B08_Attachment_4__Pricing_Table.xlsx
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- TX-SOUTH TX RFGS CMPLX-THORNSCRUB RSTORA
- Solicitation number
- 140F0S23R0006
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This document outlines the requirements for a federal contract to support thornscrub forest restoration in South Texas through research, education, habitat restoration, and species recovery efforts over a ten year period from the date of award. Key deliverables include peer-reviewed protocols, reports, workshops, environmental education programs, restoration of 800 acres of thornscrub forest annually, development of urban wildlife corridors, collection of genetic material from ocelots, captive breeding, and releases to augment existing populations. The contractor must work with underrepresented communities and identify additional sites suitable for ocelot reintroductions. Payments will be made monthly based on an itemized invoice and progress report. The solicitation was issued by the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service as solicitation 140F0S23R0006 to support restoration of the Tamaulipan thornscrub ecosystem in South Texas.
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| PoP | Task | Deliverable | Estimated Cost | Government Notes |
| Date of award to 9/30/2027 | Task 1: Thornscrub forest restoration | Contract requires the restoration of 800 acres to occur incrementally annually based on collaborated identified site acreage. |
| Contract requires the restoration at a minimum, two sites annually, one on the LRGV NWR, and the other on Laguna NWR. Restoration will occur during the Fall season of each year | The contractor will provide UWFS quarterly expense reports regarding the operation and maintenance of the ocelot captive breeding facility, release facility and quarantine facility | ||
| Date of award to 9/30/2027 | Task 2: Promote education about thornscrub forests and the numerous benefits they provide | a. Contract requires development of at least 5 environmental literacy programs to include one in each of the following categories: collegiate, secondary education, primary education, community-focused, and, producer-focused. Contractor needs to develop a yearly project report and final report describing literacy program activity. | |
| This contract supports the transfer of at least 12 ocelots to the captive breeding facility / quarantine facility located in Texas. Contractor needs to develop a project report describing the number of ocelots transferred, the location ocelots originated from, permit documentation, transfer procedures and any lessons learned. | |||
| b. Contract requires implemening an annual workshop from 2023 thru 2027 to expand awareness of the importance of the thornscrub ecosystem within the Rio Grande Valley and share information on the best management practices for conserving and restoring this habitat. Contractor develops a yearly report summarizing each annual workshop (activities conducted, locations, participants, outcomes etc.). |
| c. Contract requires the use of thornforest restoration to enhance education and create connections between urban students and nature by development of at least one wildlife corridor within Rio Grande Valley urban areas through the planting of native trees/shrubs on vacant lots, underutilized public space, and areas identified by neighborhoods as appropriate for urban green space. Contractor develops yearly report summarizing their corridor work (activities conducted, locations, participants, outcomes etc.). |
| d. Contract requires work with neighborhood associations, schools, and partners to identify a nursery to grow a minimum of 10,000 native seedlings and support this growth through 2027 for habitat restoration projects supporting urban wildlife corridors identified above. Nursery identification and operation must occur prior to funding year 2026. |
| Date of award to 9/30/2027 | Task 3: Actively including social and environmental justice communities and other underrepresented populations in awareness and participation in conservation activities. | ||
| Contractor must develop a minimum of 5 community forests (one per year, before the end of each performance year). Contractor generates a annual project report describing how underrepresented community residents were recruited and participated in the planting and care of these forests. Complete final report describing how underrepresented community residents were recruited and participated in the planting and care of these forests. | |||
| This contract supports the collection of semen from at least 30 individual wild ocelots occurring in Mexico, Texas or other location having ocelots with appropriate genetic composition. Collection from areas within Texas and northeastern Mexico shall be prioritized. | |||
| Date of award to 9/30/2027 | Task 4: Periodic training sessions on topics related to public and private land stewardship. | ||
| Contractor must implement at least 5 workshops (one per year, before the end of each performance year)) to expand awareness of the importance of the thornscrub ecosystem within the Rio Grande Valley and share information on the best management practices for conserving and restoring this habitat. Contractor generates yearly and final reports describing these workshops (activities conducted, locations, participants, outcomes etc.). | |||
| Each year within the contract operation, the contractor shall develop a project report describing the number of ocelots with semen collected, the location ocelots originated from, permit documentation, semen storage procedures and storage location, semen transfer procedures and any lessons learned. | |||
| Date of award to 9/30/2027 | Task 5: Research identifying how best to monitor thornscrub restoration. | Contract requires within the life of the contract; the contractor will produce a “best practices” peer reviewed protocol describing clear and effective techniques to monitor thornscrub restoration. The contractor will also produce a peer reviewed document describing the best methods for managing thornscrub forests to achive desired thornscrub forest canopy and canopy function. | This work supports at least 40 captive propagation procedures or events. Each year within the contract operation, the contractor shall develop a project report describing the number and type of procedures conducted, the male and female ocelots involved, success of breeding events, operations of housing and breeding ocelots, and lessons learned |
