Regional Archaeological Curation Services for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, North Atlantic Division, Northern Region, New England and New York Districts, FY 25-30

This solicitation is a comparative evaluation for regional archaeological curation services for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), North Atlantic Division (NAD), for New England and New York Districts. The work is being performed in accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act (as amended) and 36 CFR Part79.

The National Historic Preservation Act (54 U.S.C 306108) requires federal agencies, including USACE, to assume responsibility for the preservation of historic properties and artifact collections under USACE stewardship. The following authorities and regulations require that USACE preserve and maintain such collections for the people of the United States and future generations: the Antiquities Act (54 U.S.C.

320301-320303); Historic Sites Act (54 U.S.C.102303-102304 and 320101-320106); Archaeological and Historic Preservation Act(54 U.S.C. 312501-312508); the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (54USC 300101 et seq.); the Reservoir Salvage Act (P.L. 86-523); the Archeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 (16 USC 470 as-mm); the Abandoned Shipwreck Act (P.L. 100-298); 36 CFR 79, Curation of Federally-Owned and Administered Archeological Collections;

EP 1130-2-540, Project Operations: Environmental Stewardship and Maintenance Guidance and Procedures, and ER 1130-2-540, Project Operations: Environmental Stewardship Operations and Maintenance Policies. Additionally, the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA, P.L. 101-601) requires USACE to identify Native American human remains and NAGPRA-defined cultural objects and work towards a disposition of these materials following processes and procedures outlined in the law and regulations (43 CFR Part 10).