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USFWS Ash Meadows NWR SOLICITATION NO. 140FS123Q0153

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation;

quotes are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, JAO, Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, has a requirement for mapping and inventory of invasive species in the Upper Carson Slough Management Units per the PWS included below. All minimum requirements must be met to be considered.

This Request for Quotation (RFQ) is conducted under the procedures of FAR Parts 12 and 13, incorporating provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-101.

The NAICS code is 541620 Environmental Consulting Services and the small business size is $19M.

Instructions All responsible small business sources may submit a quote, which shall be considered by the agency. Award will be made as a firm-fixed-price contract. The basis of award is the lowest price determined fair and reasonable Award will be made to a responsible source pursuant to FAR subpart 9.1.

Please submit your quotation (showing unit and total price) on company letterhead or the enclosed SF-1449 form with DUNS No. and point of contact phone number and e-mail address. Additionally, if your company holds a GSA contract that would apply to this requirement, please provide the contract number. Refer to FAR provision 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items for additional submission guidance and include a copy of FAR provision 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items with applicable sections completed.

Requests for Information Due: 2023-08-18 0800 HST alexander_swift@fws.gov Quotes Due: 2023-08-18 0900 HST.

E-Mailed Quote Submission: alexander_swift@fws.gov

In order to have a quote considered for award, respondent must be registered at the System for Award Management (SAM) website (https://www.sam.gov) as an active vendor by the time an award decision is necessary.

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

Inventory and Mapping of Select Invasive Plants in the Upper Carson Slough Management Unit at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge

Part 1

General Information

1. GENERAL: This is a firm, fixed price contract to provide inventory and mapping of select invasive plants in the Upper Carson Slough (UCS) management unit at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge (AMNWR, Technical Exhibit 2). The Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services herein. Such contract service providers shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn is responsible to the Government.

1.1 Description of Services/Introduction: The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform inventory and mapping of select invasive plants in the Upper Carson Slough Management Unit at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge as defined in this Performance Work Statement except for those items specified as government furnished property and services. The contractor shall perform to the standards in this contract.

1.2 Background: Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1984 to preserve the Mojave Desert’s largest remaining oasis and to conserve and recover listed endangered, threatened, and candidate plant and animal species found in the area. Approximately 50 seeps and springs generate 17,000 acre-feet of water per year, providing habitat for at least 26 plant and animal species found nowhere else in the world including 13 species listed as threatened or endangered. A true biodiversity hotspot, AMNWR supports the highest concentration of endemic species in the United States.

Invasive plants can affect the quality of habitats for native, endemic species. Developing a current inventory of the distribution of invasive plants is a critical first step towards active control and adaptive habitat management. A rotational design, whereby a different management unit is surveyed for invasive plants every year, would allow the refuge to stay abreast of invasive plant distributions and plan for the strategic control of priority invasive plant species. A logical starting point for such a rotational inventory strategy is the UCS management unit.

Extensive invasive plant control efforts have previously been completed in the UCS management unit, including extensive tamarisk control efforts in 2008. A new backcountry trail system is being planned for this area. It is important to establish the current distribution of invasive plants to inform control efforts in anticipation of increasing visitation and foot traffic which would otherwise have the potential to spread invasive plant populations.

1.3 Objectives:

• The overall goal of the project is to instigate a rotational invasive plant inventory and control strategy for the refuge whereby a management unit is surveyed for invasive plants, the resulting information is used to establish control priorities for that unit, and control efforts are then planned and implemented in subsequent years

• The specific project objective is to inventory and map select invasive plant species within the UCS management unit (approximately 5,200 acres).

1.4 Scope: An inventory of 15 priority invasive plant species will be completed in the UCS management unit at AMNWR. An initial list of 15 priority invasive plant species targets from the AMNWR Integrated Pest Management Plan of 2006 will be refined in collaboration with refuge staff and agency partners to integrate threats that have emerged since plan publication. The 15 final invasive plant targets and a specific survey design including data collection and analysis methods will be proposed in a draft protocol for review and approval by the refuge manager and regional staff. The use of existing published protocols and survey methods or minor adaptations thereof is preferred.

