Huna Tribal House Cultural Elements Project

Post Date

August 29th 2010

Application Due Date

September 7th 2010

Funding Opportunity Number

H9815100703

CFDA Number(s)

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Humanities

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Other

This agreement has been single sourced to Hoonah Indian Association. Please see the "Notice of Intent" for further details. Applications other than from Hoonah Indian Association will not be accepted.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $500000

• Award Range:

  $105000 - $500000

Grant Description

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD This Funding Announcement is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Service (NPS), intention to fund the following project activities. ABSTRACT Funding Announcement: H9815100703 Project Title: Huna Tribal House Cultural Elements Project Recipient: Hoonah Indian Association Principle Investigator: Robert Starbard Total Anticipated Award Amount: $500,000 Cost Share: N/A New Award Or Continuation: New Anticipated Length of Agreement: 5 Years Anticipated Period of Performance: September 1, 2010 – August 31, 2015 Award Instrument: Cooperative Agreement/CESU Statutory Authority: 16 U.S.C. ¤1(g): The National Park Service may in fiscal year 1997 and thereafter enter into cooperative agreements that involve the transfer of National Park Service appropriated funds to State, local and tribal governments, other public entities, educational institutions, and private nonprofit organizations for the public purpose of carrying out National Park Service programs pursuant to section 6305 of title 31 to carry out public purposes of National Park Service programs. CFDA# and 0.00 Not Elsewhere Classified Single Source Justification Criteria Sited: BACKGROUND: A brief history of this project. Is this part of an on-going program, agreement, etc? This is a new project but builds on a program that is 15 years in the making. In 1995 Glacier Bay National Park (NPS) and the Hoonah Indian Association (HIA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding that established a government-to-government relationship between the two sovereign governments. A main objective of that agreement is to work to address areas of mutual concern and support each other in the recognition and perpetuation of Huna Tlingit culture, particularly as it relates to the Huna Tlingit relationship to their ancestral homeland in Glacier Bay. One way the parties found to accomplish this objective was by creating a tangible representation of Huna Tlingit culture in the park where Tlingit culture could be taught to tribal members and also serve to share Tlingit culture with park visitors. The concept of a Huna Tribal House was developed during a public planning process in 1997, and since that time both parties have sought funds to construct the facility. However, given tight federal budgets for over a decade NPS has been unable to secure funds to build the project. But over that decade the parties have been able to keep the project current by involving it in a second public planning process – the Hoonah Heritage Center Project – and by continued consultation with clan leaders and elders as to the proper design and use of the facility. As a way to keep the project moving at this juncture both parties have agreed to initiate a project to design and construct the cultural elements that will give the final tribal house facility its cultural significance and meaning. The cultural elements identified are art objects, carved from red cedar wood and painted, that portray an array of important historical events, people, landforms and totemic animals. This project is designed to create five clusters of cultural elements over a five year period – a 30’ wide by 15’ high interior house screen in 2010, four carved house beam support posts in 2011, a carved exterior totem pole in 2012, a second carved exterior totem pole in 2013, and an assortment of household furnishings and utility items in 2014. The art items will be displayed in the village of Hoonah until the Huna Tribal House is eventually built in Bartlett Cove, and will serve as a reminder of the vital cultural connection the Huna people have to their ancestral homeland in Glacier Bay. Even if the Huna Tribal House is never built the project will have accomplished several important objectives – it will have created tangible representations of the Huna Tlingit connection to Glacier Bay, it will have involved a new generation of artisans in creating sacred clan icons, and it will have created a sense of hope for future involvement in Glacier Bay activities. 