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Chelsea Devivo

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FWS, SAT Team 1 5275 Leesburg Pike Falls Church VA 22041

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The purpose of this amendment is to update the statement of work to reduce scope to three panels, plus a fourth optional panel. in the event of availability of additional funding.

Please review the attached updated SOW and provide updated quote/GSA contract number by

COB 7/21/2026.

Award will be made as a firm-fixed-price contract. Per FAR 52.212-2, the basis of award is Trade-off Method. The Government will offer a contract to the responsible contractor who proposes the most advantageous quote to the

Government, price and other factors considered.

The following factors shall be considered approximately equally to price (when combined):

(i) technical capability of the vendor meet the

Government requirement, (ii) past performance

(no record of terminations for default).

Email quotes to: chelsea_devivo@ios.doi.gov

Period of Performance: 08/01/2026 to

12/31/2026

Statement of Work Interpretive Panels

At Jim Creek Recreation Area April 6, 2026

For Additional Information: contact Karen Ceballos, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,

(760) 917-8492.

Overview of Project: The project is to develop 3 interpretive signs for the Navy’s Jim Creek Recreation Area. Depending on budget availability, there is an optional 4th sign for which we need pricing for .

Overview of Site:

Naval Radio Station (Transmitter) Jim Creek is located in rural Snohomish County, Washington, in the western foothills of the Cascade Mountains. The installation is approximately 60 miles northeast of Seattle, and 12 miles (by road) east of the City of Arlington. The installation encompasses approximately 4,800 acres of largely undeveloped, forested area, as well as approximately 7 miles of Jim Creek, a tributary of the South Fork Stillaguamish River. Two significant tributaries to Jim Creek are also within the installation: Cub Creek (including the Twin Lakes basin) and Hatchery Creek, which has a substantial run of coho salmon. Additionally, NRS(T) Jim Creek is within the Usual and Accustomed (U&A) grounds and stations of the Stillaguamish Tribe.

While the primary purpose of NRS(T) Jim Creek is to operate a high-powered transmitting station for naval communications, only 980 acres is used for the operational area. Much of the remainder of the installation is operated by Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) as the Jim Creek Recreation Area, open to military members, veterans, civilian employees, and their families. MWR manages campgrounds, cabins, a lodge, picnic areas, playgrounds, trails for hiking and mountain biking (nearly 12 miles total), and other amenities. MWR provides recreational programs including fishing, boat rentals, bike rentals, other gear rentals, and special events.

From the early 1990s to the present, recreational use on the installation has increased from a few thousand to as many as 40,000 visitors annually. Visitor use fluctuates seasonally and is highest during the summer and on weekends and holidays. There can be 200-700 people on site daily in summer and fewer than five people daily during the winter (November to February). From ten to seventeen MWR employees work on the installation, with seasonal staff coming onboard from March to September.

General Requirements The purpose of this Statement of Work is to graphically design, illustrate, write and fabricate interpretive panels. Panels are to be designed, fabricated, and meet accessibility standards in accordance with USFWS standards.

Elements Covered in this Contract:

Base Bid

1) (3) Three Low Angled Interpretive Panels

a) Contractor to provide concept design, final design, engineered and stamped construction drawings, fabrication, and installation of following.

(1) 3 low angled interpretive trail signs, with tamper resistant mounting and bases

(2) Signs will be contour cut

(3) The Panel size should be approximately 36” x 24”

(4) Interpretive signs will address themes included in the addendum

i. Potential topics for interpretive panels could include:

1. Salmon at Jim Creek – why visitors need to stay out of the creek (protect spawning habitat, prevent invasive species), their connection to orcas and the Stillaguamish Tribe

2. Orientation panel for Twin Lakes, including rules (no swimming and no personal watercraft), nearby trail information, fish in Twin Lakes, Old growth forest habitat conservation, marbled murrelet, and ecosystem information for Twin Lakes.

3. Pollinator garden panel – Information about native plants and pollinator species (mainly invertebrates), importance of pollinators, traditional food plants for the Stillaguamish Tribe, bloom times and plant species info

Option Line Items

2) (1) One Interpretive Panel

a) Contractor to provide concept design, final design, engineered and stamped construction drawings, fabrication, and installation of following.

(1) (1) One low angled interpretive trail sign, with mounting and base

(2) Signs will be contour cut

(3) The Panel size should be approximately 36” x 24”

(4) Interpretive signs will address the following theme: old-growth forest and marbled murrelet (as a separate panel from the Twin Lakes panel in #2 above)

Performed by the Contractor Post –Award Meeting Coordinate and facilitate the initial post-award meeting and all subsequent review meetings with the Service. It is the responsibility of the Contractor to write up the meeting notes summarizing the discussions and accomplishments from each meeting, including decisions, and action items from the Service review.

Project Schedule The Contractor shall produce a detailed, complete project schedule listing all required submittals and their review times. The project schedule shall include interpretive text development, submittal timelines, production schedule, and closeout submittals.

Design Requirements The Contractor will design Panels for the Navy’s Jim Creek Recreation Area.

Interpretive Theme and Text Development The Panels’ interpretive theme are listed above. Specific text will be developed by the Contractor while working closely with Jim Creek staff. Jim Creek staff will provide local knowledge, biological and some historical information to the Contractor, but the Contractor will also be responsible for researching historical and natural history information. The text should be concisely written, reader friendly, use active and expressive language, and be technically accurate. The text, photographs, illustrations, and any artwork must be biologically accurate and together all components should work to create a unified interpretive message for each panel.

