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Opportunity Summary:

The ADFG Facility Use opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number/Cooperative Agreement P11AC90426) is a National Park Service (NPS) cooperative agreement focused on strengthening day-to-day collaboration with the Kachemak Bay Research Reserve (KBRR) for work tied to the coastal areas of Lake Clark National Park and Preserve (LACL) along Cook Inlet, Alaska. The core objective is to coordinate and jointly carry out research, long-term monitoring, and education/outreach activities that align with both organizations missions. A major practical component of the agreement is facility access: the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADFG), through KBRR, provides four furnished offices in the KBRR building at 2181 Kachemak Drive in Homer, Alaska, supporting up to seven NPS employees. The office arrangement includes access to a conference room as well as utilities and janitorial services, helping LACL staff maintain a consistent operational base in Homer to support interpretation, natural resource management, and coordination with partner agencies.

The partnership is structured as an assistance relationship rather than a standard procurement contract because it is built around mutual public-benefit goals and shared programming, not the purchase of a commercial service. The parties to the agreement are Lake Clark National Park and Preserve and the Kachemak Bay Research Reserve (associated with ADFG). Through this relationship, LACL staff also gain access to spaces at the Alaska Islands and Ocean Visitor Center, which is central to the park's ability to connect with the public in Homer. That visitor center is described as the only local facility with an auditorium capacity of up to 150 people, along with audio-visual capabilities, classroom space, and lab facilities that can support science education and interpretive programming. The agreement emphasizes shared themes and complementary strengths: KBRR is part of the National Estuarine Research Reserve network with a long-term ecological research and education mission, which fits well with NPS inventory and monitoring work, including efforts connected to the NPS Southwest Area Network and broader NPS strategic goals.

In terms of deliverables, the expected outcomes are straightforward and operational: LACL uses the furnished office space in the KBRR building to support staff working in interpretation/education, natural resources, and subsistence, while also using the Islands and Ocean Visitor Center to deliver interpretive talks, outreach events, and educational programming that highlight the ecosystems and natural and cultural resources of Lower Cook Inlet and LACL's coastal areas. Beyond facility use, the agreement is meant to improve coordination on monitoring of physical and biological processes along the Cook Inlet coast, encourage resource sharing and in-kind support where useful, and build public appreciation for state and federal public lands in the region in ways that promote stewardship and conservation.

NPS anticipates "substantial involvement" in carrying out the work, which is a key feature of a cooperative agreement. Specifically, NPS assigns an Agreements Technical Representative (Mary McBurney, Program Manager) to administer the agreement, provides technical and staff support to plan and deliver joint education and outreach programs, and supports collaborative research and monitoring design and implementation. NPS also contributes logistical support for coastal research and monitoring (including the use of park aircraft and boats when appropriate). In addition, NPS provides financial support of up to $17,000 per year over the effective period of the agreement, dependent on available funding, with that amount tied to the facility and access benefits provided by KBRR.

The funding profile and timing reflect a relatively small, steady support arrangement intended to maintain the partnership and ensure continued access to key facilities. The posting shows an estimated total funding amount of $90,000 with an award ceiling of $90,000 and an award floor of $17,000, and it anticipates a single award. Cost sharing is not required. The agreement period described in the source material covers FY2011 through FY2015, with $17,000 in FY2011 and $17,000 annually thereafter for the five-year effective period, contingent on appropriations and administrative decisions. The type of funds referenced for use includes **ONPS** (as part of the list provided in the announcement text). The activity category is listed under Education, and the CFDA number referenced is 15.946 (Cultural Resources Management) in the opportunity data, reflecting the way NPS cataloged the opportunity in the posting.

Competition is explicitly limited. This was issued as a Notice of Intent to award to ADFG, and the announcement states no applications would be accepted from any entities other than ADFG. The justification for this approach rests on the continuation of an established partnership dating back to 2005 (previous cooperative agreement H98550500048) and on KBRR's unique qualifications. NPS documented that LACL does not have a visitor center in Homer and relies on KBRR's visitor facilities to make visitor contacts and deliver programming. A market survey of available commercial office space in Homer (January 2011) reportedly found no comparable fully furnished office space for up to seven employees that also included utilities, janitorial service, and conference room access within a 15-mile radius of downtown Homer. The visitor center capacity and specialized facilities (auditorium, AV, classrooms, labs) were also presented as not reasonably available elsewhere in Homer, reinforcing the single-source rationale.

From a public-purpose standpoint, the agreement is intended to stimulate cooperative conservation and civic engagement, expand and improve interpretation and education through partnership, and increase public understanding of Alaska park resources. NPS frames the value in terms of strategic outcomes, including stronger community partnerships, better public awareness of park resources, and improved educational connections between people and parks, while also modeling effective interagency and community collaboration. The legal authority cited for providing assistance includes 16 USC 1g, which allows NPS to enter into cooperative agreements and transfer appropriated funds for public-purpose work, along with 31 U.S.C. 6305, which governs assistance relationships.

In practical terms, this opportunity is less about funding a standalone research project through an open application process and more about formalizing and sustaining a working partnership that gives NPS a functional base in Homer and a high-capacity venue for public programs. It supports ongoing coastal research and monitoring coordination in Cook Inlet while ensuring NPS staff have the office and visitor-contact infrastructure needed to deliver interpretation and education tied directly to Lake Clark National Park and Preserve's coastal resources.

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