| Date of award to 9/30/2027 | Task 6: Research for identifying best methods and practices for native seed collection, seed germination and plant propagation. | a. Peer reviewed protocol (or peer reviewed document) identifying best methods and practices for native seed collection and storage of thornscrub species | |
| b. Peer reviewed protocol (or peer reviewed document) describing best methods and practices for thornscrub seed germination. |
| c. Peer reviewed protocol (or peer reviewed document) describing best methods and practices for thornscrub plant propagation |
| d. Production of a layman’s guide that simplifies the protocols and translates this information to help steer work conducted by those collecting and storing seeds, germinating seeds and propagating thornscrub plants. |
| 30 days from date of award to 9/30/2027 | Task 7:Research identifying how best to scale up thornscrub plantings with different designs and planting configurations to maximize restoration acreage and thornscrub utility by native fauna. | a. Contract requires within the life of the contract the contractor will produce one peer reviewed publication and one layman’s guide describing how best to scale up thornscrub plantings with different designs and planting configurations to maximize their utility by native fauna, and to restore more acreage, quicker. | (after award) In total, contractor shall generate the following peer-reviewed protocols and studies: 1) Peer reviewed protocol describing the design and operation of the captive facility quarantine facitilities (at least one product), 2) Peer-reviewed protocol describing the approaches and methogs for semen collection, 3) Scientific study identifying the methods, approaches, and resuls for location having ocelots with appropriate genetic composition, at least one per reviewed scientific publicaton, 4) Peer-reviewed protocol(s) describing captive propogation techniques such as artifical insemination (AI) and natural breeding procedures, 5) Peer-reviewed protocol describing the methods and approaches for ocelot pre-release conditioning and release, 6) Peer-reviewed protocol(s) describing ocelot monitoring post-release, 7) Peer-reviewed protocol describing ocelot captire and handling, 8) Peer-reviewed protocol describing ocelot health assessments and disease surveillance, and 9) Peer-reviewed protocol describing ocelot transportation and import. |
| Date of award to 9/30/2027 | Task 8: Research and protocols identifying best methods and practices for restoring thornscrub habitat. | ||
| a. Contract requires within the life of the contract the contractor will develop and produce a peer reviewed protocol describing the most appropriate and successful thornscrub planting approaches that account for site conditions (e.g., soil types, hydrology) and climatic regimes, thornscrub planting density, and thornscrub species composition and seedling ages to plant. The protocol should include different planting designs and configurations to achieve different restoration objectives, such as 1) dense thornscrub core forest, 2) wildlife travel corridors, 3) denning or breeding habitats for ocelots, 4) forests to maximize utility for neotropical and resident birds, and native insects. | This work supports at least 5 ocelot releases or AI procedures for genetic augmentation of extant ocelot populations in South Texas. Each year of contract operation, the contractor shall develop a project report describing any translocation or AI procedures performed to increase genetic diversity and bolster extant ocelot populations in Texas. Where ocelots were released, monitoring results, territorial establishment and release success are included in this report. | ||
| b. Contract requires within the life of the contract the contractor will produce a “how to” document (layman’s guide) summarizing the best thornscrub planting approaches, as a quick reference guide for restoration crews to reference in the field. | |||
| Date of award to 9/30/2027 | Task 9:Development and implementation of methods describing how best to restore thornscrub forests making them as climate adaptive as possible. | Contract requires within the life of the contract the contractor will produce a peer reviewed document describing on-the-ground strategies and best management practices/tools (i.e., drought-resilient species selection) to help transition thornscrub restoration to maximize its sustainability given climatic changes occurring in the project area. | Contractor produces at least 1 peer reviewed study identifying relationships between ocelot habitat preferences and characteristics of Tamaulipan thornscrub forest (e.g. species composition, density, size) for biological purposes such as ocelot denning, territory establishment and movement corridors. |
| Date of award to 9/30/2027 | Task 10:Inform regional partnerships, projects and opportunities for public and private parties addressing land and ecosystem restoration, by identifying future locations for thornscrub restoration based on site conditions and research produced herein as a habitat management planning tool. | ||
| Contract requires within the life of the contract the contractor will develop and produce a geospatial tool and accompanying resources (web portal) that synthesize restoration work and best practices, to identify future thornscrub restoration sites based on site conditions, ownership, wildlife habitat and corridor requirements, best restoration practices and climate change. This should be a widely accessible GIS-based product for partners, useful for steering future restoration work. The project will be mindful of protecting data regarding private landowners for any publicly accessible information. | Contractor shall produce at least one final document that describes the suitability of a second candidate site for establishing another ocelot population. This document shall include components of public outreach, results of habitat and prey assessments, PVA results, documentation of permits, and potential for success. The purpose of this work is to build a solid foundation for future ocelot releases and population re-establishment on at least one new property. The contractor shall produce yearly status updates describing the work and procedures taken to identify another candidate site for establishing another ocelot population. |
Total Cost
Note: Payments: An itemized invoice shall be submitted at least monthly, attached to invoice shall be monthly progress reports documenting work performed.
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