Project deliverables will include quarterly progress reports, a file geodatabase housing survey observations including USFWS-required data elements and associated metadata, and a final report with distribution maps for individual species along with recommendations for priority control efforts.

1.5 Period of Performance: Performance Period will start NLT one month after contract award.

Contractor is required to be ready to perform services within 1 month of contract award. The period of performance will be 24 months from POP start date.

1.6 General Information

1.6.1 Quality Control: The contractor shall develop and maintain an effective quality control program to ensure services are performed in accordance with this PWS. The contractor shall develop and implement procedures to identify, prevent, and ensure non-recurrence of defective services. The contractor’s quality control program is the means by which they assure themselves that their work complies with the requirement of the contract.

1.6.2 Quality Assurance: The government shall evaluate the contractor’s performance under this contract in accordance with the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan. This plan is primarily focused on what the Government must do to ensure that the contractor has performed in accordance with the performance standards. It defines how the performance standards will be applied, the frequency of surveillance, and the minimum acceptable defect rate(s).

1.6.3 Recognized Holidays: The contractor is not required to perform services on holidays.

New Year’s Day Labor Day Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday Columbus Day President’s Day Veteran’s Day Memorial Day Thanksgiving Day Juneteenth National Independence Day Christmas Day Independence Day

1.6.4 Hours of Operation: The contractor is responsible for conducting business, between the hours of 6:00 a.m.

– 5:00 p.m. Monday thru Sunday except Federal holidays or when the Government facility is closed due to local or national emergencies, administrative closings, or similar Government directed facility closings. For other than firm fixed price contracts, the contractor will not be reimbursed when the government facility is closed for the above reasons. The Contractor must at all times maintain an adequate workforce for the uninterrupted performance of all tasks defined within this PWS when the Government facility is not closed for the above reasons. When hiring personnel, the Contractor shall keep in mind that the stability and continuity of the workforce are essential.

1.6.5 Place of Performance: The work to be performed under this contract will be performed at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in the Upper Carson Slough Management Unit.

1.6.6 Type of Contract: The government will award a firm fixed price contract.

1.6.7 Security Requirements: Not Applicable

1.6.7.1 PHYSICAL Security: The contractor shall be responsible for safeguarding all government equipment, information and property provided for contractor use. At the close of each work period, government facilities, equipment, and materials shall be secured.

1.6.7.2 Key Control. Key control will be initiated with property sign-in/out forms produced by the Refuge Manager. All keys will be required to be returned by all contractors at the end of the work period.

1.6.7.3 Lock Combinations: Not Applicable

1.6.8 Special Qualifications: The contractor is responsible for ensuring all employees are well versed and proficient in identifying possible plant species occurrences in the Mojave Desert region.

1.6.9 Post Award Conference/Periodic Progress Meetings: The Contractor agrees to attend any post award conference convened by the contracting activity or contract administration office in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation Subpart 42.5. The contracting officer, Contracting Officers Representative (COR), and other Government personnel, as appropriate, may meet periodically with the contractor to review the contractor's performance. At these meetings the contracting officer will apprise the contractor of how the government views the contractor's performance and the contractor will apprise the Government of problems, if any, being experienced. Appropriate action shall be taken to resolve outstanding issues. These meetings shall be at no additional cost to the government.

