Agency Name: Fort Worth District Description: Note: A full study proposal and proposed budget are NOT requested at this time. Project Title: SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND SEABIRD AND SHOREBIRD MONITORING PROJECT, SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, NAVAL BASE CORONADO, CALIFORNIA Responses to this Request for Statements of Interest will be used to identify potential investigators for a project to be funded by Commander, US Pacific Fleet (PACFLT), which provides professional and technical support for the Naval Base Coronado Natural Resources Program in order to facilitate successful implementation of 16 U.S.C. § 670(c) (1) – (SIKES ACT), USACE Acquisition Instruction (UAI) Part 5101, Version 4 dated 25 Jan 2017, revised July 2018, re-delegation of Authority in 16 U.S.C. §670C-1. Approximately $114,196.00 is expected to be available to support this project. Additional funding may be available for follow on work in subsequent fiscal years to the successful Recipient/Awardee. Brief Description of Anticipated Work: In order to perform this work successfully, the cooperator must have capabilities to support on site goals and objectives at Naval Auxiliary Landing Field San Clemente Island, Naval Base Coronado. The cooperator will be providing technical natural resource support to provide San Clemente Island with the monitoring and management of Seabird and Shorebird species in accordance with federal and state regulatory mandates and the San Clemente Island Integrated Natural Resource Management Plan (INRMP). Goals and Objectives Monitor seabird populations and nesting sites to collect data, provide analytical and recommendation reports required to support species success toward sustainable populations and regional goals to remove these species from threatened and endangered status. This includes 8 specific tasks outlined in the provided SOO. Tasks include attending a kick-off meeting, coordination of any other meetings required to support project execution, data storage, analytical reporting, obtaining data for seabird breeding populations, obtaining data for cavity nesting seabirds, providing non-native predatory protection at seabird and shorebird nest sites, obtaining data on shorebirds focused on Western Snowy Plover species and incidental shorebird nesting reports. Period of Performance. Base period: 18 months from date of award – this will allow for 12 full months of field and data collection activities and 6 months for data analysis and reporting efforts. Option periods: Four 18-month option periods anticipated with the first one starting 12 months the beginning of the base period effort. This allows for continuous fieldwork (each 12 months) with overlapping periods of performance for analyses and reporting. Thus, option period fieldwork will begin from the date of award and extend at least 12 months with an additional 6 months for reporting, totaling an 18-month period of performance for each Option Period (with 6 months of overlap with prior period. Please send responses or direct questions to: Sandra Justman Grants Specialist USACE Ft. Worth District
[email protected] Office: (817) 886-1073 Kathy Mitchell Environmental Agreements PM USACE Ft. Worth District
[email protected] Office: (817) 886-1709 Timeline for Review of Statements of Interest: The RSOI is required to be posted for at least 30 days prior to the Government making a decision and requesting full proposals. Responses due by 11 APR 2022.