Document Type:	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:	FWS-R6-UPPERARKANSASRIVERNRDAR
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Posted Date:	Apr 09, 2011
Creation Date:	Apr 08, 2011
Original Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 10, 2011
Current Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 10, 2011
Archive Date:	May 10, 2011
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Environment Natural Resources
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Estimated Total Program Funding:	$200,000
Award Ceiling:	$100,000
Award Floor:	$10,000
CFDA Number(s):	15.658 -- Natural Resource Damage Assessment, Restoration and Implementation
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Eligible Applicants

Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Additional Information on Eligibility:

This is a notice of intent to award this agreement as a single source agreement to Colorado Mountain College.

Agency Name

Fish and Wildlife Service

Description

This synopsis is the full announcement. The tasks to be performed under this agreement are as follows: The Recipient shall provide labor and materials required to accomplish the following tasks: Task 1: Project Planning & Design The planning and design phase of the project will draw on work completed to date with information and analysis of existing site conditions completed by project team members. The Planning and Design process will include the following: Obtain and set up base maps for the project Develop an architectural design of greenhouse compatible with the existing historic structures including structural engineering Conduct an energy analysis including design of integrated system (i.e. combination of alternative energy options) Complete final plans, including construction documents. Task 2: Determine Water Supply and Augmentation Needs The Recipient will determine demand and design water-related systems to irrigate greenhouse and outdoor plots. This task includes any water-related engineering and legal services required to complete documents to legally use water for the project. Task 3: Determine Design of Outdoor Plots and Environmental Data Collection The Recipient will, with assistance from the Service, collect environmental data regarding existing conditions on the property as well as to assist in design of outdoor plots. Outdoor plots will be designed for optimal irrigation, drainage, plantings, and fencing. Task 4: Project Coordination The Recipient will provide overall project management and administrative oversight of the Upper Arkansas River NRDAR Native Plant Propagation at Hayden Ranch from greenhouse/outdoor plot planning through implementing those plans. This Single Source Award is being made in accordance P.L. 111-88 Sec 112 which states: For fiscal year 2010, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of the Interior may enter into cooperative agreements with a State or political subdivision (including any agency thereof), or any not-for-profit organization if the agreement will: (1) serve a mutual interest of the parties to the agreement in carrying out the programs administered by the Department of the Interior; and (2) all parties will contribute resources to the accomplishment of these objectives. At the discretion of the Secretary, such agreements shall not be subject to a competitive process. Since FWS s Region 6 Regional Director has been designated as DOI s authorized official for the Upper Arkansas River Basin Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration case, to act as the natural resource trustee on behalf of the DOI Secretary, and the Hayden Ranch Native Plant Propagation project was identified in the preferred alternative of the RP/EA, the criteria for P.L. 111-88 have been met.

Link to Full Announcement

If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Andrea Meyer
Grants Management Specialist
Phone 303-236-5412 email

Synopsis Modification History

There are currently no modifications for this opportunity.