OpportunityTitle: Complete Historic Resource Study Titled &#8220;Seward Lot Histories: Windows through Time, 1903-1990s
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: This is a sole source to Resurrection Bay Historical Society.
Description: This Funding Announcement is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Service (NPS), intention to fund the following project activities without competition. ABSTRACT Funding Announcement P16AC01094 Project Title Complete Historic Resource Study Titled &#8220;Seward Lot Histories: Windows through Time, 1903-1990s Recipient Resurrection Bay Historical Society Total Anticipated Award Amount $34,550 Cost Share 0 Anticipated Length of Agreement 13 months Anticipated Period of Performance 9/01/2016 &#8211; 9/30/2016 Award Instrument Cooperative Agreement Statutory Authority 54 USC&#167;101702: (a) CFDA # and Title 15.946 Single Source Justification Criteria Cited Yes Point of Contact James Cato OVERVIEW Cooperative Agreement Number P15AC00031 was entered into by and between the Department of the Interior, National Park Service, (NPS), and Student Conservation Association (SCA) for the purpose of Conservation Projects. Unless otherwise specified herein, the terms and conditions as stated in the Cooperative Agreement will apply to this Task Agreement. STATEMENT OF JOINT OBJECTIVES/PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN The Resurrection Bay Historical Society (RBHS) is a non-profit (501)c(3) corporation established to collect, preserve and make accessible to the public materials that help establish and illustrate the history of the Seward area. The Resurrection Bay Historical Society owns a significant collection of one of a kind documents and photographs detailing Seward residents, businesses, and transportation history. This makes the RBHS particularly unique as a partner as their documents will be used for background research, and key photos owned by them will be included in the final book publication. The National Park Service and the Resurrection Bay Historical Society share a mutual interest, desire, and directives to preserve and interpret the local history of the Resurrection Bay area. (1) (2) The objective of this Agreement is to prepare a ready-for-print publication by researching, writing and completing the draft National Park Service (NPS) report, &#8220;Seward Lot Histories: Windows through Time, 1903-1990s&#8221; which has been delayed for a number of years due to lack of staffing and expertise. This historical narrative will highlight stories of property owners and their involvement in, and contributions to the community of Seward. The project will include selecting approximately 100 photographs of the most evocative historic images of Seward, Alaska and writing highly descriptive annotations for telling the story of human activity for each Seward lot from approximately 1903 &#8211; 2010s. The final product will consist of a professional graphic design layout, in InDesign format, book (approximately 100-200 double-sided pages) ready for print in color. The project addresses the public purpose in several ways. It will increase the basic knowledge and understanding of the contributions and achievements of individual Seward residents to the development of an early 20th century Alaska frontier town. The project furthers the joint NPS and RBHS missions to preserve, interpret, and make shared history available to the public. The book will be made available to local schools, libraries, museums, and tribes. ARTICLE II &#8211; AUTHORITY NPS enters into this Agreement pursuant to: 54 USC&#167;101702: (a) Transfer of Service Appropriated Funds. &#8211; A cooperative agreement entered into by the Secretary that involves the transfer of Service appropriated funds to a State, local, or tribal government or other public entity, an educational institution, or a private nonprofit organization to carry out public purposes of a Service program is a cooperative agreement properly entered into under section 6305 of title 31. ARTICLE III &#8211; STATEMENT OF WORK A. NPS agrees to: 1. Provide assistance to the Cooperators in the planning and execution of the project. 2. Provide RBHS with the draft National Park Service (NPS) report, &#8220;Seward Lot Histories: Windows through Time, 1903-1990s.&#8221; 3. Review drafts of the updated document within 1 month of receipt. 4. Assign the Kenai Fjords Cultural Resource Program Manager as the Project Coordinator to assist RBHS through the duration of this agreement. B. The Recipient (RBHS) agrees to: 1. Plan and execute the project in cooperation with the National Park Service Project Coordinator. 2. Make available their historic photographs and archives for inclusion into the book with credits. 5. Assign work to qualified staff in order to complete &#8220;Seward Lot Histories: Windows through Time, 1903-2015&#8221; by updating and incorporating additional RBHS materials into the draft National Park Service (NPS) report, &#8220;Seward Lot Histories: Windows through Time, 1903-1990s&#8221; 3. Provide monthly updates to NPS for project status. 4. Provide at least two drafts for review before the document is finalized; last draft must be provided no later than January 15, 2017. 