FOA 25-2-0010_Industry Questions #5 - #7 & Gov Response.pdf

Funding Opportunity W911KB-25-2-0010 Sustainable Range Study, Richardson Training Area, Fort Wainwright, and Donnelly Training Area, Alaska (SOW 25-101)

Industry Questions #5 - #7 and Government Response

5. Under 3.4(b)(6) field inspections might be needed during or after each low or moderate impact event and the document specifies an average of 4-6 exercises in each category per year, each averaging 1-2 weeks per year). 3.4(b)(5) mentions conducting in-person inspections of high impact events, and specifies 2-3 weeks per event, but does not mention how many events per year. Is the correct way to interpret this that there will be 4-6 exercises per year in each of the low, moderate, and high impact categories, and that high impact events will be 2-3 weeks each, and low to moderate impact events will be 1-2 weeks each?

For the moderate and low impact events, can USACE provide an estimate of the number of events that will indeed require field inspections?

Government response: High impact events of 2-3 weeks each occur approximately once per year [section 3.4(b)5]. An estimated number of moderate and low impact events that will need field inspections is 3-4 [section 3.4(b)(6)].

6. Under Task 2, Sections 3.2(a) and 3.2(b), tables of sampling goal acreages are provided in Table 2 and Table 3. Are these goals for the first 12-month [period of performance] POP, or are these five-year goals?

Government response: These are goals for the first 12-month POP, with each option year having a similar number of sampling goal acreages.

7. Under Task 5, Section 3.5(b) requirements, is it possible to gain an understanding of the level of vegetation maintenance tasks that will be required per year in terms of acreages and possible locations? Are these activities described in Section 3.5(b) LRAM, or does 3.5(b) fall under a different program?

Government response: The SRP Studies TRI support [Task 5] identifies the sites to be maintained and coordinates (either directly or through the ITAM coordinator) with the staff that conducts the physical maintenance activities, which fall under a different program. On the next page is a table with approximate acres and miles per year that need identification and coordination.

Funding Opportunity W911KB-25-2-0010 Sustainable Range Study, Richardson Training Area, Fort Wainwright, and Donnelly Training Area, Alaska (SOW 25-101)

Acres to Treat Miles to Treat

USARAK Training Lands

Road or Trail

Accessible

Training Lands

Remote Access

Training Lands

Road Accessible

Maneuver Trails

Richardson Training Area 5-15 1-2 1-3

Tanana Flats Training Area

(TFTA)

1-5 1-5 1

Yukon Training Area (YTA) 5-15 1-2 1-3

Local Training Areas (FWA Main Post)

2-4 1 1

Donnelly Training Area (East of the Delta River)

5-15 1 1-3

Donnelly Training Area

(West of the Delta River) 1-5 1 1

Gerstle River (GRTA) 2-4 1 1

Black Rapids and Whistler Creek (BRTA/WCTA)

1-2 1 1