NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD Research, Evaluate Properties in the Pacific West Region and Prepare One or More National Historic Landmark Nominations

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NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD Research, Evaluate Properties in the Pacific West Region and Prepare One or More National Historic Landmark Nominations: 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 competition.

ABSTRACT
Funding Announcement P15AS00331
Project Title Research, Evaluate Properties in the Pacific West Region and Prepare One or More National Historic Landmark Nominations
Recipient Organization of American Historians
Total Anticipated Award Amount $30,000.00
Cost Share none
Anticipated Length of Agreement From date of final signature through 08/01/2019
Anticipated Period of Performance From date of final signature through 08/01/2019
Award Instrument Cooperative Agreement
Statutory Authority 54 USC 101702(a) 54 USC100101
CFDA # and Title 15.946 Cultural Resource Management
Single Source Justification Criteria Cited (2) Continuation
Point of Contact June Zastrow 303-987-6718 [email protected]

OVERVIEW

Cooperative Agreement Number P15AC00289 was entered into by and between the Department of the Interior, National Park Service (NPS), and the Organization of American Historians (OAH) to promote the undertaking of activities requiring the sharing of NPS and OAH knowledge, skills and resources. Under the Cooperative Agreement, NPS and OAH will undertake activities that promote the greater public and private understanding of American history for their mutual benefit and for the people of the United States as well as for future generations, so that they can enjoy the historic resources of the NPS.

The American Latino Heritage Initiative (ALHI) was launched in 2011, the Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Initiative (AAPI) and the Women's History Heritage Initiative (WHI) in 2012 and the Lesbian Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Queer (LGBTQ) in 2014. Increasing the representation of diverse stories within the National Historic Landmarks Program is a goal common to all of these initiatives.

National Historic Landmarks are nationally significant historic places designated by the Secretary of the Interior because they possess exceptional value or quality in illustrating or interpreting the heritage of the United States. Today, a little more than 2,500 historic places bear this national distinction. Working with citizens throughout the nation, the National Historic Landmarks Program draws upon the expertise of National Park Service staff in Washington and in Regional Offices who work to nominate new landmarks and provide assistance to existing landmarks. The Pacific West Region currently has 248 NHLs under its purview.

The designation of a property as a National Historic Landmark ensures that stories of nationally important historic events, places, or persons are recognized and preserved for the benefit of all citizens. The National Historic Landmarks Program has engaged in a dramatic effort to extend its reach to reflect a full spectrum of people and events that participated in building the nation.

Designation of NHLs helps recognize, preserve, and protect important locations in American history. Designating a property as an NHL may provide it with additional protections from development, and may also make the property eligible for preservation grants and technical preservation assistance. Most NHLs are privately-owned and are governed by local preservation laws.


STATEMENT OF JOINT OBJECTIVES/PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN

The Pacific West Region and the Organization of American Historians will work cooperatively to help the Pacific West Region identify properties located in the Pacific West Region that are associated with heritage imitative themes and that meet NHL criteria and will assist in the creation of one or more NHL nominations. The initial focus will be on properties associated with the AAPI and LGBTQ Initiatives that have been identified as potential NHLs and are in need of additional research and evaluation. The NPS will use this project to assist with the broader interpretation of United States history to help ensure that all nationally-significant stories are represented within the Pacific West Region National Historic Landmark Program.


RECIPIENT INVOLVEMENT

1. Work, in consultation with NPS staff in the Pacific West Regional Office, to locate historians and scholars specializing in American history.
2. Will work with the NPS to identify properties that are underrepresented in the NHL Program
3. Historians will meet the qualifications for a GS 0170-11 or higher historian as determined by the Office of Personnel and Management.
4. These historians should have an in-depth knowledge of the National Historic Landmarks Program and the nomination process as well as a demonstrated ability to work with scholars specializing in Women's, American Latino, Asian American Pacific Islander and/or LGBTQ history.
5. These scholars will assist the OAH and NPS in overseeing the researching and writing of National Historic Landmarks nominations that will identify and emphasize underrepresented areas in the roster of National Historic Landmarks.
6. Assist NPS to research and prepare National Historic Landmark nominations.
7. Cover necessary travel costs for historians and scholars for any related research trips, site visits, and meetings in the Pacific West Region; Washington, DC; or elsewhere.
8. These meetings may be held on site or using equipment such as video-conferencing, WebEx or Live Meeting.
9. Provide financial compensation to the scholars for his or her time and work on this project.
10. Adhere to guidelines regarding potential conflict of interest as outlined in The NPS Historic Preservation Fund Grants Manual.
11. These guidelines are clearly stated in Chapter 3, Section C, 1-11 of the Manual.



NATIONAL PARK SERVICE INVOLVEMENT

1. Work with the OAH in selecting the scholar(s) to conduct the research;
2. Work with OAH to reach out to underrepresented communities to identify possible NHLs
3. Work with OAH to develop a further refined detailed scope of work, based on Article I of this task agreement, for the scholar to follow in order to complete National Historic Landmarks nomination(s).
4. Provide guidance and technical expertise on the format and content for nomination of properties for designation as National Historic Landmarks.
5. Provide relevant background materials of already identified potential historic sites associated with Women's, American Latino, Asian American Pacific Islander and/or LGBTQ history in the Pacific West Region.
6. Arrange conference calls as needed; arrange for meeting rooms, and facilitate meetings with NPS staff as necessary and make NPS staff and resources as needed available.
7. Review the progress of the research to ensure relevance and quality.
8. Share and promote, with related and relevant NPS units, the completed nominations.


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 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 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 The language in the applicable authorizing legislation or legislative history clearly indicates Congress intent to restrict the award to a particular recipient of purpose;
(4) Unique Qualifications 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 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:
(2) Continuation

This is a Task Agreement (P15AC01555) under Cooperative Agreement (P15AC00289) in the amount of $30,000.00 with a period of performance from date of award until 08/01/2019.