AG-0325-S-15-0003 _Amendment_001 _Attachment_1.pdf

AG-0325-S-15-0003, Amendment 001, Attachment 1 Combined Synopsis/Solicitation – Sage Grouse Habitat Mapping and Characterization

Natural Resources Conservation Service (Montana)

1) Do the deliverables on private land get reported to the BLM? Not unless the private landowner agrees to share the information. Can the landowner opt for not making information on his land publicly available? Yes. This is a voluntary project, if a landowner does not want to participate no field data will be collected on his/her property.

2) How many stream miles for the riparian assessment? In the North Valley core area no more than 45 stream miles will be assessed. In the Powder River core area no more than 35 stream miles will be assessed.

3) The SOW states the NRCS will provide current background geospatial data. Will the spatial data be delivered at the time the contract is awarded? The geospatial data will be delivered to the contractor within 7 working days after the contract is awarded.

4) Do any of these areas have sage grouse that currently or have had radio telemetry? Who was in charge of the project? Who has the data? That is not relevant to this project at this time.

5) Are SGI cooperators required to allow access to their land? No Will the list of SGI cooperators be supplied when the contract is awarded? The local NRCS field office staff and SGI coordinator will work with the contractor to contact SGI cooperators and other landowners to inform them of this project and solicit interest in voluntary participation.

6) SOW #4 Field Data Collection: Field data form for NRCS data collection. Can we get a copy of this? See attachment #2.