CJD and Rufus Woods Lake Project Storage, Curation, and Collections Rehabilitation

Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source contract to the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation (CTCR) for non-personal, professional services for the storage, curation and collection rehabilitation of artifact collections already housed within the CTCR Repository. 

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Northwestern Division (NWD), Seattle District (NWS), Contracting Division, intends to award a service contract pursuant to the authority of FAR 13.501(a)(1) in accordance with 41 U.S.C 1901, sole source acquisition under simplified procedures for certain commercial services.

Services include: storage and maintenance, periodic reports and rehabilitation of artifacts collections from the cultural resource investigations sponsored by the USACE Chief Joseph Dam and Rufus Wood Lake Project.

Place of Performance: Services will be performed at the CTCR Repository in Nespelem, WA.

Period of Performance:

1 Feb 2026 to 31 Jan 2027

1 Feb 2027 to 31 Jan 2028

1 Feb 2028 to 31 Jan 2029

The proposed action will be a Commercial, Firm Fixed-Price, Purchase Order, Service type contract.

The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS Code) for this project is: 712120- Archeological Sites. The size standard is $13M.

This notice is posted for informational purposes only and is not a request for competitive quotes. There is no expectation of increasing competition for these requirements due to the sensitive and integral nature of the tasks to the people of the CTCR. Interested firms must identify their interest and provide documentation demonstrating their capability (include detailed historical information) demonstrating the ability to meet the above requirements by e-mailing Contract Specialist Alfonso Nolasco at alfonso.nolasco@usace.army.mil no later than 8:00 a.m. (Pacific Time) 1/2/2026.

A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Any information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. No requests for capability briefings will be honored as a result of this notice. Interested sources who submit data are responsible for appropriately marking information if it is proprietary in nature. If potential offerors choose to submit information, past performance and references regarding capability to perform these services must be provided along with the statement of capability. The Government will not award a contract based on the information received, nor reimburse participants for information they provide. Information provided is strictly voluntary. The Government reserves the right not to compete the proposed purchase order based on responses received to this notice. This requirement may be awarded without further notice.