RFP Amendment 1~5.docx

STATE OF NEVADA

DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION

Purchasing Division 515 East Musser Street, Suite 300 │ Carson City, NV 89701 Phone: 775-684-0170 │ Fax: 775-684-0188

The following shall be a part of RFP # 72DOW-S1266. If a vendor has already returned a proposal and any of the information provided below changes that proposal, please submit the changes along with this amendment. You need not re-submit an entire proposal prior to the opening date and time.

Questions and Responses to RFP:

1. Please provide a location, altitude and intended time frame for each scheduled capture.

This information is subject to change due to many variables including the changing status of NDOW’s field work policy as related to Covid-19 management.

· 20 California Bighorn in NW Nevada, December or January, 7,000 ft.

· 20 Desert, California and Rocky Mountain Bighorn throughout Nevada, November, December, and/or January, 5,000 – 8,000 ft.

· 8 Mountain Goats, East Humboldt Range, December or January, 9,000 ft.

· 30 Elk, Eastern Nevada, January or February, 5,000 – 7,000 ft

· 60 Mule Deer, Eastern Nevada, December – February, 5,000 -7,500 ft.

2. Please provide an animal density estimate for each capture especially for mountain goats.

NDOW does not have any quantitative density values for any big game species but below is a qualitative estimate of density:

· Moderate density for most Bighorn Sheep captures

· Low density for Mountain Goats

· Moderate density for Elk in most cases

· High density for most Mule Deer

· High density for most Pronghorn

3. Please provide an estimate of animal capture numbers for next season.

Due to funding limitations and timing of program planning, NDOW has no way of providing any estimate of Bighorn or Mountain Goat capture numbers for the 2021-2022 capture season. Elk numbers are likely to be similar in 2021-2022 as they are for the upcoming capture season. Estimates for Mule Deer numbers will be similar in 2021-2022 as they are for the upcoming capture season.

4. Will it be possible to complete all captures in one consecutive time slot weather permitting?

No. It is likely that NDOW will need three (3) separate time periods/blocks of consecutive days to accommodate the big game captures in 2020-2021 capture season due to several variables. These capture slots typically fall in mid-autumn for Desert Bighorn and Pronghorn (mid-October to mid-November), late fall or early winter to capture migratory populations (Mule Deer) or California Bighorn (December), and typically a mid-winter capture (January-February) for Elk, Mule Deer, and Moose. NDOW consolidates captures as best as possible but factors such as species biology, study needs, or weather often necessitate multiple capture events across the capture season. For Mule Deer and Pronghorn, the work could be completed in 5-6 days, weather permitting.

ALL ELSE REMAINS THE SAME FOR RFP 72DOW-S1266.

Vendor must sign and return this amendment with proposal submitted.

Vendor Name:

Authorized Signature:

Title:

Date:

This document must be submitted in the “State Documents” section of vendors’ technical proposal.

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