Consultation Services-Fee to Trust

The Bureau of Indian Affairs intends on awarding a sole source acquisition to LaPointe Industries. The Midwest Region, Division of Fee to Trust is responsible to provide services to tribes relating to conveyances [applications for land into trust]. We have an urgent and compelling need to contract for services due to adverse affects caused by the delay in processing applications for land into trust. Any delay will ultimately cause additional financial burden through additional taxes and fees being imposed upon the tribe(s). Additionally, it would hinder progress for planning in housing and other development projects that are essential to the Tribe and the Indian people we serve. Currently staffing shortages limit our ability to effectively manage the heavy caseload. LaPointe Industries is a small, Native American and woman owned business. Rosalyn Lapointe, sole proprietor has 25 years of Federal Government experience in the real estate field. She has knowledge, skills and abilities, with special emphasis in processing land into trust applications. She helped develop the 2008 Fee to Trust Handbook, which stipulates the application process and is based on the regulations found at 25 CFR Part 151. This person is uniquely qualified to perform the required duties with minimal direction and supervision. This wil be a short-term (60 day) contract for services to fill in until federal employees can be hired and trained.