Albeni Falls - CSKT managing cultural resources, Historic Properties, and PRCSIT

Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source contract to the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) to provide miscellaneous services to the Federal Government for managing cultural resources, Historic Properties, and Properties of Religious and Cultural Significance to Indian Tribes (PRCSIT), on lands affected by the activities and operations of the Albani Falls Dam. 

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Northwestern Division (NWD), Seattle District (NWS), Contracting Division (CT, intends to award a service contract pursuant to the authority of FAR 13.501(a)(1) in accordance with 41 U.S.C 1901, sole source acquisition under simplified procedures for certain commercial services.

Services include:

1. CLIN 0001   Quarterly Cooperating Group Assistance and Verbal Report
2. CLIN 0002   Cooperating Group Document Review
3. CLIN 0003   Historic Properties Management Plan Review
4. CLIN 0004    Provide Written Cooperating Group Materials
5. CLIN 0005   Provide Visual and Illustrative Cooperating Group Materials
6. CLIN 0006   Virtual Technical Meetings
7. CLIN 0007   In Person Technical Meetings
8. CLIN 0008   FCRPS Cultural Resource Systemwide Meetings
9. CLIN 0009– Field Visits with Government Staff to Assess Site Eligibility or Adverse Effects
10. CLIN 0010 – Field Visits with Tribal Staff to Assess Site Eligibility or Adverse Effects 
11. CLIN 0011 – Traditional Cultural Property (TCP) and HPRCSIT Inventory and  Management
12. CLIN 0012 – Oral History Collection and Documentation
13. CLIN 0013 – Existing and New Material Organization and Digitization
14. CLIN 0014 – Mitigation for Adverse Effects to Historic Properties
15. CLIN 0015 – Annual Progress Report
16. CLIN 0016 –Technical Report

Service location is lands affected by maintenance activities and operations of the Albeni Falls Dam Project (the Project).

Period of Performance: 28 Feb 2026 to 27 Feb 2030

The proposed action will be a Commercial, Firm Fixed-Price, Purchase Order, Service type contract.

The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS Code) for this project is: 712120- Archeological Sites. The size standard is $13M.

This notice is posted for informational purposes only and is not a request for competitive quotes. There is no expectation of increasing competition for these requirements due to the sensitive and integral nature of the tasks to the people of the CSKT. Interested firms must identify their interest and provide documentation demonstrating their capability (include detailed historical information) demonstrating the ability to meet the above requirements by e-mailing Contract Specialist Alfonso Nolasco at alfonso.nolasco@usace.army.mil no later than 8:00 a.m. (Pacific Time) 1/23/2026.

A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Any information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. No requests for capability briefings will be honored as a result of this notice. Interested sources who submit data are responsible for appropriately marking information if it is proprietary in nature. If potential offerors choose to submit information, past performance and references regarding capability to perform these services must be provided along with the statement of capability. The Government will not award a contract based on the information received, nor reimburse participants for information they provide. Information provided is strictly voluntary. The Government reserves the right not to compete the proposed purchase order based on responses received to this notice. This requirement may be awarded without further notice.