Rock Art Management Plan Support Fort Hunter Ligget | W9126G 20 2 SOI 4877

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The Rock Art Management Plan Support at Fort Hunter Liggett opportunity is a Department of Defense (Fort Worth District) cooperative agreement intended to fund the development of a formal management plan for rock art and related cultural resources at Fort Hunter Liggett (FHL). The effort is framed as professional and technical support tied to the installation's Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan (INRMP) and is meant to help FHL meet its obligations under Section 2684 of Title 10, United States Code. The anticipated available funding is about $54,403, with an expectation of a single award, and the performance period is 12 months from the date of award.

Eligibility is narrowly limited despite the general listing in the source data. In practice, this funding opportunity is only available to non-federal partners within Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESUs) located in the Colorado Plateau and Californian CESU regions. That means an interested organization must be a qualifying, non-federal partner of one of those CESU networks to be considered. Another key point is that the current request is not for a full technical proposal or a detailed budget. Instead, the government is soliciting Statements of Interest (SOIs) to identify qualified investigators or teams. The SOI is evaluated primarily on demonstrated qualifications and relevant experience, particularly experience completing similar rock art documentation and planning work.

The core deliverable is a Rock Art Management Plan that aligns with California Office of Historic Preservation reporting requirements and complies with federal cultural resource laws, specifically the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and the Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA). The draft statement of work referenced in the notice is provided only as guidance, but the anticipated tasks are clearly described and revolve around updated documentation, condition assessment, and preservation planning for known sites within FHL.

The plan is expected to include four main subtasks. First, the cooperator must complete thorough site record updates using California Department of Parks and Recreation (CA DPR) forms. This includes not only rock art site forms but also documentation for milling stations and any other associated archaeological features as needed on a site-by-site basis. Second, the cooperator must produce updated site descriptions supported by updated mapping and digital photographs that document current site conditions. A specific technical requirement is that photographic documentation include D-Stretch imagery for all rock art panels, except for Painted Cave (site CA-MNT-256), because D-Stretch imagery for that site already exists.

Third, the work includes a focused investigation at Painted Cave (CA-MNT-256). Using non-damaging methods, the cooperator must assess whether additional pictographs may exist beneath windblown dirt that lines the interior cave walls. The outcome of this task is both an assessment and recommendations for future study and conservation actions if previously undocumented pictographs are identified or suspected. Finally, the Rock Art Management Plan must provide practical preservation recommendations for the recorded sites. This includes identifying restoration or repair needs, outlining best management practices to reduce damage or deterioration, proposing any additional inventory or survey needs to locate unknown sites, and offering broader recommendations to guide long-term conservation efforts.

Minimum qualifications emphasize professional credentials and demonstrated rock art expertise. Investigators must have experience in rock art documentation and study and must meet the Secretary of the Interior's Professional Qualifications Standards (as published in 36 CFR Part 61, Appendix A). The notice indicates that the government will use the SOI review to determine which parties may be invited to submit a full proposal later, so the SOI should concentrate on relevant past performance, staff qualifications, and the ability to carry out documentation, mapping, advanced imaging (including D-Stretch processing), and culturally and legally compliant reporting.

Administrative details in the source data identify the opportunity number as W9126G 20 2 SOI 4877, categorize it under science and technology and other research and development (CFDA 12.300), and list the original closing date as August 7, 2020. Questions and SOIs were directed to the listed points of contact: Sandy Justman (Contract Specialist) at sandra.justman@usace.army.mil and Brian Hesford (Project Manager) at brian.d.hesford@usace.army.mil, with phone numbers provided in the notice.

• The Department of Defense, Fort Worth District in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Rock Art Management Plan Support Fort Hunter Ligget" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 12.300.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jul 08, 2020.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 07, 2020. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $54,403.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.

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