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1. What format is envisioned for the Adaptations Snapshots? Will it be a website database, a review paper? Adaptation Snapshots are envisioned as a two-page summaries of adaptation actions that will be available as online products for resource managers. Managers have the option of printing Snapshots for their agency's use.

2. Will the Contractor be responsible for hosting and domain costs for the regional information hub, guidebook, and other web-based products developed under this contract? Yes. The contractor will be responsible for hosting and domain costs, although the Adaptation Snapshots will also be made available on the NW CASC website.

3. Under Task 2, what is the contractor addressing with regard to invasive species taxa? Are they looking for treatment and climate adaptation recommendations, concerns, threats and opportunities? The contractor will be addressing invasive species identified by Region 1 of the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service. Specific taxa will be identified during initial meetings with Service staff. The contractor may address all of the listed topics (treatment, climate adaptation recommendations, concerns, threats, and management opportunities); however, they will work with the Service to identify the highest-priority topics.

4. Travel needs for this project are not well defined in the Statement of Work. How many in-person meetings are estimated for this contract? At least one regional workshop to review the state of science on the nexus of climate change and invasive species is expected, with additional meetings with state invasive species councils, invasive species experts, and climate change experts as needed to complete the work. Should this include meetings to engage with state invasive species councils and other weed and climate change partnerships in the region? Yes. Will travel be limited to the Pacific Northwest region or would travel to other partners in the Southwest and North Central regions be anticipated as well? In-person meetings will be within the Pacific Northwest.

5. Can you provide an estimate on how detailed or long the narratives for the guidebook spatial datasets should be? The guidebook is a product that has been developed by a USGS scientist. The length and level of detail for the individual narratives on the web-enabled version will vary, depending on the information presented in the original (non web-enabled) versions that range from 6-10 pages in length.

6. Can you provide more information on the format for the guidebook? Should it be similar to an app or website? The guidebook is an existing product that has been developed by a USGS scientist. The web-enabled version will be made available to users on the NW CASC website so it should be similar to a website. Is there a specific platform that the USGS is hoping to use for the guidebook? No specific platform has been identified; however, the platform needs to be compatible with the NW CASC website (hosted by the University of Washington).

7. How does the USGS anticipate the division of work across the optional two years of work? What tasks would be divided into the optional years? Web-enabling the guidebook and Adaptation Snapshots are expected to occur in 2020. Work with the USFWS on invasive species is expected to begin in 2020; however, scheduling of events with USFWS may need to be extended into subsequent years.