Cultural Resources Spt JBSA, TX | W9126G 20 2 SOI 3507

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The Cultural Resources Spt JBSA, TX opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number W9126G-20-2-SOI-3507) is a Department of Defense notice issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, seeking short Statements of Interest (not full proposals) from qualified investigators to support the Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC), Environmental Quality Branch, specifically its Cultural Resources Program. The project is intended to start in 2020 and is structured to help the Air Force meet its cultural resources and tribal obligations while continuing mission activities, with an emphasis on compliance and effective program execution under the Sikes Act (16 USC 670c-1) and related Air Force instructions governing tribal consultation and cultural resources management (including AFI 90-2002 and AFI 32-7065). The end goal is to give AFCEC/CZTQ a flexible, efficient source of expert support for technical guidance, strategic evaluation, and planning tied to cultural resources.

Eligibility is a key gate for this opportunity: interested parties must be a non-federal partner in one of the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESU) National Network regions listed in the notice (Colorado Plateau, Desert Southwest, or Gulf Coast Region). Entities that are not CESU partners are not eligible for consideration. The anticipated award mechanism is a cooperative agreement (not a procurement contract), which means the work must serve a public purpose and will involve substantial collaboration between the federal partner and the recipient during performance. Administration under CESU also notes the CESU Network indirect cost rate (IDC) of 17.5 percent, applied only upon mutual agreement and official authorization.

The technical scope centers on two broad, connected objectives. First, the recipient will provide cultural resources subject matter expertise to develop and improve technical tools, guidance, and supporting materials used across the Air Force Cultural Resources Program, including helping refine execution strategies and recommending updates to policies and guidance documents in coordination with AFCEC/CZTQ. Second, the recipient will support higher-level strategic evaluation and planning work related to executive orders and Department of Defense and Air Force environmental goals, including identifying Air Force enterprise-level environmental aspects, targets, and objectives, then assessing how well current and planned cultural resources efforts align with those requirements and where gaps or improvements exist. In practical terms, this is positioned as programmatic support that can influence how the Air Force plans, measures, and improves cultural resources compliance and stewardship across activities, rather than a single site-specific survey task.

Funding for the base period is estimated at about $445,000 (with an award ceiling referenced at $455,000 in the source data), with one expected award. The base period of performance is one year from the date of award, and the government anticipates up to five additional one-year option periods, contingent on funding availability and continued need. The notice also indicates the possibility of follow-on funding in subsequent fiscal years for the successful recipient, reinforcing that this is intended to be an ongoing support capability rather than a one-time engagement.

The submission requested at this stage is a concise Statement of Interest/Qualifications, limited to two pages, single-spaced, 12-point font, submitted by email. Applicants are asked to provide basic organizational identifiers and contact information (including name, organization, CAGE code, and DUNS number), along with a brief qualifications package that covers a biographical sketch, relevant past projects and clients with short descriptions, the staff/faculty/students available and their expertise, and any other capabilities that demonstrate ability to perform the work (such as facilities or specialized resources). Importantly, the government explicitly does not want a full technical proposal or a budget at this stage; the Statements of Interest are used as a screening tool to identify the most suitable investigators, who may then be invited to submit a full proposal later.

Statements of Interest are reviewed by a government board at the receiving installation/activity, with selections based on how well the investigator’s experience and capabilities match the stated objectives. The posting was required to remain open at least 30 days before the government decides whether to request full proposals. Submissions were due by 5:00 PM Central Time on May 22, 2020, and points of contact for questions and submissions were USACE personnel Ali Marshall, Katie Roeder, and Zia Burns, using the email addresses provided in the notice.

• The Department of Defense, Fort Worth District in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Cultural Resources Spt JBSA, TX" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 12.300.
• This funding opportunity was created on Apr 23, 2020.
• Applicants must submit their applications by May 22, 2020. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $455,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.

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