B08_Attach_4_Revised_PWS_0001.pdf

Performance Work Statement (PWS)

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PROJECT TITLE: Radio Telemetry Survey Services

Contents PWS 1.0 Background on the Government’s Requirement PWS 2.0 General Scope of Work PWS 3.0 Overall Objective(s) PWS 4.0 Specific Tasks PWS 5.0 Delivery / Performance Schedule PWS 6.0 Government-Furnished Property, Materials, Services

PWS 7.0 Security and Administrative Matters PWS 8.0 Technical Exhibits and Definitions

EXHIBIT 1: QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE PLAN (QASP)

EXHIBIT 2: MAP…………………………………………………………………………………….…6

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PWS 1.0 Background on the Government’s Requirement

Radio telemetry service is required to monitor population density, seasonal movement, and mortality data for the Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep and Bi-State Greater Sage- Grouse populations throughout their entire range.

PWS 2.0 General Scope of Work

To secure contract services to conduct radio telemetry surveys of radio-marked Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep and Greater Sage-grouse within the Bi-State Distinct Population Segment (DPS) of eastern California and western Nevada and any other species that may need monitoring in parts of eastern California and western Nevada.

Place of Performance:

Radio telemetry surveys for radio-marked Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep would be conducted in bighorn sheep heard units on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada range between Lone Pine and Bridgeport, California.

Radio telemetry surveys for radio-marked Greater sage-grouse would be conducted in the South Mono, Bodie/Mount Grant, Desert Creek/Fales, and White Mountains Population Management Units as defined in the 2012 “Bi-State Action Plan” for conservation of the Bi-State Distinct Population Segment (DPS) of the Greater Sage- Grouse. Surveys would occur east of the Sierra Nevada range between Bishop and Walker, California. Some surveys would also extend into immediately adjacent portions of the White Mountains and western Nevada (See Exhibit 2, Map 1).

Period of Performance:

The period of performance shall be for one (1) Base Year of 12 months and two (2) 12-month option years. The Period of Performance reads as follows:

Base Year: September 1, 2022—August 31, 2023 Option Year I: September 1, 2023—August 31, 2024 Option Year II: September 1, 2024—August 31, 2025

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PWS 3.0 Overall Objective(s)

The BLM Bishop Field Office (BLM) and/or the California Department of Fish and Game (CDFW) would coordinate with the Contractor to conduct radio telemetry surveys for Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep and Greater Sage-grouse on an on-call basis. The contractor would be responsible for 1) scheduling surveys, 2) providing all on-board personnel to conduct the telemetry surveys, and 3) providing the BLM and CDFW with GPS coordinates and ancillary data collected during telemetry surveys. Shapefiles or KMZ files available upon request.

PWS 4.0 Specific Tasks

Task 1: The Contractor would be responsible for coordinating with the BLM Bishop Field Office and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) to determine survey schedules and survey areas.

Task 2: The contractor would be required to scan for all requested collar frequencies over the entire area of each given survey unit. For all collars not found on the initial scan, the contractor is required to tune down the frequencies of all the missed collars and to rescan the entire survey unit in attempt to locate collars that may have had their frequencies tuned down.

Task 3: The contractor would be required to provide BLM and CDFW with survey data within 24 hours of completing any telemetry survey.

PWS 5.0 Delivery / Performance Schedule

The performance period would begin upon the rewarding of the contract and surveys would be conducted on an on-call basis with an estimated 1-3 flights a month. The contractor would be required to provide BLM and CDFW with GPS coordinates for all radio-marked Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep, Greater sage-grouse, and any other persisting species recorded during each survey. GPS data must be provided in an excel spreadsheet format that includes the following information: BLM ID or Radio Frequency of each animal, mortality information (whether animal is dead or alive), X-UTM Coordinate, Y-UTM Coordinate, Date and Time. In addition to the spreadsheet, location data must also be sent in ESRI shapefile or KML format. The contractor would also be required to provide BLM and CDFW with ancillary data specific to any Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep and/or Greater Sage-grouse visually observed during each survey.

Ancillary data should include the following information: GPS Location, Group Size, Sex and Age of Individuals (if possible), Date and Time. All GPS coordinates must be provided in UTM 11, NAD 83.

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PWS 6.0 Government-Furnished Property, Materials, Services

General:

The contractor shall furnish all personnel, equipment, and transportation needs to and within the survey area except for those items specified as government-furnished.

Equipment:

The government (Bureau of Land Management & California Department of Fish and Game) shall furnish the following equipment to assist the Contractor in meeting the requirement of this contract, including a telemetry receiver and antenna, maps of specific survey areas, and the collar frequencies for the sage-grouse and bighorn sheep.

PWS 7.0 Security and Administrative Matters

Not Applicable

PWS 8.0 Technical Exhibits and Definitions

Exhibit 1: Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan Exhibit 2: Map 1

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EXHIBIT 1: QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE PLAN (QASP)

Work Tasks to be Performed

Acceptable Quality Level Method of Surveillance Consequences, Remedies, and/or Deduction(s)

Task(s) 1-3 Review Monitoring Plans and Assessment Strategies.

No more than 1 unsatisfactory telemetry survey.

Acceptable quality of survey results will be determined by BLM and/or CDFW staff within 1 week of each completed survey.

For 1 unsatisfactory survey, BLM and/or CDFW will meet with Contractor to determine the reason for underperformance and will develop strategies and remedies to help achieve acceptable quality surveys.

For 2 unsatisfactory surveys, BLM and/or CDFW will determine if improvement strategies and remedies were implemented by Contractor. If improvement strategies were not implemented, a 5% deduction would be applied to the invoice of the unsatisfactory survey.

For 3 unsatisfactory surveys, a 10% deduction would be applied to the invoice of the unsatisfactory survey.

Task(s) X, Y, Z Survey resulting in detection of at least 90% of frequencies per survey and data being submitted in the format described in PWS 5.0.

Not Applicable Not Applicable

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EXHIBIT 2: Map 1

Map 1: The orange and yellow polygons represent the geographic extent of the population survey areas. Specific locations and fine scale maps within this range would be provided by BLM and/or CDFW prior to each survey until the Contractor becomes familiar with population units.