Big Bend Crow Creek Stewardship

*AWARDED*

US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) - Omaha District, issued Request for Quote (RFQ) to Crow Creek Sioux Tribe, 100 Drifting Goose Dr., Ft. Thompson, SD 57339 per FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b). The work is located within the Crow Creek Sioux Reservation. Access to USACE land and a majority of the work areas is through Tribal land. The Tribe has the option to refuse access across their land or to charge a fee for access. The Crow Creek Sioux Tribe has performed these services for USACE in previous years and obtains valuable experience and expertise in performing the work in this contract. The work performed under this contract provides valuable on the job training for Native Americans in one of the nation's most economically depressed counties. Natural Resource Improvement Services for the Big Bend Project, Fort Thompson, SD. The services include onetime discing of the food plots (74.2 acres), spray food plots with herbicide two times (74.2 acres), and planting seeds within the food plots (74.2 acres). Finally, boundary fence repairs are needed, with an estimate of 250 labor hours. The work is to be complete by September 30, 2022.
Per FAR 5.207(16)(i), all responsible sources may submit a quotation which shall be considered by the agency. If the government receives other quotes, the consideration referenced above will include a review and evaluation of the price and past performance in determining the award.
The government will base past performance on the following:
1. The contracting o􀃍icer’s knowledge of and previous experience with the supply or service being acquired.
2. The Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) at https://www.cpars.gov; or 3. Any other reasonable basis

Awarded contract W9128F22P0082 to Crow Creek Sioux Tribe for 33869.40 on 2022-09-09.