Warm Springs Reservation HPRCSIT Inventory

THIS IS A SPECIAL NOTICE PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) SUBPART 5.2 “SYNOPSES OF PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTIONS”

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Portland District (NWP) intends to negotiate/award a firm-fixed price (FFP) service, single source procurement to Warm Springs Geo Visions, on behalf of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon (CTWSRO) for a Historic Property of Religious and Cultural Significance to Indian Tribes (HPRCSIT) inventory report for the Celilo area in The Dalles Project.

​​​​​​​Background:  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) and the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) (Agencies) are jointly responsible for compliance with Section 106 of the NHPA under the terms of the 2009 Systemwide Programmatic Agreement (SWPA) for management of historic properties affected by operations of the Federal Columbia River Power System (FCRPS). The Corps, Portland District manages the Bonneville, The Dalles, and John Day Projects, which are part of the FCRPS. The FCRPS Cultural Resource Program works closely with interested and affected tribes, State Historic Preservation Offices (SHPOs), and other agencies for cultural resource management in compliance with Sections 106 and 110 of the NHPA.

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Justification:  Warm Springs Geo Visions, on behalf of the CTWSRO, possesses unique knowledge of their ancestral artifacts, village sites, prehistoric burial areas, and areas of traditional cultural properties and resources that exist within and overlap the project area.

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​mpact:  Failure to utilize the CTWSRO’s knowledge of its cultural resources would delay the Corps in being able to make required long term management strategies for the area and impact compliance with NHPA Section 106 under the terms of the 2009 SWPA for management of historic properties affected by operation and maintenance of the FCRPS. Furthermore, government relations with the CTWSRO would be negatively impacted.

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Alternatives: There are no known alternatives for these services that possess the knowledge of the CTWSRO’s tribal history or could speak on their behalf.

Send all responses and capability statements to the Contracting Officer Mr. Brandon Lasich at brandon.m.lasich@usace.army.mil.

CAPABILITY STATEMENT SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

​​​​​​​Point of Contact name, email address and phone number, CAGE code and DUNS number (if available); In the event that the organization is a small business, please state the category of small business, such as 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB/VOSB, Women-Owned Small Business.