RFI-GSA_NARA_Wildlife Removal.docx

National Archives and Records Administration Wildlife Removal Services

NATIONAL ARCHIVES

AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

FOR

WILDLIFE REMOVAL SERVICES

(Coyotes and Den)

Dear Vendor:

The National Archives and Records (NARA) is seeking GSA schedule holder Vendors with the capability to provide wildlife trapping, removing, and relocating.

Responses to this RFI must be submitted electronically by 12:00pm ET, July 31, 2025. Please limit responses to 4 to 6 pages.

Questions regarding this RFI must be submitted in writing to Ms. Bean via e-mail at yolanda.bean@nara.gov.

Yolanda Bean, Contract Specialist

Enclosures:

Enclosure 1: RFI Introduction

a. Background

b. Objectives

c. Landscape

Enclosure 2: RFI Requirement

ENCLOSURE #1

1. Introduction

1.1 Background

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) at College Park is a 1.8-million-square-foot facility located just outside of Washington, DC, in College Park, MD. The facility is situated on a natural wooded landscape within a 33 acre plot. NARA at College Park (also known as Archives II) is a major facility of the National Archives and Records Administration of the United States. The facility serves as the primary base of operations for the bulk of the senior offices within the agency. The facility accommodates more than 48,000 visitors a year and employs approximately 500 staff members.

Opened in 1994 near the campus of the University of Maryland. NARA ensures ready access to essential evidence that documents the rights of American citizens, the actions of Federal officials, and the national experience. The agency addresses thousands of information requests daily, providing access to records that are crucial for verifying citizens’ entitlement, maintaining government credibility, and ensuring historical accuracy.

1.2 Objective

NARA seeks Information from:

· GSA schedule holder vendors – Professional Wildlife Removal Services

· Trap, Remove, and Relocate Coyotes (Den)

1.3 NARA’s Landscape:

· Jogging trail

· Pavilion

· Bus Stop

· Playground

· Day Care

· Satellite Parking (wooded area)

ENCLOSURE # 2

Requirements:

1. Service Requirement / Description

1.1 Must be a licensed wildlife rehabilitator, licensed in any state or the District.

1.2 Shall recommend and employ nonlethal means in preference to lethal means for the control of problem wildlife.

1.3 All traps and exclusion devices used by a wildlife control provider shall be labeled with the name, address, and phone number of the wildlife control service provider.

1.4 Wildlife shall be captured, handled, and, when permissible, transported, in a manner to ensure against causing unnecessary discomfort, behavioral stress, or physical harm to the animal, including providing protections against extreme weather.

1.5 Wildlife control services provider shall make every reasonable effort to preserve family units using humane eviction or displacement and reunion strategies and shall not knowingly abandon dependent young wildlife in a structure.

Adding or suggesting alternated services to this requirement is encouraged.

This is a Request for Information purposes only. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes.

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