Intent to Award~1.pdf

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Northern Spotted Owl Survey - Elliott State Research Forest
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S-14100-00015610
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Coos County, Condon City, Oregon

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This is an Intent to Award Notice issued by the Oregon Department of State Lands (DSL) for the Northern Spotted Owl Survey project at the Elliott State Research Forest. The award notification confirms that Bushwacker Ecological LLC has been selected as the responsible and responsive winner for conducting comprehensive ecological surveys across the 83,000-acre research forest. The project involves establishing approximately 665 survey stations with six survey visits per station, conducting a minimum of 22 daytime site visits to known owl activity centers (potentially expanding to 53 visits), and completing all fieldwork between March 1, 2026, and September 30, 2026. The contract award total is $162,834.00, with an initial term of one year and options to renew for a cumulative maximum of 10 years.

To execute the contract, Bushwacker Ecological LLC must submit certificates of insurance within fourteen days of the notice date, specifying additional insureds, loss payees, endorsements, and exclusions, along with a completed W-9 form. Upon receipt of these required documents, contract negotiations will commence with DSL. The award represents the outcome of a competitive solicitation process that evaluated proposals based on demonstrated work experience, key personnel qualifications, logistics and field techniques, and price, with pricing scored on a sliding scale favoring the lowest bidder.

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Department of State Lands 775 Summer Street NE, Suite 100

Salem, OR 97301-1279

(503) 986-5200

FAX (503) 378-4844

www.oregon.gov/dsl

State Land Board

Tina Kotek Governor

Tobias Read

Secretary of State

Elizabeth Steiner State Treasurer

David Martin Bushwacker Ecological LLC 70857 Potato Bottom Rd.

Lakeside, OR 97449

RE: Intent to Award Notice Spotted Owl Survey – Elliott State Research Forest

Dear Mr. Martin, Department of State Lands (DSL) is happy to inform you that Bushwacker Ecological LLC is the responsible, responsive winner on the solicitation for the Northern Spotted Owl Survey Project in the Elliott State Research Forest. It is our intent to award the resulting contract to your company.

Total of Award: $162,834.00

In order to execute the Contract, the following requirements must be met within the time allowed:

1. Provide certificates of insurance indicating your insurance coverages. The certificate shall specify parties who are Additional Insureds or Loss Payees and shall indicate what endorsements are included and what exclusions are removed, within Fourteen (14) days of the date of this letter.

2. W-9

Upon completion and receipt of the required items listed above, contract negotiations will begin and draft of the contract.

Please contact me if you have any questions regarding this correspondence and we look forward to working with you.

Sincerely, Michelle Johnson, OPBC Contracting Officer Department of State Lands

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