1.6.10 Contracting Officer Representative (COR): The (COR) will be identified by separate letter. The

COR monitors all technical aspects of the contract and assists in contract administration The COR is authorized to perform the following functions: assure that the Contractor performs the technical requirements of the contract: perform inspections necessary in connection with contract performance: maintain written and oral communications with the Contractor concerning technical aspects of the contract: issue written interpretations of technical requirements, including Government drawings, designs, specifications: monitor Contractor's performance and notifies both the Contracting Officer and Contractor of any deficiencies; coordinate availability of government furnished property, and provide site entry of Contractor personnel. A letter of designation issued to the COR, a copy of which is sent to the Contractor, states the responsibilities and limitations of the COR, especially with regard to changes in cost or price, estimates or changes in delivery dates. The COR is not authorized to change any of the terms and conditions of the resulting order.

1.6.11 Key Personnel: The follow personnel are considered key personnel by the government: the contract manager and surveyors. The contractor shall provide a contract manager who shall be responsible for the performance of the work. The name of this person and an alternate who shall act for the contractor when the manager is absent shall be designated in writing to the contracting officer. The contract manager or alternate shall have full authority to act for the contractor on all contract matters relating to daily operation of this contract. The contract manager or alternate shall be available between 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday thru Friday except Federal holidays or when the government facility is closed for administrative reasons.

Qualifications for all key personnel are listed below: the key personnel must be able to correctly identify and map invasive plant species in the field, operate vehicles and technology needed to conduct surveys in the field, compile and organize data in required formats, write a draft and final report detailing project activities, results, and required recommendations.

1.6.12 Identification of Contractor Employees: All contract personnel attending meetings, answering Government telephones, and working in other situations where their contractor status is not obvious to third parties are required to identify themselves as such to avoid creating an impression in the minds of members of the public that they are Government officials. They must also ensure that all documents or reports produced by contractors are suitably marked as contractor products or that contractor participation is appropriately disclosed. Contractor personnel will not be required to obtain or wear identification that is supplied by AMNWR.

1.6.13 Contractor Travel: Not Applicable

1.6.14 Other Direct Costs: Not Applicable

1.6.15 Data Rights: The Government has unlimited rights to all documents/material produced under this contract. All documents and materials, to include the source codes of any software, produced under this contract shall be Government owned and are the property of the Government with all rights and privileges of ownership/copyright belonging exclusively to the Government. These documents and materials may not be used or sold by the contractor without written permission from the Contracting Officer. All materials supplied to the Government shall be the sole property of the Government and may not be used for any other purpose. This right does not abrogate any other Government rights.

1.6.16 Organizational Conflict of Interest: Contractor and subcontractor personnel performing work under this contract may receive, have access to or participate in the development of proprietary or source selection information (e.g., cost or pricing information, budget information or analyses, specifications or work statements, etc.) or perform evaluation services which may create a current or subsequent Organizational Conflict of Interests (OCI) as defined in FAR Subpart 9.5. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer immediately whenever it becomes aware that such access or participation may result in any actual or potential OCI and shall promptly submit a plan to the Contracting Officer to avoid or mitigate any such OCI. The Contractor’s mitigation plan will be determined to be acceptable solely at the discretion of the Contracting Officer and in the event the Contracting Officer unilaterally determines that any such OCI cannot be satisfactorily avoided or mitigated, the Contracting Officer may effect other remedies as he or she deems necessary, including prohibiting the Contractor from participation in subsequent contracted requirements which may be affected by the OCI.

1.6.17 PHASE IN /PHASE OUT PERIOD: Not Applicable

PART 2

DEFINITIONS & ACRONYMS

2. DEFINITIONS AND ACRONYMS:

2.1. DEFINITIONS:

2.1.1. CONTRACTOR. A supplier or vendor awarded a contract to provide specific supplies or service to the government. The term used in this contract refers to the prime.

2.1.2. CONTRACTING OFFICER. A person with authority to enter into, administer, and or terminate contracts, and make related determinations and findings on behalf of the government. Note: The only individual who can legally bind the government.

2.1.3. CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (COR). An employee of the U.S. Government appointed by the contracting officer to administer the contract. Such appointment shall be in writing and shall state the scope of authority and limitations. This individual has authority to provide technical direction to the Contractor as long as that direction is within the scope of the contract, does not constitute a change, and has no funding implications. This individual does NOT have authority to change the terms and conditions of the contract.

