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COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION

140R2023Q0032

Monitoring Adult Anadromous O. mykiss in the Lower San Joaquin and Stanislaus River

Project Location:

Stanislaus and Lower San Joaquin River, California

Contracting Office:

Bureau of Reclamation Interior Region 10 · California-Great Basin

Acquisitions and Services Division Supply and Services Branch

Sacramento CA 95825

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with FAR parts 13.5 and additional information included in this notice. The Bureau of Reclamation intends to award a Firm-Fixed Price Purchase Order for services represented in the Performance Work Statement. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-04, as of June 2, 2023.

This requirement is being solicited as a 100% small business set-aside and will be awarded using comparative evaluation in accordance with FAR Part 13.

GENERAL INFORMATION

RFQ Number: 140R2023Q0032

Request for Quotation (RFQ) Request for Proposal

(RFP) Invitation for Bid

(IFB)

North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS):

541690 Size Standard:

$19.0M

Competition: 100% Small Business Set-Aside

QUOTES DUE: Tuesday, June 20, 2023 at 10am Pacific Time EMAIL TO: margaretjones@usbr.gov

Vendor’s Business Information:

Business Name: __________________________________________________

Business Address: ________________________________________________

Business Point of Contact: __________________________________________

Point of Contact Email Address: _____________________________________

Point of Contact Phone Number: _____________________________________

SAM UEI Number/Cage Code: ______________________________________

Please see further instructions for quote submission under Provision 52.212-1 Addendum and 52.212-2 Addendum.

mailto:margaretjones@usbr.gov

QUOTE/PRICING SCHEDULE

Contractor shall provide all management, personnel, supervision, labor, materials, transportation, and other items necessary to perform Monitoring Adult Anadromous O. mykiss services in accordance with the Performance Work Statement (PWS).

CLIN Description Quantity Unit Unit Price Amount

00010 Base Year: September 1, 2023 – August 31, 2024 12 Months $ $

00020 Option Year 1: September 1, 2024 – August 31, 2025 12 Months $ $

00030 Option Year 2: September 1, 2025 – August 31, 2026 12 Months $ $

00040 Option Year 3: September 1, 2026 – August 31, 2027 12 Months $ $

00050 Option Year 4: September 1, 2027 – August 31, 2028 12 Months $ $

Grand Total $

Performance Work Statement

Monitoring Adult Anadromous O. mykiss in the Lower San Joaquin and Stanislaus River

1.0 Background

A limited knowledge of California Central Valley Steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) hinders our ability to evaluate the status and trends of this Distinct Population Segment (DPS) and quantify the effects of potential stressors such as CVP operations. For example, annual juvenile production from the California Central Valley Steelhead DPS is unknown and therefore take limits at the state and federal pumping facilities are set by expert judgement rather than O.

mykiss population dynamics. It is essential that we improve our fundamental understanding of Central Valley O. mykiss biology and ecology in order to better manage and conserve the species.

California Central Valley O. mykiss are distributed throughout most watersheds but often in low abundance, particularly in San Joaquin tributaries (Williams et al. 2016). The species can adopt a broad range of life-history strategies ranging from anadromous (steelhead) to freshwater residents (Rainbow trout). While there is a genetic basis for life-history expression (Pearse et al.

2014), resident O. mykiss can produce offspring that adopt an anadromous life-history and anadromous steelhead can produce freshwater residents (Zimmerman et al. 2009). Current regulatory framework is focused on the anadromous portion of the Central Valley O. mykiss population. However, evidence suggests many O. mykiss in Central Valley are non-anadromous, likely not isolated from the anadromous component of the population.

There are a variety of genetic and environmental factors that influence population dynamics and life-history variation in O. mykiss (Kendall et al. 2014). Past research has emphasized that growth and survival in freshwater, survival during migration and at sea, asymptotic sizes achievable in freshwater, and genetic makeup are likely key factors in determining life-history expression and adaptation (Satterthwaite et al. 2009, 2010, Pearse et al. 2014). This project’s studies will build on past research focusing on evaluating how CVP operations impact the expression and evolution of O. mykiss life histories.

This project is designed to address the requirements outlined in Chapter 4 section 4.10.5.12.3 of the Proposed Action and coordinated long-term operations of the CVP and SWP by aiding the San Joaquin Basin Steelhead Collaborative and providing a Steelhead Life-Cycle Monitoring Program foundation. This project will be funded under CVPIA authority Provision 3046 (g)(4), which states

“The primary purpose of this effort shall be to support the Secretary's efforts in fulfilling the requirements of this title through improved scientific understanding concerning, but not limited to measures needed to restore anadromous fisheries to optimum and sustainable levels in accordance with the restored carrying capacities of Central Valley rivers, streams, and riparian habitats.”

