Summary

This is a Services Agreement template for non-federal funds issued by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife, in support of a Request for Proposals for a bid-level design package for a Lake Erie Wildlife Research Vessel replacement project. The ODNR seeks qualified vendors to revise existing design plans and provide a construction cost estimate for replacing the aging R/V Grandon, which currently serves as the primary vessel for fisheries research and assessment on Lake Erie. The R/V Grandon is essential to the department's long-term research programs that assess fish hatch strength, adult species abundance, and water quality, while supporting state and international sampling obligations through the Lake Erie Committee of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission. The deliverables are intended to reach a comparable level of detail to sample plans, though this procurement is explicitly not for a functional or production-level design; detailed design requirements will be solicited during a subsequent construction bid phase.

The document serves as a base contract template for services to be performed using non-federal funds. No specific pricing terms, contract duration, award dates, or response deadlines are specified within the template itself. Additional details regarding pricing structure, funding sources and amounts, incumbent contractors, set-asides, and other material contract terms would be contained in the complete RFP documentation referenced but not fully detailed in this file excerpt. Prospective bidders should review the full RFP documentation for comprehensive specifications and proposal submission requirements.