Schedule of Items_updated 12-12-25.xlsx

The document is a Schedule of Items for Red-cockaded Woodpecker (RCW) Monitoring on the Croatan Ranger District, covering a base year and four option years. The contract requires monitoring and managing approximately 140 known RCW clusters in the Croatan National Forest, with tasks including RCW cluster and tree inventory, group checks, project-level inventory, and painting and tagging RCW trees. The estimated quantities vary by year, with project-level inventory ranging from 4,327 acres in the base year to 6,600 acres in later option years, and the number of RCW cluster and tree inventories increasing from 140 to 180 over the contract period.

The solicitation is issued by the Department of Agriculture Forest Service Southern Region, with quotes due by December 16, 2025, at 2:00 PM ET. A vendor report from Fed Data will be pulled on the winning quote to verify the company's standing, with a requirement of no terminations in the past three years. The contract aims to monitor 100% of known RCW clusters, with most clusters located within one-half mile of roads or trails. Quotes should be submitted via email to marian.feist@usda.gov, with a signed Standard Form 1449 included.