The project has a modular design that will result in severable deliverables produced on an annual basis. Each modular component will fill critical knowledge gaps and therefore improve our https://www.usbr.gov/mp/bdo/docs/ba-chapter-4-proposed-action.pdf https://www.usbr.gov/mp/bdo/docs/ba-chapter-4-proposed-action.pdf understanding of O. mykiss biology and ecology. Reclamation aims to use the collective components of this project to test hypotheses related to O. mykiss life-history variation and CVP operations and enhance our ability to conserve and manage this species.

2.0 Purpose and Scope of Work

The scope of the project includes monitoring that will enable Reclamation to accomplish the following objectives.

1. Enumerate the abundance of anadromous adult O. mykiss returning to spawn in the Stanislaus River.

2. Estimate the return timing of anadromous adult O. mykiss and how that relates to variable flow and temperature conditions.

This scope of work focuses on the adult O. mykiss life-stage. The overarching aim of this project is to generate data and analyses that can inform ongoing steelhead life-cycle and decision-support models while working collaboratively with Reclamation. Additional details regarding the efforts are provided in 9.0 Tasks below.

The need for this project is to improve knowledge of O. mykiss abundance and ecology in the San Joaquin drainage. Doing so will enable Reclamation to minimize potential impacts of CVP operations on O. mykiss population dynamics and the expression of anadromy in this species. In collaboration with Reclamation, the Contractor shall:

1. Implement monitoring activities focused on quantifying the abundance and timing of returning anadromous adult O. mykiss in the Stanislaus River, and

2. Collect tissue samples (i.e., fin tissue, and scales) from O. mykiss greater than 16 inches for genetic analyses and length-at-age reconstruction.

3. Quantify the annual abundance of adult O. mykiss returning to spawn in the Stanislaus River.

The geographic scope of the work is split between the Stanislaus and Lower San Joaquin River, California.

3.0 Type of Contract: The Government anticipates award of a Firm-Fixed Priced contract.

4.0 Period of Performance: The anticipated period of performance of the contract is

September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2024, with 4 Option Years (2024-2028).

5.0 Administrative Information:

5.1 Recognized Holidays:

The Government recognized Holidays are as follows:

New Year’s Day Labor Day Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday Columbus Day

President’s Day Veterans Day Memorial Day Thanksgiving Day Juneteenth National Independence Day Christmas Day Independence Day

5.2 Place of Performance

The work to be performed under this contract shall be performed at the Contractor’s facility and other places appropriate for meetings.

Access to private property may be necessary to complete this PWS. Reclamation will work with private landowners to facilitate access. Under no circumstances should the Contractor access private property without prior approval from the landowner. Additionally, under no circumstances shall the Contractor release the results of the field surveys except to the respective landowner without prior authorization by Reclamation.

All field surveys shall be conducted by qualified professionals. Specific qualifications for professionals conducting these surveys shall be developed in coordination with Reclamation and may include prior professional experience, professional registrations, professional licenses, and permits or certifications issued by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and/or the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW).

5.3 Security:

The contractor shall be responsible for safeguarding all government equipment, information and property provided for Contractor use.

The Contractor shall be responsible for obtaining any rights-of entry and/or permission from Reclamation, State or Local entities and/or private landowners regarding assess to any properties that may be subject to any field visits.

5.4 Contractor Key Personnel:

Contractor shall name a project manager and identify other key personnel prior to the commencement of work.

5.5 Deliverables:

The Contractor shall develop an initial project and deliverables schedule no later than one (1) month after contract award that includes monitoring activities in accordance with Table 5.6.

• All deliverables (other than invoices) shall be delivered to the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) at Reclamation’s Bay-Delta Office on the specified due dates listed below.

• All electronic deliverables to be posted externally shall be compliant with Section 508 Amendment to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (https://section508.gov/content/learn/laws-and-policies).

• All electronic deliverables to be posted and all materials made available to the general public shall meet Reclamation’s Visual Identity Standards (https://www.usbr.gov/vip/IV-p-reports.html).

• All data shall be delivered in a format that is discoverable and useable by end users inside and outside the government, and consistent with Memorandum M-13-13 Open Data Policy – Managing Information as an Asset (https://project-open-data.cio.gov/policy-memo/).

• All draft electronic deliverables shall be developed and submitted using Microsoft (MS) Office programs as applicable (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, etc.) and all spatial data will be submitted using ESRI ArcGIS.

• All data management, summaries, and statistical analyses will be developed and submitted using program R (https://www.r-project.org/).

Table 5.5 Schedule of Major Deliverables (see Tasks for more detail)

Deliverable Description Due Date

Technical memorandum including estimates of anadromous O. mykiss escapement

June 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028

Electronic copies of raw monitoring and R script that can reproduce escapement estimates and data summaries

June 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028

Annual Data Package of raw monitoring data and meta data posted to the Environmental Data Initiative (EDI) data portal

June 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028

Technical memorandum including a synthesis of monitoring data and analysis of run timing.

