Opportunity Information: Apply for L20AS00097
The BLM-CO Statewide Orphan Wells Project (Funding Opportunity No. L20AS00097) is a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Colorado notice stating the agency intends to make a single cooperative agreement award to support statewide work related to orphan wells in Colorado. The opportunity is categorized as a discretionary environmental and natural resources program (CFDA 15.236) and is limited to eligible applicants that are state governments. The announcement was created on April 21, 2020, with an original closing date of May 22, 2020, and it anticipates one award with a maximum federal funding level (award ceiling) of $250,000.
A key point of this notice is that BLM is not planning to use full and open competition for this award. Instead, it serves as a public notice of BLMs intent to proceed with a single-source award and explains the policy basis for doing so. The Department of the Interior policy at 505 DM 2 requires a written justification whenever an assistance award is made without competition, including an explanation of why competition is not practicable. The notice indicates that the justification must address one or more allowable criteria and should also discuss relevant legislative history, the unique capabilities of the proposed recipient, and any cost-sharing if applicable.
The core rationale presented for the single-source approach is legislative intent under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). Under SMCRA, Congress established that a federally approved state Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) program has exclusive responsibility and authority to carry out the approved program within that state (cited in the notice as 30 U.S.C. 1235(d)). Congress also directed the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) to provide grants to those approved states, which then implement reclamation projects within their own jurisdictions. In practice, the notice emphasizes that SMCRA recognizes state governments, once their programs are approved by the Secretary, as the primary governmental entities responsible for reclamation work tied to abandoned mine lands and related activities within state boundaries.
Based on that framework, BLM Colorado identifies the State of Colorado, Department of Natural Resources, Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, as the only entity that is both uniquely qualified and legislatively authorized to perform the proposed work. The implication is that the states designated role and authority under SMCRA (and the structure of approved state programs) makes competitive selection impracticable for this particular project, so the award is being justified as a single-source cooperative agreement to the relevant Colorado state agency.Apply for L20AS00097
- The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management in the environment, natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BLM-CO Statewide Orphan Wells Project" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.236.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 21, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 22, 2020. (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 $250,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments.
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