5. Provide to NPS a final, print-ready document, &#8220;Seward Lot Histories: Windows through Time, 1903-2015&#8221; by March 31, 2017. RECIPIENT INVOLVEMENT The Student Conservation Associates will serve as a Conservation Interns in areas of interpretation, visitor services, and community outreach and education. The SCA interns will work together to complete three projects: 1. Coordinate and oversee dog yard improvements. Improvements include, but are not limited to, replacing failing chain link fencing in historic kennel area dog pens, take care of the backlog of dog waste composting including turning, data recording, and distributing end product soil to park and local community projects that can use it for revegetation, backfill, etc. In addition, they will assist with the installation of a free run pen to improve exercise and socialization opportunities for dogs and puppies. 2. Coordinate Kennels education and outreach efforts to inform the public of the upcoming National Park Service Centennial including creation of special educational displays and products and planning social media outreach, both of which relate the Denali Kennels to the NPS mission and Organic Act. 3. Assist with historic cabin preservation efforts by performing cabin inventories, maintenance projects and cleaning. SCA agrees to: 1. To assist with recruitment and selection of selected candidates as Conservation Associates to participate in the work described in the above Scope of Work. 2. To provide living allowance, insurance, and Americorps awards (when applicable). 3. To provide for in-service commercial travel during the project period of performance. 4. Provide 24/7 staffed hotline assistance, site visit, and performance evaluations. NPS agrees: 1. To provide financial assistance in the amount of $33,458.00. 2. To provide general orientation to park operations, NPS mission, and safety training. 3. To provide a NPS technical representative, Kathleen Kelly, to be on-site with the partner youth hire to assist with specifics of the project as needed. 4. To provide housing for the partner youth hire. 5. To provide all necessary equipment and supplies applicable for the project. 6. A written completion evaluation from DENA Park per project evaluating the outcome and performance of that project. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE INVOLVEMENT SINGLE-SOURCE JUSTIFICATION DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR SINGLE SOURCE POLICY REQUIREMENTS Department of the Interior Policy (505 DM 2) requires a written justification which explains why competition is not practicable for each single-source award. The justification must address one or more of the following criteria as well as discussion of the program legislative history, unique capabilities of the proposed recipient, and cost-sharing contribution offered by the proposed recipient, as applicable. In order for an assistance award to be made without competition, the award must satisfy one or more of the following criteria: (1) Unsolicited Proposal &#8211; The proposed award is the result of an unsolicited assistance application which represents a unique or innovative idea, method, or approach which is not the subject of a current or planned contract or assistance award, but which is deemed advantageous to the program objectives; (2) Continuation &#8211; The activity to be funded is necessary to the satisfactory completion of, or is a continuation of an activity presently being funded, and for which competition would have a significant adverse effect on the continuity or completion of the activity; (3) Legislative intent &#8211; The language in the applicable authorizing legislation or legislative history clearly indicates Congress&#8217; intent to restrict the award to a particular recipient of purpose; (4) Unique Qualifications &#8211; The applicant is uniquely qualified to perform the activity based upon a variety of demonstrable factors such as location, property ownership, voluntary support capacity, cost-sharing ability if applicable, technical expertise, or other such unique qualifications; (5) Emergencies &#8211; Program/award where there is insufficient time available (due to a compelling and unusual urgency, or substantial danger to health or safety) for adequate competitive procedures to be followed. NPS did not solicit full and open competition for this award based the following criteria: This Cooperative Agreement is awarded to Resurrection Bay Historical Society based on Resurrection Bay Historical Society owns a unique collection of photographs that document Seward, Alaska&apos;s development from its founding in 1903 to the present. Its archives hold many one of a kind documents including marriage certificates,dock passes,steamship menus, advertisements, and school programs that may be used to interpret Seward&apos;s history as seen through the eyes of the people that have lived within its city limits.These resources make RB S uniquely qualified to complete this project.
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GrantorContactText: James Cato &lt;br/&gt;Contract Specialist &lt;br/&gt;Phone 907-644-3302