June 2026, 2028

6.0 Government-Furnished Property

No Government-Furnished Property will be provided for this contract. Government will not furnish any property, services, utilities, etc.

7.0 Applicable Publications: (Current Editions)

There are no applicable publications at this time. Relevant standards are described in the tasks below as applicable.

8.0 Objectives:

• Integration of the adult O. mykiss monitoring with Stanislaus River life-cycle monitoring program

• Obtain annual estimates of adult O. mykiss escapement.

• Collect biological samples (e.g., scales, otoliths, and fin tissue) from adult O. mykiss

• Estimate the relationship between CVP-related environmental variables and the timing and success of migrating anadromous adult O. mykiss in the Stanislaus River.

9.0 Tasks

Description of Work:

This Contractor shall implement monitoring actions designed to quantifying the abundance and timing of returning anadromous adult O. mykiss in the Stanislaus River. This contract shall cover monitoring activities that may include the installation and operation of two wire fyke traps on the lower San Joaquin River or lower Stanislaus River, and a resistance-board weir and VAKI Riverwatcher on the Stanislaus River during the O. mykiss spawning migration period between September and April. The Contractor shall collect biological samples (e.g., scales, otoliths, and fin tissue) from anadromous adult O. mykiss when possible. In addition, the Contractor shall analyze the relationship between CVP-related environmental variables (e.g., flow and temperature) on the timing of anadromous adult O. mykiss migration. Task-specific details and deliverables are described below.

Base Year

Task 1: Adult O. mykiss Escapement Estimation and Biological Sample Collection

The Contractor shall implement field surveys to collect biological samples of adult O. mykiss in the Stanislaus River and estimate the abundance and timing of returning anadromous adult O.

mykiss. At a minimum the surveys will include:

- Installation and operation of a resistance-board weir and supporting monitoring equipment (e.g., VAKI Riverwatcher) on the Stanislaus River.

- Monthly field sampling event to tag adult O. mykiss with Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) tags and collect biological samples including scales, fin tissue for genetic analyses, and otoliths if carcasses are opportunistically recovered.

- Data on the abundance and timing of returning adult O. mykiss and biological metrics of captured adult O. mykiss (e.g., length and weight, sex, capture location).

- Data on the abundance and timing of kelts migrating downstream post spawning.

- An analytical framework that produces mean escapement estimates with estimates of uncertainty, error, and trap efficiency.

The goal of this task is to collection biological samples and quantify the annual abundance of adult O. mykiss returning to spawn in the Stanislaus River. Monitoring will cover the steelhead migratory period between September and April of the following year. Capture of adult O. mykiss will provide opportunities to collect tissues (e.g., scale and fin) and tag fish to monitor movement rates and spawning habitat use.

Task 1 Deliverables:

1) Raw data collected during field surveys submitted as a Comma Separated Values (CSV) files due in June of 2024

a. Multiple data files can be submitted using Microsoft (MS) Office programs such as Excel or Access.

2) Hard tissue samples (e.g., scales and otoliths) due June 2024

3) Annotated R script used for data management and analysis due in June of 2024.

4) Technical Memorandum including details on monitoring design, survey schedule, annual

O. mykiss escapement estimates, discussion and caveats, and technical and logistical challenges encountered due in June of 2024.

Task 2: Project Management

The Contractor shall develop a Project Management Plan (PMP), risk assessment process, quality assessment/quality control plan, Gantt chart and schedule for completing all tasks above.

The PMP project schedule shall address each task and include start/finish dates, total duration in days, and key milestone dates. The PMP will be considered as a living document in which the Contractor shall be expected to periodically update over the full performance period of this project. Changes to the PMP are expected to be primarily focused on schedule and Gantt chart updates.

The Contractor shall provide general project management/administration activities in support of this project including but not limited to the following:

• Coordination of seasonal Project activities by the Contractor’s staff, document review, and quality assurance/quality control of work prepared for this Project.

• Scheduling, planning, and conducting meetings and presentations.

• Preparation and reproduction of meeting notes, handouts, and deliverables.

• Coordination and communication with the collaborating partners.

• Preparation of Monthly Progress Report outlining activities of the previous month by sub-task, activities anticipated for the current month by sub-task, issues or topics of concern, and a monthly invoice.

• Attendance and participation in Progress Meetings with Reclamation and other collaborating agency staff as scheduled to report on Project progress, contract/Project issues and concerns, and other matters related to the administration and execution of this contract.

The Contractor shall manage the project scope, budget, and schedule. This task addresses general project management efforts, including, but not limited to:

• Invoicing and monthly progress reports,

• Oversight of day to-day project activities and preparation of deliverables,

• Correspondence with Reclamation and associated stakeholders,

• Consultant project team management,

• 508 compliance: ensuring all electronically posted documents are compliant with Section

508 Amendment to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and in accordance to Reclamation Standards,

• Reclamation Visual Identity standards: ensure all electronically posted and final documents meet Reclamation’s Visual Identity standards

The Contractor shall meet with Reclamation and project partners every other month through the duration of the project to report on project progress and review task milestones. The Contractor shall assist in facilitation of these meetings, provide meeting agendas when necessary, develop presentation materials describing project progress, and prepare meeting summary notes. The Contractor shall assume monthly conference calls with Reclamation between meetings.