2.1.4. DEFECTIVE SERVICE. A service output that does not meet the standard of performance associated with the Performance Work Statement.

2.1.5. DELIVERABLE. Anything that can be physically delivered, but may include non-manufactured things such as meeting minutes or reports.

2.1.6. KEY PERSONNEL. Contractor personnel that are evaluated in a source selection process and that may be required to be used in the performance of a contract by the Key Personnel listed in the PWS. When key personnel are used as an evaluation factor in best value procurement, an offer can be rejected if it does not have a firm commitment from the persons that are listed in the proposal.

2.1.7. PHYSICAL SECURITY. Actions that prevent the loss or damage of Government property.

2.1.8. QUALITY ASSURANCE. The government procedures to verify that services being performed by the Contractor are performed according to acceptable standards.

2.1.9. QUALITY ASSURANCE Surveillance Plan (QASP). An organized written document specifying the surveillance methodology to be used for surveillance of contractor performance.

2.1.10. QUALITY CONTROL. All necessary measures taken by the Contractor to assure that the quality of an end product or service shall meet contract requirements.

2.1.11. SUBCONTRACTOR. One that enters into a contract with a prime contractor. The Government does not have privity of contract with the subcontractor.

2.1.12. WORK DAY. The number of hours per day the Contractor provides services in accordance with the contract.

2.1.12. WORK WEEK. Monday through Friday, unless specified otherwise.

2.2. ACRONYMS:

ACOR Alternate Contracting Officer's Representative AFARS Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement AMNWR Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge AR Army Regulation CCE Contracting Center of Excellence CFR Code of Federal Regulations CONUS Continental United States (excludes Alaska and Hawaii) COR Contracting Officer Representative COTR Contracting Officer's Technical Representative COTS Commercial-Off-the-Shelf DA Department of the Army DD250 Department of Defense Form 250 (Receiving Report) DD254 Department of Defense Contract Security Requirement List DFARS Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement DMDC Defense Manpower Data Center DOD Department of Defense EDRR Early Detection Rapid Response ERS Ecological Restoration Specialist FAR Federal Acquisition Regulation GBI Great Basin Institute HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 IPMT Integrated Plant Management Team KO Contracting Officer OCI Organizational Conflict of Interest OCONUS Outside Continental United States (includes Alaska and Hawaii) ODC Other Direct Costs PIPO Phase In/Phase Out POC Point of Contact PRS Performance Requirements Summary PWS Performance Work Statement QA Quality Assurance QAP Quality Assurance Program QASP Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan QC Quality Control QCP Quality Control Program TE Technical Exhibit UCS Upper Carson Slough

PART 3

GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT, AND SERVICES

3. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES:

3.1. Services: The government may provide initial on-site orientation and refuge access coordination as needed. All contractors coming into the proposed project site must undergo an AMNWR decontamination protocol orientation conducted by Refuge staff.

3.2 Facilities: Not Applicable

3.3 Utilities: Not Applicable

3.4 Equipment: Not Applicable

3.5 Materials: The government may provide transect/refuge maps as needed.

PART 4

CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES

4. CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

4.1 General: The Contractor shall provide all supplies, equipment, facilities, and services required to perform work under this contract that are not listed under Section 3 of this PWS.

4.2 Secret Facility Clearance: Not Applicable

4.3. Materials: The Contractor shall provide all materials necessary to meet the requirements under this PWS.

4.4. Equipment: The Contractor shall provide all equipment necessary to meet the requirements under this PWS.

PART 5

SPECIFIC TASKS

5. Specific Tasks:

5.1. Basic Services. The contractor shall provide services for the completion of the requirements set forth in the PWS.

• Inventory protocol:

o A rigorous and scientifically-defensible survey protocol for a complete inventory of 15 priority invasive plants within the UCS management unit will be submitted for review and approval by the Refuge Manager and regional staff. Existing published protocols or methods are preferred and should be proposed where available. Parameters of the protocol will include:

Contractor will collaborate with refuge staff and agency partners to refine initial list of 15 priority invasive plants from the AMNWR Integrated Pest Management Plan (Technical Exhibit 3) to incorporate new threats that have emerged since publication in 2006 (e.g., Arundo donax and Lepidium latifolium).