1) 505 DM 2 Single Source - Only one responsible source will satisfy agency requirements. Identify the source and explain why specifically competition is not practical. Source: Hoonah Indian Association (HIA). The HIA is the federally recognized tribal government for the Huna Tlingit peoples. It was authorized by passage of the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, and has been constitutionally chartered as a sovereign government since 1936. The National Park Service has identified the Huna Tlingit people as Glacier Bay’s only traditionally associated group (defined as a social group with at least two generations occupying the unit prior to its designation), with at least 30 generations of occupation, and likely more. The HIA is the sovereign government of this traditionally associated group, and under various laws and executive orders no other government or private entity exists that can officially represent their interests. They are simply the only organization in existence that can fulfill this role. 2) Nature and description of the deliverable required to meet the agency’s needs: Description of the deliverables and the required delivery schedule. Under the first Task under this agreement, deliverables for the project beginning in 2010 will be a completed carved and painted house screen, mounted on a frame and installed at a suitable and pre-approved location in Hoonah, by December 31, 2010; and a Progress Report which constitutes the administrative record of the house screen task, by January 28, 2011. Deliverables for subsequent years of 2011-2014 will be dependent upon availability of NPS funding and HIA acquisition of sufficient red cedar for the items to be created. The minimum essential characteristics or unique features of the item(s). If requesting a service, fully describe all services to be performed. The house screen will incorporate a design that is approved by all of the four matrilineal clans, executed within the Northwest Coast artistic tradition, and constructed in a way which makes it both portable and structurally sound, and suitable for mounting in a public facility. State the price of the requirement – base year and every additional anticipated agreement period thereafter. The cost of Task 1 – House Screen. The cost of this project will be $100,222, as detailed in the attached budget. Subsequent years will equal approximately $100,000 per year for four years. Total project cost will be approximately $500,000 over the 5 years of the cooperative agreement. 3) Criteria for justifying award without competition. In order for an assistance award to be made without competition, the award must satisfy one or more of the following criteria. Please explain which criterion specifically addresses the proposed agreement. 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; In a sense this is an unsolicited proposal. As described above, the relationship between the NPS and HIA is unique in that it is a relationship of mutual concern and support for the perpetuation of Huna Tlingit culture. The two parties have collaborated closely over the past 15 years searching for methods and mechanisms to accomplish this shared objective, and the Huna Tribal House Project has been generated and universally recognized as a critical component in accomplishing this. As the project has evolved all involved have recognized the need to maintain momentum, a challenge given the tight budget constraints that prevent project construction. However, as a way to keep the project alive and give it a physical presence within the community, the NPS and HIA have agreed that a carving workshop to create elements of the final project is much needed. Hence, the Huna Tribal House Cultural Elements Project was born as a unique way to meet this critical program objective – preservation of Huna Tlingit culture within its ancestral homeland. 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. In the same context, the project is a continuation of a program that has been ongoing for 15 years, and is the latest, and we believe most effective to date, program to accomplish the objective of Huna Tlingit cultural preservation. Legislative intent - The language in the applicable authorizing legislation or legislative history clearly indicates Congress' intent to restrict award to a particular recipient or purpose. 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; As discussed above, the HIA is the only organization in existence that can accomplish this objective. 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. 4) A description of the market research that was conducted and the results, or a statement of the reason a market research was not conducted: The type and degree of market survey conducted. No market survey was conducted, nor even considered. 5) Any other facts supporting the use of other than full and open competition: State whether the deliverable has been acquired previously, and if so, state the agreement document number. If the requirement is in support of on-going research, state the project title, project/protocol number, and the date the project was begun. n/a Higher agency mandated requirement to utilize the known source (supported by written document). n/a 6) A statement of the actions, if any, the agency may take to remove or overcome any barriers for competition before any potential future agreement award: If known, provide information on any new technology or new source that will be available in the future. N/A Describe any measures being taken to foster competition for future acquisitions of the same item or service. N/A National Park Service Point of Contact: Erica_Cordeiro@nps.gov

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  National Park Service

• Agency Contact:

  Erica Cordeiro
  Contract Specialist
  Phone 907-644-3303

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Work

• Agency Email Address:

  Erica_Cordeiro@nps.gov