Task 2 Deliverables:

1) Electronic Draft and Final PMP and schedule. Draft due 2 weeks after contract award.

Final due 2 weeks after Reclamation’s comments are provided.

2) Monthly invoices/progress reports: one hard copy to Reclamation’s Contracting Officer, one electronic copy to Reclamation's COR.

3) Electronic meeting agendas materials and notes. Meeting materials due in draft 5 days before a meeting. Final meeting materials due 2 days before the meeting. Meeting notes due 5 days after the meeting.

Option Year 1

Task 1: Adult O. mykiss Escapement Estimation and Biological Sample Collection

The Contractor shall implement field surveys to collect biological samples of adult O. mykiss in the Stanislaus River and estimate the abundance and timing of returning anadromous adult O.

mykiss. At a minimum the surveys will include:

- Installation and operation of a resistance-board weir and supporting monitoring equipment (e.g., VAKI Riverwatcher) on the Stanislaus River.

- Monthly field sampling event to tag adult O. mykiss with Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) tags and collect biological samples including scales, fin tissue for genetic analyses, and otoliths if carcasses are opportunistically recovered.

- Data on the abundance and timing of returning adult O. mykiss and biological metrics of captured adult O. mykiss (e.g., length and weight, sex, capture location).

- Data on the abundance and timing of kelts migrating downstream post spawning.

- An analytical framework that produces mean escapement estimates with estimates of uncertainty, error, and trap efficiency.

The goal of this task is to collection biological samples and quantify the annual abundance of adult O. mykiss returning to spawn in the Stanislaus River. Monitoring will cover the steelhead migratory period between September through April of the following year. Capture of adult O.

mykiss will provide opportunities to collect tissues (e.g., scale and fin) and tag fish to monitor movement rates and spawning habitat use.

files due in June of 2025

a. Multiple data files can be submitted using Microsoft (MS) Office programs such as Excel or Access.

2) Hard tissue samples (e.g., scales and otoliths) due June 2025

3) Annotated R script used for data management and analysis due in June of 2025.

4) Technical Memorandum including details on monitoring design, survey schedule, annual challenges encountered due in June of 2025.

quality assessment/quality control plan, Gantt chart and schedule for completing all tasks above.

The PMP project schedule shall address each task and include start/finish dates, total duration in days, and key milestone dates. The PMP will be considered as a living document in which the Contractor shall be expected to periodically update over the full performance period of this project. Changes to the PMP are expected to be primarily focused on schedule and Gantt chart updates.

The Contractor shall provide general project management/administration activities in support of this project including but not limited to the following:

• Coordination of seasonal Project activities by the Contractor’s staff, document review, and quality assurance/quality control of work prepared for this Project.

• Scheduling, planning, and conducting meetings and presentations.

• Preparation and reproduction of meeting notes, handouts, and deliverables.

• Coordination and communication with the collaborating partners.

• Preparation of Monthly Progress Report outlining activities of the previous month by sub-task, activities anticipated for the current month by sub-task, issues or topics of concern, and a monthly invoice.

• Attendance and participation in Progress Meetings with Reclamation and other collaborating agency staff as scheduled to report on Project progress, contract/Project issues and concerns, and other matters related to the administration and execution of this contract.

The Contractor shall manage the project scope, budget, and schedule. This task addresses general project management efforts, including, but not limited to:

• Invoicing and monthly progress reports,

• Oversight of day to-day project activities and preparation of deliverables,

• Correspondence with Reclamation and associated stakeholders,

• Consultant project team management,

• 508 compliance: ensuring all electronically posted documents are compliant with Section

508 Amendment to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and in accordance to Reclamation Standards, shall assist in facilitation of these meetings, provide meeting agendas when necessary, develop presentation materials describing project progress, and prepare meeting summary notes. The

2) Monthly invoices/progress reports: one hard copy to Reclamation’s Contracting Officer, one electronic copy to Reclamation's COR.

3) Electronic meeting agendas materials and notes. Meeting materials due in draft 5 days

Option Year 2

The Contractor shall implement field surveys to collect biological samples of adult O. mykiss in the Stanislaus River and estimate the abundance and timing of returning anadromous adult O.

mykiss. At a minimum the surveys will include:

- Installation and operation of a resistance-board weir and supporting monitoring equipment (e.g., VAKI Riverwatcher) on the Stanislaus River.

- Monthly field sampling event to tag adult O. mykiss with Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) tags and collect biological samples including scales, fin tissue for genetic analyses, and otoliths if carcasses are opportunistically recovered.

