Conservation, Research, Development Expertise, and Support Services

The Conservation, Research, Development Expertise, and Support Services Master IDIQ is a multiple-award contract vehicle designed to provide comprehensive technical assistance services for international natural resource management and conservation initiatives. Issued by the Department of the Interior, the contract supports global environmental and technical support programs, focusing on areas such as endangered species protection, land management, and environmental research. The vehicle enables the Department of the Interior's International Technical Assistance Program (ITAP) to rapidly procure specialized expertise in natural resource management, conservation research, development expertise, and project management through flexible task order mechanisms.

Task orders under this IDIQ consistently demonstrate a pattern of firm fixed-price awards, typically ranging from $33,500 to $1.21 million, with durations spanning several months to a year. Management & Engineering Technologies International Inc. (Meti) has been the most frequent awardee, securing multiple delivery orders for services including senior program specialist advisory roles, transactional support, website review, and translation services. The task orders predominantly support the Department of the Interior's Departmental Offices, specifically the Office of Policy Management and Budget, with performance locations primarily in El Paso, Texas, and involving international work in regions like Cambodia. No set-aside designations have been used in the observed task orders, and the work consistently falls under the major program code of Natural Resource Management (NRM), Conservation, Research, Development Expertise, and Project Management.