Graphics and Layout The Contractor will develop the graphics and layout for each Panel in the project. This will include providing and locating the illustrated elements and photographs. Any public domain Service images the Contractor wants to use will be made available to the Contractor by the Service. The final layout must combine text and graphic elements into a dynamic and engaging visual presentation. The Service prefers the panels include a combination of illustrations and images or full illustration. The Contractor will provide the detailed final design files and associated files to the Service.

Panel Structure Design

• The Panel size should be approximately 36” x 24” and di-cut to the preferred style listed.

• Provide the final Panel structure design files and related references to the COR.

Fabrication

• The Contractor shall produce exterior grade interpretive panels using UV stabilized all-weather material.

• Production shall include 12-color high-density printing technology or equivalent technology.

• Panels shall have an edge treatment to prevent delamination and deterioration.

• Panels shall have threaded insert mounts with accompanying security bolts.

Review & Approval

• A minimum of three drafts (30/60/90) of each panel’s text and graphic layout, prior to a final version, must be provided by the Contractor to the COR for review and approval.

• A final 8"x 10" color laminate sample for color matching and image resolution will be provided by the Contractor to the COR for approval before production.

The Contractor, in addition, shall:

• Deliver signed releases, licenses, and/or agreements for all photographs and other works used.

• Acquire, per Government requirements, unlimited worldwide rights for all original elements first produced by the Contractor.

• Provide the Service with high resolution design files in accordance with the USFWS graphic standards.

Status Reports

• The Contractor shall provide a monthly status report to the COR that includes the status of the project, issues that might affect the schedule or budget, and an updated schedule based on the information at hand.

The Service Will Provide:

1) A list of interpretive topics (included in the base bid description) and areas of focus for the interpretive experience plan

2) All pertinent drawings and technical design details of the site.

3) Content experts for biological and cultural topics.

4) Jim Creek can provide some specific wildlife and scenic high resolution digital photographs.

Visitor Experience Objectives:

Interpretive experience plan will be designed to meet the following objectives:

1. Welcome visitors to the recreational area and provide a sense of drama and interest that encourages visitors to explore further (stop and look at other signs).

2. Ensure visitors leave feeling refreshed, connected and satisfied with their experience.

3. Help visitors appreciate and care for the old-growth forest, lakes, and creeks/streams.

4. Make visitors aware of the variety of habitats and diversity of wildlife found in the recreation area.

5. Minimize the visitor impact to sensitive ecosystems.

6. Understand this land is not just a campground; it is an important environment, heritage site, and of military importance as well.

7. Safety and well-being: maintain a recreational area with sufficient signage that is posted well and is all connected via theme.

Schedule and Completion Date:

The Service looks to the contractor to propose a schedule that would culminate with a February 16th, 2027 or earlier completion date. At most major submittal reviews the Service would require a two-week review period.

Technical Coordinator:

Please contact Karen Ceballos at (760) 917 8492 or email karen_ceballos@fws.gov with questions regarding this scope of work.

Additional Interpretive Topic Suggestions for Jim Creek

Potential Interpretive Topics:

• Jim Creek is part of the greater Stillaguamish River watershed

• Jim Creek and Hatchery Creek provide spawning habitat for salmon

• Through a joint restoration effort between the Stillaguamish Tribe and the Navy, a native run of coho salmon was recovered, which is why the creek is called Hatchery Creek even though the fish rearing facility is now gone

• In the Fall, between November and January, you can see hundreds of salmon spawning in Hatchery Creek and Jim Creek

• Ten native fish species use Jim Creek (rainbow trout/steelhead, pink, coho, and chum salmon, torrent sculpin [Cottus rhotheus], longnose dace [Rhinichthys cataractae], coastal cutthroat trout [Oncorhynchus clarkii clarkii], western brook lamprey [Lampetra richardsoni], Salish sucker [Catostomus catostomus], and bull trout)

• Other native species that depend on Jim Creek: American dipper (bird), black-tailed deer, bald eagles (nest by creek on base), beaver, freshwater mussels, etc. Look out for harlequin ducks!

• What makes a healthy creek for salmon

• Don’t play in the creek – need to protect spawning habitat and prevent introduction of invasive species (e.g. zebra mussels)

• Healthy salmon equals healthy forest and ocean. Include connection to Puget Sound and orca whales.

• Salmon were/are important to the Stillaguamish Tribe for subsistence and cultural traditions

Potential list of species to highlight:

• Anodonta “floater” clams

• Potamogeton amplifolius (large-leaf pondweed) is one of the aquatic plants you can see underwater from the docks

• Nuphar polysepala (spatterdock) is one of the floating plants that people can easily identify (looks like lily pad)

• Comarum palustre (marsh cinquefoil)

• Menyanthes trifoliata (bog bean)

• Salish sucker

• MWR stocks rainbow trout. We use triploid (sterile) trout so that we protect the genetics of the local rainbow/steelhead downstream

• Marbled murrelet (nests around Twin Lakes)

• Trumpeter swans

• River otter

• Beaver

• Other waterfowl

End of Statement of Work

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