- Data on the abundance and timing of returning adult O. mykiss and biological metrics of captured adult O. mykiss (e.g., length and weight, sex, capture location).

- Data on the abundance and timing of kelts migrating downstream post spawning.

- An analytical framework that produces mean escapement estimates with estimates of uncertainty, error, and trap efficiency.

The goal of this task is to collection biological samples and quantify the annual abundance of adult O. mykiss returning to spawn in the Stanislaus River. Monitoring will cover the steelhead migratory period between September through April of the following year. Capture of adult O.

mykiss will provide opportunities to collect tissues (e.g., scale and fin) and tag fish to monitor files due in June of 2026

a. Multiple data files can be submitted using Microsoft (MS) Office programs such as Excel or Access.

2) Hard tissue samples (e.g., scales and otoliths) due June 2026

3) Annotated R script used for data management and analysis due in June of 2026.

4) Technical Memorandum including details on monitoring design, survey schedule, annual challenges encountered due in June of 2026.

Task 2: Analysis & Technical Memorandum

The Contractor shall synthesize adult O. mykiss monitoring data collected during this contracts period of performance and prior years where applicable. At a minimum this synthesis effort will include:

1) A quantitative and qualitative analysis of data and information generated in Task 1 from the Base Year and Option Years 1 & 2.

2) Analysis and interpretation of how CVP operations (e.g., temperature and flow) may alter the timing and abundance of O. mykiss returning to spawn in the Stanislaus River.

3) Identify ongoing knowledge gaps, and monitoring, and research needs related to anadromous adult O. mykiss.

4) Management recommendations that can help guide future CVP operations.

The Contractor shall submit a technical memorandum including results of this synthesis, list of ongoing knowledge gaps, and monitoring, and research needs related to anadromous adult O.

mykiss, and management recommendations that can help guide future CVP operations. The Contractor shall produce this technical memorandum in a format that is suitable for submission to a peer-reviewed scientific journal.

1) Annotated R script used for data management and analysis of data generated in Tasks 2 due June of 2026.

2) Technical Memorandum, including analyses, results, and discussion, formatted for submission to a peer-reviewed scientific journal due in June of 2026.

Task 3: Project Management quality assessment/quality control plan, Gantt chart and schedule for completing all tasks above.

The PMP project schedule shall address each task and include start/finish dates, total duration in days, and key milestone dates. The PMP will be considered as a living document in which the Contractor shall be expected to periodically update over the full performance period of this project. Changes to the PMP are expected to be primarily focused on schedule and Gantt chart updates.

The Contractor shall provide general project management/administration activities in support of this project including but not limited to the following:

• Coordination of seasonal Project activities by the Contractor’s staff, document review, and quality assurance/quality control of work prepared for this Project.

• Scheduling, planning, and conducting meetings and presentations.

• Preparation and reproduction of meeting notes, handouts, and deliverables.

• Coordination and communication with the collaborating partners.

• Preparation of Monthly Progress Report outlining activities of the previous month by sub-task, activities anticipated for the current month by sub-task, issues or topics of concern, and a monthly invoice.

• Attendance and participation in Progress Meetings with Reclamation and other collaborating agency staff as scheduled to report on Project progress, contract/Project issues and concerns, and other matters related to the administration and execution of this contract.

The Contractor shall manage the project scope, budget, and schedule. This task addresses general project management efforts, including, but not limited to:

• Invoicing and monthly progress reports,

• Oversight of day to-day project activities and preparation of deliverables,

• Correspondence with Reclamation and associated stakeholders,

• Consultant project team management,

• 508 compliance: ensuring all electronically posted documents are compliant with Section

508 Amendment to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and in accordance to Reclamation Standards, shall assist in facilitation of these meetings, provide meeting agendas when necessary, develop presentation materials describing project progress, and prepare meeting summary notes. The

Task 3 Deliverables:

2) Monthly invoices/progress reports: one hard copy to Reclamation’s Contracting Officer, one electronic copy to Reclamation's COR.

3) Electronic meeting agendas materials and notes. Meeting materials due in draft 5 days

Option Year 3

The Contractor shall implement field surveys to collect biological samples of adult O. mykiss in the Stanislaus River and estimate the abundance and timing of returning anadromous adult O.

mykiss. At a minimum the surveys will include:

- Installation and operation of a resistance-board weir and supporting monitoring equipment (e.g., VAKI Riverwatcher) on the Stanislaus River.

- Monthly field sampling event to tag adult O. mykiss with Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) tags and collect biological samples including scales, fin tissue for genetic analyses, and otoliths if carcasses are opportunistically recovered.

- Data on the abundance and timing of returning adult O. mykiss and biological metrics of captured adult O. mykiss (e.g., length and weight, sex, capture location).

- Data on the abundance and timing of kelts migrating downstream post spawning.

