Opportunity Information: Apply for CECT NWO CA FY16
Apply for CECT NWO CA FY16
- The DOD-COE-OM in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OMAHA DISTRCT SIKES ACT FY 16 COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT(S)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 12.632.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 13, 2016 and posted on May 13, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 13, 2016. (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 $45,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 3 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.
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Opportunity Summary:
The OMAHA DISTRCT SIKES ACT FY 16 COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT(S) opportunity is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Omaha District funding announcement meant to identify qualified universities or other eligible institutions of higher education that can partner with the Corps under a cooperative agreement lasting up to five years. The overall purpose is to support the Department of Defense (DoD) in managing natural and cultural resources on military installations and other DoD-controlled public lands across the United States, including Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. territories. The work centers on collecting, analyzing, managing, and applying environmental and cultural resource data, along with implementing land rehabilitation and maintenance activities that help DoD manage these lands effectively while keeping them available for mission and training needs.
A key driver behind the program is legal compliance and responsible stewardship. DoD lands must be managed in line with a long list of federal requirements, including the Sikes Act as well as NEPA, NHPA, ESA, EPCRA, the Clean Water Act, and the Clean Air Act. Meeting these obligations depends on having accurate, current resource information and the ability to use that information in planning and day-to-day decisions. The FOA also highlights that this data-focused support contributes to the Legacy Resource Management Program, meaning applicants should be ready to align their work with shared, program-wide management goals established in coordination with the Corps.
The Corps outlines ten major research and support areas that can be assigned under the cooperative agreement through task orders. These include natural resource data collection and management; information management; support to the Sustainable Range Program and Integrated Training Area Management; cultural resource data collection and management; planning and decision support; training; environmental education; pollution prevention; environmental compliance; and limited support to DoD restoration efforts. Restoration support is explicitly constrained to tertiary program support, with cleanup roles restricted, which signals that the partner is expected to assist with programmatic, analytical, planning, or enabling functions rather than performing environmental remediation as a primary implementer.
This is a discretionary opportunity using a cooperative agreement instrument (CFDA 12.632). The ceiling listed is $45,000,000, and USACE indicates it may enter into up to three cooperative agreements depending on applicant qualifications and Corps discretion. Rather than funding a single defined project, Omaha District expects to issue individual task orders for specific projects that fall within the stated scope, so applicants need to demonstrate they can operate as an on-call, nationwide capacity that can scale staffing and technical execution to meet varying requirements over time.
Eligibility is limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education, with the announcement language also referencing non-profit educational institutions. Applications were to be submitted through Grants.gov and additionally emailed to the Grants Specialist contact. The technical point of contact is Lucas Walsh (lucas.v.walsh@usace.army.mil, 402-995-2750) and the grants point of contact is Stephanie Rostermundt (Stephanie.A.Rostermundt@usace.army.mil, 402-995-2083). The closing date shown in the notice is June 13, 2016.
The selection approach is qualification-focused and revolves around three required evaluation factors: (1) capability and qualifications in natural and cultural resource management in support of the Sikes Act and the Legacy Resource Management Program, (2) relevant experience and past/present performance in natural and cultural resource management, and (3) financial and project capacity. Applicants are expected to follow a structured submission format that shows, in practical terms, how they will run a complex, multi-year program with strong coordination, nationwide reach, and reliable internal controls for project tracking and invoicing.
The required submission content is broken into several sections. The executive summary must identify the lead organization and key team members with full contact details, name the authorized representative, describe institutional status and history, provide establishment and incorporation details, explain what services the institution provides that connect directly to the requested work, and include governance documents like articles of incorporation and bylaws plus officer and team-member information. The capability and qualifications section is heavily operational: it requires a staffing plan and organizational chart, a description of how the applicant will coordinate and respond to USACE across all phases (including the ability to hire qualified personnel quickly), and evidence that the organization can deliver services nationwide, including remote locations. It also asks for qualifications of key personnel, including roles, team experience, and the extent to which personnel have worked together previously.
Applicants must also present a project approach that explains how they will create and implement management plans, meet Corps goals, and handle the scope and complexity of the program. The announcement repeatedly emphasizes the need to track progress both technically and financially from task initiation through completion and invoicing, so a credible management framework and reporting approach is central to being viewed as qualified. For experience and past performance, the FOA requests three to five major projects from the last five years, with detailed descriptions that include project location, type, and acreage; owner information; a quality and implementation narrative; the applicant's specific role; and client points of contact who can verify performance. Finally, the financial capacity section must describe and/or document the strategy to finance and manage anticipated costs, reinforcing that USACE is looking for partners with mature financial systems and sufficient capacity to handle a large, distributed workload under task orders.
In practical terms, this FOA is seeking a university-level partner that can function as a long-term, nationwide technical and program support hub for DoD environmental and cultural resource management. The Corps is looking for an organization that combines strong science and resource-management expertise with program management discipline, demonstrated DoD experience, responsive staffing, and robust financial controls, and it signals a preference for a customer-oriented manager who brings innovation and creativity while still operating within strict federal compliance and stewardship requirements.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is the "OMAHA DISTRCT SIKES ACT FY 16 COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT(S)" opportunity?
