THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS WORK IS TO TRAP AND REMOVE COYOTES FROM THREE (3) RESEARCH SITES WHICH AVERAGE APPROXIMATELY 8,000 ACRES PER SITE. ONE CONTRACTOR WILL BE SELECTED FOR EACH SITE. THE SITE THAT A CONTRACTOR WILL TRAP IN WILL BE DETERMINED VIA DRAWING. EACH CONTRACTOR WILL THEN BE NOTIFIED OF HIS/HER SITE ASSIGNMENT. EACH CONTRACTOR WILL REMOVE COYOTES ONLY FROM THE AREA DESIGNATED TO THEM BY THE CONTRACT OFFICER REPRESENTATIVE (COR). EACH CONTRACTOR WILL HAVE EXCLUSIVE TRAPPING ACCESS TO THE ASSIGNED AREA. THE CONTRACTOR WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE: 1. PERSONNEL AND SUPERVISION 2. SAFETY EQUIPMENT 3. ADEQUATE TRANSPORTATION (PICKUP TRUCK PREFERRED) 4. SUPPLIES PERFORMANCE THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO REMOVE A MINIMUM OF 50 COYOTES FROM EACH SITE. THIS IS A HIGH-VALUE STUDY, AND EACH INDIVIDUAL COYOTE CARRIES GREAT IMPORTANCE FROM THE STUDY STANDPOINT. PERFORMANCE IS BASED ON A HIGH REMOVAL RATE OF COYOTE S AND IS OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE. PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE NUMBER OF COYOTE TRAPPED WILL BE EVALUATED DURING EACH BPA CALL PERIOD. ALL BPA CALLS WILL BE BASED ON CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE. BPA CALLS WILL BE ISSUED FOR EACH CONTRACTOR FOR EACH PERFORMANCE PERIOD. A PERFORMANCE PERIOD IS AS FOLLOWS: BRACKET PERIOD 1 - TRAPPING WILL BE ALLOWED FROM JANUARY 15 STRAIGHT THRU TO JANUARY 30, 2010 INCLUDING SUNDAY AND HOLIDAYS. BRACKET PERIOD 2 TRAPPING WILL BE ALLOWED FROM MARCH 1, 2010 STRAIGHT THRU TO MARCH 13, 2010 INCLUDING SUNDAY. BRACKET PERIOD 3 - TRAPPING WILL BE ALLOWED FROM MARCH 16, 2010 STRAIGHT THRU TO MARCH 31, 2010 INCLUDING SUNDAYS. ALL OTHER SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS ARE AS STATED IN THE STATEMENT OF WORK. WORK MUST BE CONDUCTED BETWEEN JANUARY 15 AND MARCH 31, 2010. THIS WORK MAY EXTEND THROUGH APRIL DEPENDING ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS AND BENEFITS TO THE PROJECT. ATTEMPTS TO DISPATCH COYOTES WILL TAKE PLACE DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS. TRAPPERS MUST PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF TRAPPED COYOTES WHICH WILL TYPICALLY BE THE ENTIRE CARCASS BUT IN SOME CASES ONLY PARTS OF THE COYOTE (E.G., EAR, TAIL) MAY BE REQUIRED AS DETERMINED BY THE COR. UPON REQUEST, DATA MUST BE PROVIDED BY THE CONTRACTOR TO THE COR FOR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES DATA SHEET MAY BE REVIEWED AT PRE AWARD MEETING. TRAPPERS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DISCARDING THE CARCASS AFTER DATA COLLECTION AND INSPECTION IN THE LOCATION DESIGNATED BY THE COR. THE CARCASS MUST REMAIN ON SRS. ONLY FOOT HOLD TRAPS WILL BE UTILIZED. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR THE USE OF ALTERNATIVE TRAPPING MEANS ON A VERY LIMITED BASIS (I.E. SNARES, LIVE TRAPS) ONLY AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CO OR COR AND MUST BE AUTHORIZED IN WRITING. TRAPPERS MUST USE THE LEGAL SIZE TRAP (SEE BELOW) AND FOLLOW TRAPPING REGULATIONS DESCRIBED BY SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (SCDNR). ANY VARIANCE FROM STATE REGULATIONS WILL BE PERMITTED ONLY BY COR IN CONSULTATION WITH SCDNR AND IN WRITING. CONTRACTOR WILL BE ALLOWED THE USE OF A .22 CALIBER RIFLE TO EUTHANIZE COYOTES. SOME COYOTES MAY BE REQUIRED TO BE CAPTURED AND TRANSPORTED ALIVE TO A PREDETERMINED HOLDING FACILITY LOCATED ON SRS AND PROVIDED BY THE US FOREST SERVICE-SAVANNAH RIVER. THESE COYOTES WILL BE USED TO ASSESS QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO COYOTE HEALTH, PRODUCTIVITY, DEMOGRAPHICS, ETC. ONCE THE CONTRACTOR SUBMITS THE COYOTES TO THIS FACILITY THEY WILL NO LONGER BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONTRACTOR. EUTHANIZED COYOTES MUST BE DELIVERED TO A LOCATION DETERMINED BY COR, FOR DISPOSAL AFTER DATA COLLECTION HAS OCCURRED. THE CONTRACTOR WILL DISPATCH THE COYOTE IMMEDIATELY AT THAT LOCATION UNLESS REQUESTED AS A LIVE TRAP. CAUTION WILL BE USED WHEN APPROACHING AND DISPATCHING THE COYOTE TO AVOID PERSONAL INJURY TO THE CONTRACTOR. SAFETY IS A TOP PRIORITY IN THIS SITUATION AND IF THE COYOTE CANNOT BE DISPATCHED IN A SAFE MANNER TO INSURE THE CONTRACTOR'S SAFETY AND ANY NEARBY PERSON'S SAFETY. ANY INJURIES INCURRED BY THE CONTRACTOR, CONTRACTOR S EMPLOYEES, OR ANY PERSON DURING IN