Snowy Plover Monitoring FY15

This notice is published for informational purposes only and not as a request for competitive quotations. The USDA Forest Service, Siuslaw National Forest intends to award a sole source contract for Western Snowy Plover data collection on the distribution, nesting and fledging success, federal banding activities, habitat use patterns and nest protection along Siuslaw National Forest beaches with the Oregon Biodiversity Information Center (ORBIC), through Portland State University. This action is taken pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy the agency requirements, and pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 253(j) as implemented by FAR 6.305, availability of the justification. The ORBIC are the only Master Banders licensed and certified in the State of Oregon to band Western Snowy Plovers through the US Fish and Wildlife Service (as required per Section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act). The ORBIC will complete tasks that ensure that all aspects of data collection for Western Snowy Plover monitoring along the beaches managed by the Siuslaw National Forest is accomplished in accordance with data collected from 1990 to present. They will receive direction from the Forest Service on locations and timing of data collection. They will collect information to meet standards of previous years and to inform the Forest Service on a weekly basis of monitoring progress. No solicitation document is available, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation by 4:00 pm Pacific Time, May 1, 2015 which shall be considered by the agency.