OpportunityTitle: RECOVERY ACT - Trail Maintenance / Repair
CategoryExplanation: 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 full and open competition.
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Single Source Justification   Criteria Cited Unique Qualifications &#150; The applicant is uniquely qualified to perform the activities based upon a variety of demonstrable factors such as location, voluntary support capacity, cost-sharing ability, highly reliable, strong work ethics and have a positive work history with the Mount Rainier National Park.  Earthcorps is a private, non-profit organization maintained within the State of Washington, to promote development of environment and conservation awareness through assignment of individuals of a short term basis with agencies, organizations and corporations.
Description: RECOVERY ACT - Congress has legislated funds to the National Park Service (NPS) under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). These funds are intended for preservation of the natural resources in the park through trail maintenance and repairs along the Wonderland Trail and other trails within Mount Rainier National Park. EARTHCORPS members are provided to the park to gain hands on experience in the environmental field. The members make up crews of seven which will work with NPS trail maintenance crews to gain experience. Earthcorps will provide the crews the transportation, food, camp gear, and personal gear such as pack, rain gear, boots, personal protective gear and equipment to perform the trail work. This award is for one crews of seven to construct trails and complete trail repairs to the standards of the National Park Service. The crew will work on the construction of approximately one mile of trail to replace the flood destroyed Glacier Basin Trail. This crew will work approximately three 9 day tours beginning July 26, 2009 and work no longer than September 30, 2010.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: joann_palmer@nps.gov
GrantorContactText: JoAnn  Palmer &lt;br/&gt;Purchasing Agent &lt;br/&gt;Phone 360-569-2211
CloseDateExplanation: NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD  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 full and open competition.