- An analytical framework that produces mean escapement estimates with estimates of uncertainty, error, and trap efficiency.

The goal of this task is to collection biological samples and quantify the annual abundance of adult O. mykiss returning to spawn in the Stanislaus River. Monitoring will cover the steelhead migratory period between September through April of the following year. Capture of adult O.

mykiss will provide opportunities to collect tissues (e.g., scale and fin) and tag fish to monitor files due in June of 2027

a. Multiple data files can be submitted using Microsoft (MS) Office programs such as Excel or Access.

2) Hard tissue samples (e.g., scales and otoliths) due June 2027

3) Annotated R script used for data management and analysis due in June of 2027.

4) Technical Memorandum including details on monitoring design, survey schedule, annual challenges encountered due in June of 2027.

quality assessment/quality control plan, Gantt chart and schedule for completing all tasks above.

The PMP project schedule shall address each task and include start/finish dates, total duration in days, and key milestone dates. The PMP will be considered as a living document in which the Contractor shall be expected to periodically update over the full performance period of this project. Changes to the PMP are expected to be primarily focused on schedule and Gantt chart updates.

The Contractor shall provide general project management/administration activities in support of this project including but not limited to the following:

• Coordination of seasonal Project activities by the Contractor’s staff, document review, and quality assurance/quality control of work prepared for this Project.

• Scheduling, planning, and conducting meetings and presentations.

• Preparation and reproduction of meeting notes, handouts, and deliverables.

• Coordination and communication with the collaborating partners.

• Preparation of Monthly Progress Report outlining activities of the previous month by sub-task, activities anticipated for the current month by sub-task, issues or topics of concern, and a monthly invoice.

• Attendance and participation in Progress Meetings with Reclamation and other collaborating agency staff as scheduled to report on Project progress, contract/Project

• Invoicing and monthly progress reports,

• Oversight of day to-day project activities and preparation of deliverables,

• Correspondence with Reclamation and associated stakeholders,

• Consultant project team management,

• 508 compliance: ensuring all electronically posted documents are compliant with

Section 508 Amendment to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and in accordance to Reclamation Standards, shall assist in facilitation of these meetings, provide meeting agendas when necessary, develop presentation materials describing project progress, and prepare meeting summary notes. The

2) Monthly invoices/progress reports: one hard copy to Reclamation’s Contracting Officer, one electronic copy to Reclamation's COR.

3) Electronic meeting agendas materials and notes. Meeting materials due in draft 5 days

Option Year 4

The Contractor shall implement field surveys to collect biological samples of adult O. mykiss in the Stanislaus River and estimate the abundance and timing of returning anadromous adult O.

mykiss. At a minimum the surveys will include:

- Installation and operation of a resistance-board weir and supporting monitoring equipment (e.g., VAKI Riverwatcher) on the Stanislaus River.

- Monthly field sampling event to tag adult O. mykiss with Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) tags and collect biological samples including scales, fin tissue for genetic analyses, and otoliths if carcasses are opportunistically recovered.

- Data on the abundance and timing of returning adult O. mykiss and biological metrics of captured adult O. mykiss (e.g., length and weight, sex, capture location).

- Data on the abundance and timing of kelts migrating downstream post spawning.

- An analytical framework that produces mean escapement estimates with estimates of uncertainty, error, and trap efficiency.

The goal of this task is to collection biological samples and quantify the annual abundance of adult O. mykiss returning to spawn in the Stanislaus River. Monitoring will cover the steelhead migratory period between September through April of the following year. Capture of adult O.

mykiss will provide opportunities to collect tissues (e.g., scale and fin) and tag fish to monitor files due in June of 2028

a. Multiple data files can be submitted using Microsoft (MS) Office programs such as Excel or Access.

2) Hard tissue samples (e.g., scales and otoliths) due June 2028

3) Annotated R script used for data management and analysis due in June of 2028.

4) Technical Memorandum including details on monitoring design, survey schedule, annual challenges encountered due in June of 2028.

Task 2: Analysis & Technical Memorandum

The Contractor shall synthesize adult O. mykiss monitoring data collected during this contracts period of performance and prior years where applicable. At a minimum this synthesis effort will include:

- A quantitative and qualitative analysis of data and information generated in Task 1 from the Base Year and Option Years 1 through 4.

- Analysis and interpretation of how CVP operations (e.g., temperature and flow) may alter the timing and abundance of O. mykiss returning to spawn in the Stanislaus River.

- Identify ongoing knowledge gaps, and monitoring, and research needs related to anadromous adult O. mykiss.

- Management recommendations that can help guide future CVP operations.

The Contractor shall submit a technical memorandum including results of this synthesis, list of ongoing knowledge gaps, and monitoring, and research needs related to anadromous adult O.

mykiss, and management recommendations that can help guide future CVP operations. The Contractor shall produce this technical memorandum in a format that is suitable for submission to a peer-reviewed scientific journal.

