SOW_Hatchery_Bldg_Bat_Remediation.pdf

140FS224Q0115 Bat Removal, Prevention, and Cleanup Page 1 of 2 Creston National Fish Hatchery

1. General:

1.1 Creston National Fish Hatchery (NFH), 780 Creston Hatchery Road, Kalispell, MT 59901-

8239. Service, Rehabilitate Hatchery Building, Bat Remediation.

1.2 Purpose/End Application: This project is to provide a safe and healthy workspace and visitor experience within the Hatchery Building. Bats have been roosting within the hatchery building, leaving guano and urine. The bats need to be removed, the guano and urine needs to be cleaned, the building needs to be sanitized, and the openings into the building need to be sealed from bat infiltration.

1.3 Contractor Qualifications: The contractor must be appropriately licensed, accredited, and certified within the state of Montana for the humane removal of bats and bat remediation.

1.4 Other: The contractor must follow all associated regulations and laws including:Federal, State, and County.

2. Place of Performance and Period of Performance

2.1 Work is to be performed at Creston National Fish Hatchery (NFH), 780 Creston Hatchery

Road, Kalispell, MT 59901-8239.

2.2 This project needs to be completed prior to July 30, 2024 due to the potential of bats migrating back into the building.

2.3 Normal duty hours Monday thru Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. In the event of emergencies, Contractor shall provide contact information.

2.4 Non-duty hours include week nights, weekends, and Government holidays (New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King JR.s’s Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus

Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day).

3. Scope

3.1 The contractor shall legally and humanely remove all bats roosting within the Hatchery

Building, remove all bat waste (guano and urine), sanitize building from waste products, and seal all openings which the bats could enter into the building.

4. Deliverables and/or Delivery Schedule: (for extended list a bid schedule and/or use of line item detail on the PR is recommended)

4.1 The contractor shall provide all necessary equipment and supplies required for the bat remediation

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5. Data Management Plan (DMP) N/A

6. Government-Furnished Equipment (GFE) / Government-Furnished Information

(GFI)

6.1 Creston NFH will provide restrooms, electricity, and water for the contractor to using while the contracted work is being completed.

6.2 Identify any limitations. N/A

7. Evaluation and Acceptance

7.1 The contractor will be evaluated as detailed herein. Government acceptance is contingent upon: designated U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service representative(s) determining the work to be acceptable and in good working order.

8. Quality Control/Quality Assurance:

8.1 For commercial supplies reference clauses for inspection and acceptance. Where appropriate, QC will be maintained according to industry standards and made available to the agency with the contractor’s proposal.

8.2 Identify and detail measures for assessing quality control and acceptance; each requirement is unique and a table format is visually friendly and may be desirable.