SAM #W912PP26CA013

Award for Tribal Support Services at Badland Bombing Range

This award notice details a contract from the US Army Corps of Engineers, Albuquerque District, to the Oglala Sioux Tribe of Pine Ridge Indian Reservation for support services at the Badland Bombing Range (BBR) USAF Retained Area. - Government Buyer: - US Army Corps of Engineers, Albuquerque District (ENDIST ALBUQUERQUE) - Vendor: - Oglala Sioux Tribe of Pine Ridge Indian Reservation - Scope of Services: - Implementation of Tribal Consultation Plan (TCP) - Coordination with Tribal Council and other entities - Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO) support - Maintenance of project Information Repository - Review of project documents - Scheduling and attending meetings - Facilitation of Government-to-Government relations - Assistance to EAFB Remedial Project Manager - Community relations planning and briefings to Tribal executives - Scheduling cultural events or blessings - Preparation of monthly reports - Support for maintenance and enforcement of Land Use Controls (LUCs) and grazing leases per Record of Decision - No OEMs or commercial products are requested; the contract is for professional and community support services only. - Unique Requirements: - Emphasis on tribal consultation, historic preservation, and community engagement - Support for land use controls and grazing lease enforcement as part of environmental restoration

Description

Oglala Sioux Tribe shall implement the TCP, Coordinate with Tribal Council, President and other Tribal entities as needed, coordinate or provide Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO) support, maintain availability of the project Information Repository (IR), review project documents, schedule and attend meetings, participate in teleconferences, facilitate Government-to-Government relations, assist the EAFB Remedial Project Manager, implement community relations planning, provide briefings to Tribal executives, schedule cultural events or blessings, prepare monthly reports, and other project support activities in Section 5 of this PWS. 

This work is to be performed by OST in support of USAF Restoration Program (ERP) activities conducted on the BBR USAF Retained Area located on the Pine Ridge Reservation. Proposed support includes: 

- Facilitating an open and honest exchange of information as outlined in the Tribal Consultation Plan. The primary focus of this work is for the OST BBRD to assist in representing and communicating the Oglala Sioux Tribal interests to the USAF and to assist the USAF in communicating with Tribal government and public. 

- Providing support for the OST to maintain and enforce LUCs and grazing leases on the USAF Retained Area, as outlined in the Record of Decision prepared for the site. 

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