National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) Inventory and Assessment of Buildings on Fort Hood | W9126G 21 2 SOI 5041

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The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) Inventory and Assessment of Buildings on Fort Hood is a Department of Defense funding opportunity, administered through the USACE Fort Worth District, aimed at strengthening Fort Hood's Cultural Resource Programs and helping the installation meet federal, state, and local historic preservation compliance requirements. The work centers on identifying and evaluating historic resources on the base, with an emphasis on mid-20th-century buildings and structures tied to post-World War II and Cold War-era military development. Fort Hood, established in 1942, has a long history of supporting major training and readiness missions, and the installation and surrounding lands contain a broad range of cultural and archaeological resources that require ongoing documentation and review under preservation laws.

The project is expected to be supported with approximately $125,000, with the government anticipating a single award. The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement under CFDA 12.300, categorized under science and technology and other research and development. Rather than requesting full proposals immediately, the government first solicits Responses to a Request for Statements of Interest (RSOI) to identify qualified investigators and partners. This initial screening step helps Fort Hood and the USACE narrow down capable organizations before inviting full proposals.

The core technical requirement is a systematic inventory and assessment of about 229 buildings and structures on Fort Hood that were constructed between 1953 and 1976, meaning they are roughly 45 years old or older at the time of the solicitation. These facilities must be evaluated in accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) to determine whether they may be historically significant and potentially eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. In practical terms, this involves collecting and organizing building data, documenting physical characteristics and integrity, researching historical context, and applying NRHP eligibility criteria so Fort Hood can coordinate with regulators and make defensible determinations about which resources should be treated as historic properties.

The anticipated recipient must be able to support on-site objectives at Fort Hood and meet professional standards defined in 36 CFR 61, which references the Secretary of the Interior's Professional Qualification Standards and associated guidance for archaeology and historic preservation work. The opportunity notes a preference for teams with demonstrated experience documenting twentieth-century military architecture, specifically including World War II and Cold War-era facilities, which suggests the government is looking for partners who understand common construction types, standardized designs, and the historical themes that shape eligibility decisions for military installations from that period.

Eligibility is not fully open in practice, because the announcement includes a key limitation: the applicant must be a non-federal partner and must belong to one of the following Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESU): Gulf Coast, Desert Southwest, or Great Plains. This CESU membership requirement functions as a gatekeeper for who can be considered for the award, even though the broader field may appear "unrestricted" at first glance. The project period of performance is 18 months from the date of award, indicating the government expects a complete set of evaluations and a final technical report within a year and a half, including sufficient documentation to support consultation and regulatory coordination.

Administratively, the opportunity is identified as Funding Opportunity Number W9126G 21 2 SOI 5041, created July 20, 2021, with statements of interest due by August 19, 2021. The RSOI is required to remain posted for at least 30 days before the government decides whether to request full proposals. Points of contact are Sandra Justman, Grants Specialist (Sandra.justman@usace.army.mil, 817-886-1073), and Kathy Mitchell, Project Manager (Kathy.s.mitchell@usace.army.mil, 817-886-1709), both with the USACE Fort Worth District, for submission guidance and technical or administrative questions.

• 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 "National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) Inventory and Assessment of Buildings on Fort Hood" 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 20, 2021.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 19, 2021. (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 $125,000.00 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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