Utilize ground-based visual surveys to locate, identify and map 15 priority invasive species within the Upper Carson Slough Management unit (approximately 5,200 acres)

Incorporate a survey design sufficient for a thorough inventory of the priority invasive plants throughout the UCS management area

Observations will be recorded either as points for individual plants or polygons with estimates of percent cover for larger patches. Specific criteria in terms of plant density or percent aerial coverage for mapping individual plant locations versus patches will be specified.

Two or more field personnel proficient in identifying the indicated invasive species will conduct surveys

Survey timing will coincide with the phenology of the 15 target species for maximum identification accuracy and probability of detection o The approved protocol will be used to complete ground-based visual surveys for 15 priority invasive plants in the UCS management unit (approximately 5,200 acres).

• Data collection:

o All locations collected shall have estimated position accuracy of 5 meters or less, either real-time or post-processed. Data collected shall include estimated position accuracy of point locations and identify the methods/equipment used to determine positions.

o Contractor shall provide all data collected, including individual observation points or polygons and survey tracklog lines, in an ESRI File Geodatabase. This data shall be accompanied by metadata meeting either ISO 19139 Metadata Implementation Specification GML3.2 or FGDC-CSDGM standards.

o File geodatabase will incorporate DOI data and metadata standards from Technical Exhibit 4.

o Contractor shall provide geospatial data in the NAD83 (2011) geographic coordinate system (EPSG: 6318) or the NAD83 geographic coordinate system (EPSG: 4269), with no projection applied. The unit of measure for any coordinates provided shall be decimal degrees. Coordinate system and unit of measure requirements do not apply to display maps used in reports, presentations, or other derived products.

o Contractor shall deliver data and metadata to the Government without restrictive markings and with unlimited rights as in FAR 27.404-1. Data, metadata, and other deliverables are property of the U.S. Government.

• Progress reports and provisional data:

o Contractors shall submit an email with provisional data collected and a brief narrative description of work and accomplishments to date to the AMNWR manager at the end of each quarter during the performance period (March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31).

• Final report:

o Contractor shall submit a draft final report at least 45 days prior to the end of the contract for review by Refuge and regional staff before it is finalized.

o Comments received on the draft report will be incorporated into a final report, due by the project end date.

o Contractor shall include in their report the following sections:

introduction (including refuge context/overview), methods (including sampling design, field methods, data collection methods, data collection standards, data verification and validation methods, data analysis, and voucher specimen procedures), results (including distribution map for each species, summary table with acreage by species), management recommendations (suggestions for invasive plant control, future inventories, new priority species, and other observations that would contribute to refuge management), references cited

• Biosecurity protocol:

o Contractor shall ensure that all employees familiarize themselves with and implement the following AMNWR biosecurity and decontamination procedures o Contractor shall avoid walking in live water and aquatic habitats to the maximum extent practical while still surveying the area thoroughly. This is to avoid impacting sensitive aquatic organisms and limiting exposure to aquatic invasive species or native species that could be inadvertently transported to another site.

o Contractor shall adhere to the following decontamination and disinfection procedures to avoid the inadvertent spread of invasive plants, aquatic invasive species, pathogens, and native flora and fauna outside their natural range:

Before arriving at AMNWR and before moving among spring systems on the Refuge

• Clean: all vehicles, gear, equipment, clothing, and footwear, removing ALL mud and contaminants that may harbor weed seeds, plants, or other invasive organisms of concern. Use detergents and brushes as needed as any residual mud or contaminants will render next steps ineffective.

