Department of the Interior Preservation Technology Grant

This Funding Announcement is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Service¿s intention to fund the following project activities without full and open competition.

ABSTRACT
Funding Announcement P13AS00089
Project Title Preservation Technology International
Recipient Association for Preservation Technology International
Principle Investigator / Program Manager Joan Berkowitz
Total Anticipated Award Amount $115,000.00
Cost Share none
New Award or Continuation? New Cooperative Agreement
Anticipated Length of Agreement From date of award for five years
Anticipated Period of Performance From date of award for five years
Award Instrument Cooperative Agreement
Statutory Authority 16 USC §470
CFDA # and Title CFDA#15.915 Technical Preservation Services
Single Source Justification Criteria Cited (4) Unique Qualifications
(2) Continuation
NPS Point of Contact June Zastrow 303-987-6718

OVERVIEW

The objective of this Agreement is for the purpose of enhancing preservation technology training opportunities by jointly developing new training opportunities and disseminating publications and other information relating to technical aspects of preservation.

The Association for Preservation Technology International (APTI) is a cross-disciplinary membership organization dedicated to promoting the best technology for conserving historic structures and their settings. APTI achieves its mission by offering training and education programs, holding conferences, and disseminating publications concerning technical aspects of preservation.

The National Park Service (NPS), through its National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (NCPTT), supports basic and applied research and develops and disseminates technologies for the preservation of cultural resources. NCPTT trains practitioners in new technologies and promotes technical preservation education for student and career professionals.

Under this Agreement, APTI and NCPTT will partner to enhance preservation technology training opportunities offered by both parties, and to jointly develop new training opportunities to better serve and inform preservation practitioners. APTI and NCPTT will also work cooperatively to disseminate publications and other information relating to technical aspects of preservation.

RECIPIENT INVOLVEMENT

APTI agrees to:
1. Commit resources, e.g., salaries, travel expenses, materials and supplies, etc., sufficient to support the purposes of this Agreement.

2. Cooperate with NPS to identify research and training priorities in the field of preservation technology.

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE INVOLVEMENT

Substantial involvement on the part the National Park Service is anticipated for the successful completion of the objectives to be funded by this award. In particular, the National Park Service will be responsible for the following:

NPS agrees to:
1. Provide financial assistance as stipulated in Article VI.

2. In conjunction with APTI, review and approve each phase of projects prior to the commencement of subsequent phases.

3. Provide technical assistance in disseminating products resulting from this Agreement.

APTI and NPS agree to:

1. Develop and deliver an enhanced preservation technology training program that forwards the missions of both organizations.

2. Support efforts to convene interested parties to discuss topics relevant to preservation technology.

3. Provide access to each organization¿s website to permit postings and other publicity for conferences, publications, workshops and other training opportunities cooperatively developed by the parties or other organizations.

4. Provide due acknowledgement of this cooperation in all publications and event publicity and other products resulting therefrom.

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.

The National Park Service did not solicit full and open competition for this award based the following criteria:

(4) UNIQUE QUALIFICATIONS
(2) CONTINUATION

Single Source Justification Description:

APTI is the only organization that has a broad representation of technical experts in historic architecture, engineering, and material conservation and is the only one of this type in the United States. The membership provides for advancement of preservation technologies through its involvement with and access to leading engineers, architects, conservators and practitioners working in preservation providing exceptional opportunities for networking. This cooperative agreement will build on developing training and dissemination of preservation technology information.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY

16 U.S.C. 470
(a) This Act may be cited as the “National Historic Preservation Act.”
(b) The Congress finds and declares that-
(1) the spirit and direction of the Nation are founded upon and reflected in its historic heritage;
(2) the historical and cultural foundations of the Nation should be preserved as a living part of our community life and development in order to give a sense of orientation to the American people;
(3) historic properties significant to the Nation’s heritage are being lost or substantially altered, often inadvertently, with increasing frequency;
(4) the preservation of this irreplaceable heritage is in the public interest so that its vital legacy of cultural, educational, aesthetic, inspirational, economic, and energy benefits will be maintained and enriched for future generations of Americans;
(5) in the face of ever-increasing extensions of urban centers, highways, and residential, commercial, and industrial developments, the present governmental and nongovernmental historic preservation programs and activities are inadequate to insure future generations a genuine opportunity to appreciate and enjoy the rich heritage of our Nation;
(6) the increased knowledge of our historic resources, the establishment of better means of identifying and administering them, and the encouragement of their preservation will improve the planning and execution of federal and federally assisted projects and will assist economic growth and development; and
(7) although the major burdens of historic preservation have been borne and major efforts initiated by private agencies and individuals, and both should continue to play a vital role, it is nevertheless necessary and appropriate for the Federal Government to accelerate its historic preservation programs and activities, to give maximum encouragement to agencies and individuals undertaking preservation by private means, and to assist State and local governments and the National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States to expand and accelerate their historic preservation programs and activities.