It is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Omaha District funding announcement to identify qualified universities or other eligible institutions of higher education to partner with the Corps under a cooperative agreement. The partnership is intended to support the Department of Defense (DoD) in managing natural and cultural resources on military installations and other DoD-controlled public lands.
2) What type of award is being offered?
The instrument is a cooperative agreement (a discretionary award). The announcement references CFDA 12.632.
3) How long can the cooperative agreement last?
The cooperative agreement can last up to five years.
4) Is this funding for one specific project?
No. USACE Omaha District expects to issue individual task orders for specific projects that fall within the stated scope. Applicants are expected to demonstrate they can operate as an on-call capacity that can support varying requirements over time.
5) What is the overall purpose of the work?
The overall purpose is to support DoD with the collection, analysis, management, and application of environmental and cultural resource data, along with land rehabilitation and maintenance activities. The intent is to help DoD manage its lands effectively while keeping them available for mission and training needs.
6) Where can the work take place?
The scope is nationwide across the United States, including Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. territories, on military installations and other DoD-controlled public lands.
7) Why is this program needed (what is driving the requirement)?
A key driver is legal compliance and responsible stewardship. The FOA emphasizes that DoD lands must be managed in line with federal requirements including the Sikes Act, NEPA, NHPA, ESA, EPCRA, the Clean Water Act, and the Clean Air Act. Meeting these obligations depends on accurate, current resource information and the ability to use that information in planning and day-to-day decisions.
8) How does this relate to the DoD Legacy Resource Management Program?
The FOA highlights that the data-focused support contributes to the Legacy Resource Management Program. Applicants should be prepared to align their work with shared, program-wide management goals established in coordination with the Corps.
9) What major work areas can be assigned under this cooperative agreement?
The Corps lists ten major research and support areas that may be assigned via task orders:
- Natural resource data collection and management
- Information management
- Support to the Sustainable Range Program and Integrated Training Area Management
- Cultural resource data collection and management
- Planning and decision support
- Training
- Environmental education
- Pollution prevention
- Environmental compliance
- Limited support to DoD restoration efforts
10) Is environmental cleanup/remediation work included?
Restoration support is explicitly limited to tertiary program support, and cleanup roles are restricted. This indicates the partner is expected to provide programmatic, analytical, planning, or enabling support rather than serving as the primary implementer of environmental remediation.
11) What is the funding ceiling for this opportunity?
The ceiling listed in the notice is $45,000,000.
12) How many cooperative agreements might be awarded?
USACE indicates it may enter into up to three cooperative agreements, depending on applicant qualifications and Corps discretion.
13) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education. The announcement language also references non-profit educational institutions.
14) How were applications required to be submitted?
Applications were to be submitted through Grants.gov and also emailed to the Grants Specialist contact.
15) What was the closing date shown in the notice?
The closing date shown is June 13, 2016.
16) What are the required evaluation factors for selection?
The selection approach is qualification-focused and includes three required evaluation factors:
- Capability and qualifications in natural and cultural resource management in support of the Sikes Act and the Legacy Resource Management Program
- Relevant experience and past/present performance in natural and cultural resource management
- Financial and project capacity
17) What does the FOA emphasize about operating model and reach?
Applicants need to show they can function as a nationwide, on-call capacity that can scale staffing and technical execution to meet varying requirements over time, including support for remote locations.
18) What does the executive summary section need to include?
The executive summary must identify the lead organization and key team members with full contact details, name the authorized representative, describe institutional status and history, provide establishment and incorporation details, explain what services the institution provides that connect to the requested work, and include governance documents (articles of incorporation and bylaws) plus officer and team-member information.
19) What is required in the "capability and qualifications" section?
This section is operational and must include a staffing plan and organizational chart, an explanation of how the applicant will coordinate and respond to USACE across all phases (including the ability to hire qualified personnel quickly), evidence of the ability to deliver services nationwide (including remote locations), and the qualifications of key personnel. It also asks for roles, team experience, and whether personnel have worked together previously.
20) What is expected in the project approach?
Applicants must explain how they will create and implement management plans, meet Corps goals, and handle the scope and complexity of a multi-year program. The FOA emphasizes the need to track progress both technically and financially from task initiation through completion and invoicing, so a credible management framework and reporting approach are central.
21) What past performance information is required?
The FOA requests three to five major projects from the last five years. For each project, applicants should provide detailed descriptions including project location, type, and acreage; owner information; a quality and implementation narrative; the applicant's specific role; and client points of contact who can verify performance.
22) What is required for financial and project capacity?
Applicants must describe and/or document their strategy to finance and manage anticipated costs. The FOA indicates USACE is looking for partners with mature financial systems and sufficient capacity to handle a large, distributed workload under task orders, including reliable internal controls for project tracking and invoicing.
23) What kinds of internal controls or management practices does USACE appear to expect?
Based on the submission requirements and repeated emphasis in the FOA, USACE expects a strong program management approach that can track each task order from initiation through completion, including technical performance, schedules, financial tracking, and invoicing, with dependable coordination and reporting.
24) Who are the points of contact listed in the opportunity?
The technical point of contact is Lucas Walsh (lucas.v.walsh@usace.army.mil, 402-995-2750). The grants point of contact is Stephanie Rostermundt (Stephanie.A.Rostermundt@usace.army.mil, 402-995-2083).
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