• Disinfect: any footwear, gear, or equipment that has come in contact with an aquatic ecosystem and live water by soaking in a solution of 1% Virkon® Aquatic for 30 minutes to kill fish and invertebrate pathogens, then thorough rinse. This step can be skipped if an item has not been used outside of Ash Meadows NWR springs and wetlands since being disinfected.

• Freeze: any footwear, gear, or equipment that has come in contact with an aquatic ecosystem at -7°C (19°F) for a minimum of 5 hours to kill vertebrate and invertebrate animals, including those resistant to chemical disinfectants. The Refuge maintains a dedicated freezer for equipment decontamination that can be used for this purpose.

• Store: in labeled storage containers or designated area to avoid cross contamination prior to use.

o Contractor shall survey spring systems in an upstream-to-downstream order and complete surveys within each spring system before mobilizing to survey the next spring system.

o For the purpose of this contract, individual spring systems requiring decontamination and disinfection prior to mobilization include Fairbanks Spring, Soda Spring, Rogers Spring, Longstreet Spring, Cold Spring, and Five Springs as well as their associated outflow channels.

o Contractor shall document compliance with decontamination and disinfection procedures by recording the date, time, treatment conditions (i.e., temperature, chemical concentrations, treatment duration), and personnel that implement each step.

o Contractor shall meet with Refuge Manager or his designee to review decontamination procedures and inspect vehicle, gear, equipment, clothing, and footwear cleanliness prior to the start of work. If procedures are found to have been inadequate, the project may be delayed until compliance can be achieved.

5.2. Task Heading: Not Applicable

PART 6

APPLICABLE PUBLICATIONS

6. APPLICABLE PUBLICATIONS (CURRENT EDITIONS)

6.1. The Contractor must abide by all applicable regulations, publications, manuals, and local policies and procedures.

PART 7

ATTACHMENT/TECHNICAL EXHIBIT LISTING

7. Attachment/Technical Exhibit List:

7.1. Attachment 1/Technical Exhibit 1 – Performance Requirements Summary

7.2. Attachment 2/Technical Exhibit 2 – Map of AMNWR management units

7.3. Attachment 3/Technical Exhibit 3 – Table of the 15 priority invasive species to be surveyed and mapped

7.4. Attachment 4/Technical Exhibit 4 – Required data/metadata standards

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 1

Performance Requirements Summary The contractor service requirements are summarized into performance objectives that relate directly to mission essential items. The performance threshold briefly describes the minimum acceptable levels of service required for each requirement. These thresholds are critical to mission success.

Performance Objective (The Service required—usually a shall statement)

Standard Performance Threshold (This is the maximum error rate. It could possibly be “Zero deviation from standard”)

Method of Surveillance

PRS # 1

The contractor shall provide a protocol for review and approval by the refuge manager and regional staff. The approved protocol will then be used to complete ground-based visual surveys for 15 invasive plants (Technical Exhibit 3) in the UCS management unit (approximately 5,200 acres).

Use of existing published protocols or methods is preferred, where available. The protocol must be scientifically robust, defensible and have high confidence that a thorough survey of the area was completed.

The contractor uses the protocol to survey 15 priority invasive plant species in the UCS management unit.

Zero deviation from standard.

100% Inspection

PRS # 2

The contractor shall develop and maintain an effective quality control program to ensure services are performed in accordance with this PWS. The contractor shall develop and implement procedures to identify, prevent, and ensure non-recurrence of defective services.

The contractor provides and maintains a quality control program to ensure all services are performed in accordance with this PWS. The contractor ensures compliance with all DOI data and metadata standards are included in the quality control program.

Zero deviation from standard.

100% Inspection

PRS # 3

The contractor shall abide by and familiarize themselves with the AMNWR biosecurity and decontamination procedures outlined above in the specific tasks section.

