OpportunityTitle: Muir Woods Transit Shuttle
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: This is a notice of intent to award a three year cooperative agreement to the Marin County Transit District to provide direct, reliable, convenient, and affordable transit to Muir Woods public visitors.  No applications will be accepted other than from the Marin County Transit District.
Description: 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&#146;s intention to fund the following project activities without full and open competition. ABSTRACT Funding Announcement Number P12AC10481 Project Title Muir Woods Shuttle Recipient Marin County Transit District Principle Investigator / Program Manager Amy VanDoren Total Anticipated Award Amount $568,000 Cost Share Matching up to 1/2 New Award or Continuation? Continuation Anticipated Length of Agreement 3 Years Anticipated Period of Performance 05/01/2012 &#150; 12/31/2014 Award Instrument Cooperative Agreement Statutory Authority 16 U.S.C. &#167;1g CFDA # and Title 15.944 &#150; Natural Resource Stewardship Single Source Justification Criteria Cited This is a continuation of an existing service partnership. Marin Transit is uniquely qualified as the sole public transit operator in this service area. NPS Point of Contact Darren Brown / Nancy Hornor OVERVIEW STATEMENT OF JOINT OBJECTIVES/PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN GGNRA&#146;s principal objective of this Agreement is to provide for direct, reliable, convenient and affordable transit service to Muir Woods as a joint public program with Marin Transit. The shuttle services into Muir Woods will reduce vehicle trips and traffic congestion at Muir Woods, by providing alternate access for the public to the park, therein aiding in supporting preservation of National Parklands, will provide for quality visitor experience and will reduce park-related congestion on Marin County roadways leading to Muir Woods. The continuance of this shuttle service program supports GGNRA&#146;s natural resource and visitor experience goals and is consistent with GGNRA&#146;s General Management Plan (GMP)(1980) and Draft GMP update (2011), as well as goals set by County of Marin&#146;s Countywide Plan (2007) and Marin Transit&#146;s Short Range Transit Plan (2009).
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GrantorContactText: Erica Cordeiro &lt;br/&gt;Contract Specialist &lt;br/&gt;Phone 415-561-7048