Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)

June 29, 2023

U.S. Navy Funding Opportunity: Identification & Evaluation of Historic Properties with Tribal Religious & Cultural Importance

REQUEST FOR STATEMENTS OF INTEREST WITHIN COOPERATIVE ECOSYSTEM STUDIES UNITS

N62473-23-2-0012 PROJECT TO BE INITIATED IN 2023 CFDA 12.300

Project Title: Identification and Evaluation of Historic Properties With Tribal Religious and Cultural Importance, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California

Eligible Applicants: Any Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit cooperative partner who qualifies under the DoDGARS Part 34 or 2 Code of Federal Regulations 200 is eligible to apply.

Announcement Documents

Responses to this Request for Statements of Interest will be used to identify potential investigators for a project to be funded by the Department of the Navy (DoN), which provides professional and technical support for its Cultural Resources Programs in order to facilitate successful implementation of the installation’s Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP) and compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA).

Approximately $230,000.00 is expected to be available to conduct ethnographic interviews and identification of Historic Properties with Tribal and Religious Cultural Importance. A total of $280,000.00 may become available to fund Option Periods 1-3 and Option Task 1for additional studies related to Historic Properties with Tribal Religious and Cultural Importance. The end date is the anticipated date that the Final Report is accepted by the Government. The exercise of any Option Period or Option Task is subject to the availability of funds and will be awarded unilaterally.

Timeline for Review of Statements of Interest:
We request that Statements of Interest be submitted by July 26, 2023 2:00 PM PDT. This Request for Statements of Interest will remain open until an investigator team is selected. Statements of Interest received after July 26, 2023 2:00 PM PDT will be deemed “late” and may not be considered. Please submit requests for information/questions no later than July 19, 2023 2:00 PM PDT.