The contractor shall undergo decontamination protocol orientation from AMNWR staff prior to the start of any field work. The contractor and all employees will abide by biosecurity and decontamination procedures at all times to avoid the inadvertent translocation of invasive or native species.

Zero deviation from standard.

PRS # 4

The contractor shall adhere to minimum required data collection standards and specifications.

The contractor shall adhere to the minimum data standards set out in Technical Exhibit 4 and shall provide all data collected, including individual observation points, infested area polygons, survey points and polygons, and survey tracklog lines, in an ESRI File Geodatabase. This data shall be accompanied by metadata meeting either ISO 19139 Metadata Implementation Specification GML3.2 or FGDC-CSDGM standards. Contractor shall provide geospatial data in the NAD83 (2011) geographic coordinate system (EPSG: 6318) or the NAD83 geographic coordinate system (EPSG:

4269), with no projection applied. The unit of measure for any coordinates provided shall be decimal degrees.

Coordinate system and unit of measure requirements do not apply to display maps used in reports, presentations, or other derived products. Contractor shall deliver data and metadata to the Government without restrictive markings and with unlimited rights as in FAR 27.404-1. Data, metadata, and other deliverables are property of the U.S. Government.

100% Inspection

PRS # 5

The contractor shall complete a final report.

Final report content will follow a standard scientific format including the introduction, methods, results, and management recommendations sections. Distribution maps for each invasive plant species will be included.

The management recommendations section will synthesize the results of the inventory and present actionable priorities for control of individual invasive plant species. The contractor shall provide a draft final report and all data collected 45 days prior to the project end date. Comments received on the draft report will be incorporated into a final report, due by the project end date.

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 2

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 3

INITIAL INVASIVE AND PEST PLANT TARGETS (to be refined during protocol development)

Scientific Name Common Name Rhaponticum repens1,2 Russian knapweed Bassia hyssopifolia five-hook bassia, five-horn smother-weed Bromus rubens2 red brome, foxtail brome, foxtail chess Lepidium draba1,2 hoary cress, white top, perennial pepper-grass Centaurea melitensis1 Malta starthistle Centaurea solstitialis1,2 yellow starthistle Elaeagnus angustifolia Russian olive Phragmites australis common reed Solanum elaeagnifolium1 white horse-nettle Sorghum bicolor, Sorghum halepense1 Sorghum, Johnson grass Tamarix ramosissima, Tamarix spp.1,2 saltcedar, athel Tribulus terrestris1 puncture vine Typha domingensis cattail

1 State of Nevada Noxious Weed List 2 Nevada State Weed Plan Species of Concern

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 4

fieldName Definition Why it is useful Necessity Coding Data value Picklist Example (scenario) fieldName (example data) basisOfRecord The specific nature of the data record as specified by FWSpecies.

Mandatory Visual Report (Seen); Aural Report (Heard); Specimen;

Photograph; Audio Recording; Video Recording;

Other Visual Report (Seen) datasetID The name identifying the data set from which the record was derived.

Mandatory https://ecos.fws.gov/ServCa t/Reference/Profile/98511 datasetName An identifier for the institution having custody of the object(s) or information referred to in the record.

Mandatory Oregon Coast NWRC:

Surface Nesting Seabirds - Population Trend and Distribution - Aerial, Boat, Land - Annual Darwin Core-compliant Data institutionCode The name (or acronym) in use by the institution having custody of the object(s) or information referred to in the record.

Mandatory

U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service orgName Official name of the National Wildlife Refuge as specified by the FWS Corporate Master Table.

Mandatory Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge eventID An identifier for the set of information associated with an Event (something that occurs at a place and time).

May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set.

Mandatory ??

eventDate Date that the observation was made by the Examiner.

Date format: YYYY-MM-DD.

Mandatory 2023-05-01 recordedBy The full name and affiliation of the individual(s) who collected the information in the field or is the contact person for the data.

