FY24-FY25_20231226_SOW ADS baits.pdf

STATEMENT OF WORK

Aerial Delivery System (ADS) bait cartridge acquisition

USDA APHIS Wildlife Services 233 Pangelinan Way

Barrigada, GU 96913-1277

WORK STATEMENT

A. Background The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Wildlife Services (WS) Guam State Office (WS-Guam) intends to procure 107,700 frozen Aerial Delivery System (ADS) bait cartridges.

B. Scope of Work USDA will award a one-time contract to provide 107,700 frozen bait cartridges to Guam WS, delivery of frozen bait cartridges to Guam, and ground support for distribution of baits over the 55 ha Habitat Management Unit (HMU) and the 60 ha Caiguat Forest Enhancement Site

– Phase 1 (CFES1) on Andersen Air Force Base (AAFB) and Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz

(MCBCB).

C. Period of Performance The effective period of the contract shall be January 15, 2024 – September 30, 2025. The period encompasses the time of contract award to completion of bait cartridge production, delivery, and ground support for deployment.

D. Performance Requirement The ADS bait cartridges must adhere to the following specifications:

• A longitudinally hinged two-part biodegradable capsule, when folded together yields a cylindrical capsule 2.5 inches by 0.75 inches.

• A bait capsule will contain a dead neonatal mouse with an uncoated 80 mg acetaminophen tablet attached to the mouse with hot glue.

• The cartridge is more fully described in US Patent Application No. 14/601,210

• A corn starch ribbon (0.375 inches x 24.0 inch) must be wound around the end cap/capsule assembly such that one end of the ribbon is affixed to the end cap and the other end of the ribbon is affixed to the far end of the capsule. Affixing the ends of the ribbon must be achieved using hot glue.

• Ribbon wrapped end cap/capsule assembly must be inserted into a 1.0 inch diameter cardboard tube, 3.125 inches long such that neither the end cap nor the end of the capsule can extend beyond the ends of the cardboard tube.

• Nothing must inhibit the capsule from sliding out of the cardboard tube when the tube is spun on its longitudinal axis at a rotational speed of 60 rpm.

• Bait cartridges must be packaged in a sealed twin wall PET board case measuring 37x23x3-inches (lwh) and containing 900 baits per case.

• Applied Design Corporation (ADC) will have all baits delivered no later than one week prior to scheduled drops.

• Applied Design Corporation (ADC) will be responsible for providing ADS systems ground support for deployment throughout the period of performance. Payment includes, travel costs, per diem, the days of travel, the days in Guam, and ground support services.

E. Quantities A one-time contract for 107,700 frozen bait cartridges delivered to Guam WS in two (2) batches and ground support for four (4) operations broadcasting baits over the HMU and CFES1 (Table 1) is required. Contract covers the above period of performance (January 15, 2024 – September 30, 2025).

Table 2. FY25 dates requiring ground support for aerial baiting operations.

Operation Operation date 1 November 2024 2 February 2025 3 May 2025 4 August 2025

F. Location of Service Ground support will occur near the HMU site on AAFB on Guam at the designated helicopter landing zone.

Bait cartridges will be delivered to the USDA Guam State Office at:

USDA APHIS-Wildlife Services 233 Pangelinan Way Barrigada, GU 96913 Ph: 671-635-4400