Design and Engineering at Lake Cachuma Reservoir Recreation Area

The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) intends to issue a financial assistance agreement to the County of Santa Barbara, Community Service Department under the authority of Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) 15.524, Public Law 89-72, (79 Stat. 213), as amended particularly by Title XXVIII of Reclamation Recreation Management Act of October 30, 1992 (102-575, 106 Stat. 4690-4693, Section 2804). Total amount of agreement is $442,300 with Reclamation providing $160,000 in Federal Funds for FY19. Under managing partner Agreement, the County of Santa Barbara is responsible for administrating, operating, maintaining, and developing recreation land and facilities within Cachuma Lake Recreation Area. The purpose of the project is to produce design and engineering plans for the renovation and reconfiguration of the RV Park campsite to improve access and update the infrastructure of the facilities at Lake Cachuma Reservoir Recreation Area to meet the increase in recreational demand of the public. (Refer to the Notice of Intent to Award Announcement No. BOR-MP-19-N005 for additional information). A Determination by the Government not to compete this proposed financial assistance agreement based upon Departmental Manual 505 DM 2, paragraph 2.14 (B)(4) is solely within the discretion of the Government. This notice of intent is NOT a request for competitive proposals. Questions concerning this announcement should be directed to Nicole Saulnier, Grants Management Specialist, by email at nsaulnier@usbr.gov.

Under managing partner Agreement No. 11-LC-20-0223, the County of Santa Barbara is responsible for administrating, operating, maintaining, and developing recreation land and facilities within Cachuma Lake Recreation Area. This Agreement is to provide the designs for the renovation and reconfiguration of the RV Park campsite to improve access and desirability of recreation opportunities.