1) Annotated R script used for data management and analysis of data generated in Tasks 2 due June of 2028.

2) Technical Memorandum, including analyses, results, and discussion, formatted for submission to a peer-reviewed scientific journal due in June of 2028.

Task 3: Project Management quality assessment/quality control plan, Gantt chart and schedule for completing all tasks above.

The PMP project schedule shall address each task and include start/finish dates, total duration in days, and key milestone dates. The PMP will be considered as a living document in which the Contractor shall be expected to periodically update over the full performance period of this project. Changes to the PMP are expected to be primarily focused on schedule and Gantt chart updates.

The Contractor shall provide general project management/administration activities in support of this project including but not limited to the following:

• Coordination of seasonal Project activities by the Contractor’s staff, document review, and quality assurance/quality control of work prepared for this Project.

• Scheduling, planning, and conducting meetings and presentations.

• Preparation and reproduction of meeting notes, handouts, and deliverables.

• Coordination and communication with the collaborating partners.

• Preparation of Monthly Progress Report outlining activities of the previous month by sub-task, activities anticipated for the current month by sub-task, issues or topics of concern, and a monthly invoice.

• Attendance and participation in Progress Meetings with Reclamation and other collaborating agency staff as scheduled to report on Project progress, contract/Project

• Invoicing and monthly progress reports,

• Oversight of day to-day project activities and preparation of deliverables,

• Correspondence with Reclamation and associated stakeholders,

• Consultant project team management,

• 508 compliance: ensuring all electronically posted documents are compliant with

Section 508 Amendment to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and in accordance to Reclamation Standards, shall assist in facilitation of these meetings, provide meeting agendas when necessary, develop presentation materials describing project progress, and prepare meeting summary notes. The

Task 3 Deliverables:

2) Monthly invoices/progress reports: one hard copy to Reclamation’s Contracting Officer, one electronic copy to Reclamation's COR.

3) Electronic meeting agendas materials and notes. Meeting materials due in draft 5 days

10.0 Performance Assessment

The Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan is one evaluation method the government uses to surveillance performance to determine whether the Contractor meets the standards of performance as defined in the Performance Work Statement.

QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE PLAN (QASP)/

PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS SUMMARY (PRS)

Performance Requirements Summary

Performance Standard/ Acceptable Quality Level* Method of Surveillance

Documents and Data Address all relevant components that could be included. Includes up to date information that is the best available current science. Meet requirements of applicable laws, statutes, regulations, standards, and principles and guidelines.

Review of the materials submitted

Schedule and participate in meetings

Meetings, as needed, are scheduled, attended and facilitated

Adequate technical material and facilitation is provided to support the intended purpose of each meeting

Observation at meetings

Observation at meetings, input from attendees

Provide meeting summaries Prompt meeting summaries addressing input received and technical issues raised during meetings

Review of meeting summaries

Provide annotated R scripts used in data management and analysis

R-based functions, statistical tests, data figure generation can be re-run allowing the reproduction of monitoring results

R scripts will be run on Reclamation computers.

Confirm results produced match those reported in technical memos

*Note - Timeliness is Required for All Tasks Within their Required Timeframes 100% of the Time

(End of Performance Work Statement)

SECTION C – COMMERCIAL CLAUSES

52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference FEB 1998

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

http://www.acquisition.gov/far/

Clauses Title Date 52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber

Content Paper

MAY 2011

52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance OCT 2018 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance AUG 2020 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and

Commercial Services

DEC 2022

52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors

MAR 2023

52.242-13 Bankruptcy JUL 1995

52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services

JUN 2023

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:

(1) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(2) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (Nov 2021) (Section 1634 of Pub. L.

115-91).

(3) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (Nov 2021) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232).

(4) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015).

(5) 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Mar 2023) ( 31 U.S.C. 3903 and 10 U.S.C. 3801).

(6) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (Aug 1996) ( 31 U.S.C. 3553).

(7) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004) (Public Laws 108-77 and 108-78 ( 19 U.S.C. 3805 note)).

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:

_X_ (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Jun 2020), with Alternate I (Nov 2021) ( 41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 4655).

__ (2) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Nov 2021) ( 41 U.S.C.

3509)).

__ (3) 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Jun 2010) (Section 1553 of Pub. L. 111-5). (Applies to contracts funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.)

_X_ (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jun 2020) (Pub. L. 109-282) ( 31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

__ (5) [Reserved].

_X_ (6) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

__ (7) 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

_X_ (8) 52.204-27, Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application (Jun 2023) (Section 102 of Division R of Pub. L. 117-328).

_X_ (9) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (Nov 2021) ( 31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

_X_ (10) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Oct 2018) ( 41 U.S.C. 2313).

__ (11) [Reserved].

__ (12) 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (Oct 2022) ( 15 U.S.C.

657a).

__ (13) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (Oct 2022) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer) ( 15 U.S.C. 657a).

