SOLE SOURCE ANNOUNCEMENT FOR AWARD OF A CHALLENGE COST SHARE PROJECT TO CONSTRUCT A NEW PICNIC SHELTER AND SIDEWALKS AT OREGON TRAIL RUTS NHL..

THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT, NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. A SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED AND PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE REQUESTED. The National Park Service (NPS), Intermountain Region (IMR), intends to award a project to construct a new picnic shelter and sidewalks at Oregon Trail Ruts NHL. The new shelter will provide shaded picnic tables for 16 - 20 visitors, and will be accessible to existing trails, parking lot, and restrooms. The project is being awarded in accordance with all requirements of the Challenge Cost Share program (CCSP), which is a program to increase participation by qualified partners in the preservation and improvement of NPS natural, cultural, and recreational resources in all authorized service programs and activities, both outside or inside park lands, and on national trails as defined under the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1241-51). The NPS and partners work together on CCSP projects with mutually beneficial, shared outcomes. The CCSP is a matching fund program. An equal amount of eligible and matching share of funds, goods, or services from non-federal sources is required. Currently, the maximum CCSP award is $30,000. Projects selected generally are able to be completed within one year. Operating under the authority of the 1935 Historic Sites Act (16 U.S.C. 461-67) and the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), the NPS administers the National Historic Landmark (NHL) Program, which provides for the identification, documentation, preservation, and interpretation of the nation's nationally significant historic buildings, sites, objects, structures, and districts. This project is a collaboration between the The Wyoming Department of State Parks & Cultural Resources; Town of Guernsy Economic & Tourism Development Corp; and the National Park Service. Partial funding for this project is being provided through the Challenge Cost Share Program (CCSP.) The sole source justification for this award shall be provided upon request. If you have specific questions, or require clarification of this notice, please contact Kelvin Smalls, Contract Specialist, at (505) 988-6083, or I may be reached by e-mail at [email protected].