SOLE SOURCE ANNOUNCEMENT FOR AWARD OF A CHALLENGE COST SHARE PROJECT TO CONDUCT AN ARCHEOLOGICAL SURVEY TO IDENTIFY SIGNIFICANT CADDO INDIAN SITES OCCUPIED DURING THE LATE 17TH EARLY 19TH CENTURY PERIOD ON THE EL CAMINO REAL DE LOS TEJAS.

THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT, NOT A REQUEST FOR A PROPOSAL. A SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED AND PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE REQUESTED OR ACCEPTED. The National Park Service (NPS), Intermountain Region (IMR), intends to award a project to conduct an archeological survey to identify significant Caddo Indian sites that were occupied during the late 17th early 19th century period on the El Camino Real de los Tejas corridor and to identify and document significant Caddo archeological resources along and associated with the El Camino Real de los Tejas routes. The project is being awarded in accordance with all requirements of the Challenge Cost Share program (CCSP), which is a program to increase participation by qualified partners in the preservation and improvement of NPS natural, cultural, and recreational resources in all authorized service programs and activities, both outside or inside park lands, and on national trails as defined under the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1241-51). The NPS and partners work together on CCSP projects with mutually beneficial, shared outcomes. The CCSP is a matching fund program. An equal amount of eligible and matching share of funds, goods, or services from non-federal sources is required. Currently, the maximum CCSP award is $30,000. Projects selected generally are able to be completed within one year. Operating under the authority of the 1935 Historic Sites Act (16 U.S.C. 461-67) and the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), the NPS administers the National Historic Landmark (NHL) Program, which provides for the identification, documentation, preservation, and interpretation of the nation's nationally significant historic buildings, sites, objects, structures, and districts. The NPS seeks to preserve the San Miguel Chapel, a contributing building within the Barrio de Analco NHL district. Funding for this project is being provided through the Challenge Cost Share Program (CCSP.) In 2004, Congress amended the National Trails System Act, hereinafter known as the Act, to authorize and establish El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail. This nationally significant trail crosses Texas into northwest Louisiana. The United States portion of the historic trail linked Mexico City with the Spanish colonial capital at Los Adaes (now in Louisiana). The Secretary of the Interior was assigned administrative responsibility for the Trail. The Secretary of the Interior has delegated overall administrative responsibility for the Trail to the National Park Service (NPS). NPS is responsible at the Federal level for carrying out the provisions of the Act as they relate to the Trail by coordinating, stimulating, and guiding the efforts of others to operate, develop, and maintain the Trail in accordance with the comprehensive plan. If you have specific questions, or require clarification of this notice, please contact Kelvin Smalls, Contract Specialist, at (505) 988-6083, or e-mail me at [email protected]. A copy of the sole source justification for this project is available upon request.