__ (14) [Reserved]

_X_ (15) (i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2020) ( 15 U.S.C. 644).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2020) of 52.219-6.

__ (16) (i) 52.219-7, Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2020) ( 15 U.S.C. 644).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2020) of 52.219-7.

_X_ (17) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2022) ( 15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).

__ (18) (i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Oct 2022) ( 15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.

__ (iii) Alternate II (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.

__ (iv) Alternate III (Jun 2020) of 52.219-9.

__ (v) Alternate IV (Sep 2021) of 52.219-9.

__ (19) (i) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (Mar 2020) ( 15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2020) of 52.219-13.

__ (20) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Oct 2022) ( 15 U.S.C. 637s).

__ (21) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages—Subcontracting Plan (Sep 2021) ( 15 U.S.C.

637(d)(4)(F)(i)).

__ (22) 52.219-27, Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (Oct 2022) ( 15 U.S.C. 657f).

_X_ (23) (i) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Mar 2023)( 15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2020) of 52.219-28.

__ (24) 52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business Concerns (Oct 2022) ( 15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

__ (25) 52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Women-Owned Small Business Concerns Eligible Under the Women-Owned Small Business Program (Oct 2022) ( 15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

__ (26) 52.219-32, Orders Issued Directly Under Small Business Reserves (Mar 2020) ( 15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

__ (27) 52.219-33, Nonmanufacturer Rule (Sep 2021) ( 15U.S.C. 637(a)(17)).

_X_ (28) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (Jun 2003) (E.O.11755).

__ (29) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Dec 2022) (E.O.13126).

_X_ (30) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

_X_ (31) (i) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016) (E.O.11246).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Feb 1999) of 52.222-26.

_X_ (32) (i) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Jun 2020) ( 38 U.S.C. 4212).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Jul 2014) of 52.222-35.

_X_ (33) (i) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 2020) ( 29 U.S.C.

793).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Jul 2014) of 52.222-36.

_X_ (34) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Jun 2020) ( 38 U.S.C. 4212).

_X_ (35) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496).

_X_ (36) (i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Nov 2021) ( 22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50 ( 22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

_X_ (37) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (May 2022) (Executive Order 12989).

(Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial products or commercial services as prescribed in FAR 22.1803.)

__ (38) (i) 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA–Designated Items (May 2008) ( 42 U.S.C. 6962(c)(3)(A)(ii)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

__ (ii) Alternate I (May 2008) of 52.223-9 ( 42 U.S.C. 6962(i)(2)(C)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

__ (39) 52.223-11, Ozone-Depleting Substances and High Global Warming Potential Hydrofluorocarbons (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

__ (40) 52.223-12, Maintenance, Service, Repair, or Disposal of Refrigeration Equipment and Air Conditioners (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

__ (41) (i) 52.223-13, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Imaging Equipment (Jun 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 2015) of 52.223-13.

__ (42) (i) 52.223-14, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Televisions (Jun 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Jun2014) of 52.223-14.

__ (43) 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (May 2020) ( 42 U.S.C.

8259b).

__ (44) (i) 52.223-16, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Personal Computer Products (Oct 2015) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-16.

_X_ (45) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Jun 2020) (E.O. 13513).

__ (46) 52.223-20, Aerosols (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

__ (47) 52.223-21, Foams (Jun2016) (E.O. 13693).

__ (48) (i) 52.224-3 Privacy Training (Jan 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552 a).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Jan 2017) of 52.224-3.

__ (49) (i) 52.225-1, Buy American-Supplies (Oct 2022) ( 41 U.S.C. chapter 83).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 2022) of 52.225-1.

__ (50) (i) 52.225-3, Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act (Dec 2022) ( 19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 2112 note, 19 U.S.C. 3805 note, 19 U.S.C. 4001 note, 19 U.S.C.

chapter 29 (sections 4501-4732), Public Law 103-182, 108-77, 108-78, 108-286, 108-302, 109- 53, 109-169, 109-283, 110-138, 112-41, 112-42, and 112-43.

__ (ii) Alternate I [Reserved].

__ (iii) Alternate II (Dec 2022) of 52.225-3.

__ (iv) Alternate III (Jan 2021) of 52.225-3.

__ (v) Alternate IV (Oct 2022) of 52.225-3.

__ (51) 52.225-5, Trade Agreements (Dec 2022) ( 19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq., 19 U.S.C. 3301 note).

_X_ (52) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Feb 2021) (E.O.’s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).

__ (53) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Oct 2016) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. Subtitle A, Part V, Subpart G Note).

__ (54) 52.226-4, Notice of Disaster or Emergency Area Set-Aside (Nov 2007) ( 42 U.S.C.

5150).

__ (55) 52.226-5, Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or Emergency Area (Nov2007) ( 42 U.S.C. 5150).

__ (56) 52.229-12, Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements (Feb 2021).

__ (57) 52.232-29,…