Mandatory Bid Response Form~2.docx

This is a Mandatory Bid Response Form for a Request for Quote issued by MassWildlife, the wildlife management agency for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The agency is seeking qualified vendors to implement vegetation monitoring protocols on select Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) to capture changes in vegetation structure and composition across grassland, shrubland, open canopy woodland, and successional forest communities. The base bid scope requires vendors to establish 18 total baseline plots—9 at Montague Plains WMA and 9 at Frances A. Crane WMA—with completion by September 30, 2026 at Montague Plains and October 15, 2026 at Frances A. Crane WMA. All data and summaries must be delivered by December 4, 2026. An alternate bid option allows for 6 additional plots (3 at each WMA). Vendors must submit resumes of all principal investigators and individuals involved in project execution with their bid response.

The bid response form requires vendors to provide pricing for both the base bid of 18 plots and the alternate of 6 additional plots, with all costs subject to a Total Project Fee maximum obligation amount. Costs not defined in the bid response will not be reimbursed under the resulting contract, and all project costs may not exceed the stated maximum obligation amount. The form does not specify set-asides, incumbent information, or detailed funding sources, but the scope is limited to vegetation monitoring baseline plot implementation and analysis to support restoration projects on the designated WMAs in Massachusetts.