Mandatory James Howlett, River Partners occurrenceID An identifier for the Occurrence (as opposed to a particular digital record of the occurrence). In the absence of a persistent global unique identifier, construct one from a combination of identifiers in the record that will most closely make the occurrenceID globally unique.

Mandatory ??

occurrenceStatus A statement about the presence or absence of a Taxon at a Location.

Optional Present, absent Present organismQuantity A number or enumeration value for the quantity of organi Optional 50 organismQuantityType The type of quantification system used for the quantity of organisms.

Mandatory Percent cover, Percent Cover Class, Width, Radius, Gross Infested Area, Net Infested Area, Individual Count

Cover coverType Identifies general vegetative type where the invasion occurs, as defined by the Formation Class of the National Vegetation Classification Standard

(NVCS).

Optional ?? Saltwater aquatic vegetation vegetationClass Dominant vegetation type encountered that does not include invasive species

Optional submerged, floating, nonvascular, herbs, shrubs, trees

Shrubs lifeStage Identifies the dominant stage of plant growth within the search area or mapped infestation at the time of the observation

Recommended seedling/rosettes, sapling/immature, mature, in flower, in fruit, dormant/dead OR adults, eggs, nymphs seedling/rosettes manageStatus Management status of organism(s) at the time of observation, if applicable.

Recommended

Newly discovered and treated, Newly discovered and untreated, Untreated, Previously treated, Treated, Possibly eradicated, Not found, Unknown

Newly discovered and treated gridArea If using grids, need size, length of one side (m)

Optional 50 gridCellID Grid cell identifier - may or may not be numeric. Only applicable if grid cells are utilized

Optional User defined picklist of grid cell identifiers of interest

H3 comments Describes any additional information important to the associated record that is not contained within the existing fields

Optional It is easier to access this survey site from the South to avoid large boulders and rock scrambling speciesCode An identifier for for the species scientific name, if used (for example, Lepidium latifolium as LELA)

Optional User defined picklist of species codes of interest

LELA

https://ecos.fws.gov/ServCat/Reference/Profile/98511 https://ecos.fws.gov/ServCat/Reference/Profile/98511 fwsTaxonCode Unique taxon code/identifier generated specific to the Refuge Taxonomy database, different from ITIS taxon id/TSN, but based on it.

Mandatory User defined picklist of FWS Taxon Codes of species of interest

95067 scientificName Identifies the scientific name of the plant species observed using the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

The scientific name follows the standard of binomial nomenclature and consists of the genus name followed by the species name.

Excludes scientific name authorship.

Mandatory User defined picklist of scientific names of species of interest

Lepidium latifolium vernacularName The species name expressed in the common language(s) of the country and/or region, which is generally English, but may also be another language in North America. Common names are not capitalized unless they are based on a place or a person’s name

Optional User defined picklist of common names of species of interest

Perennial pepperweed locationID Survey site identification number (transect or plot number). If locations are not predetermined (i.e.

incidental observations or observations within sampling grid), this can be an auto-generated ID.

Mandatory 5 locality The specific definition of the place an observation was conducted.

Mandatory Harmony Ranch National Wildlife Refuge subunitName Name of the individual management subunit or discrete area associated with the refuge if applicable

Optional User defined picklist of managment subunits set from NWRS Management Unit dataset unitName Name of the individual management unit or discrete area associated with the refuge

Optional User defined picklist of management units set from NWRS Management Unit dataset

Lower East Marsh decimalLatitude Y value of point coordinates or polygon centroids.

Federally required coordinate system: NAD83 2011. Contractors should use NAD83 in decimal degrees.

Mandatory 46.2622033 decimalLongitude X value of point coordinates or polygon centroids.

Federally required coordinate system: NAD83 2011. Contractors should use NAD83 in decimal degrees.

Mandatory 123.9813472 geodeticDatum The ellipsoid, geodetic datum, or spatial reference system (SRS) upon which the geographic coordinates given in decimalLatitude and decimalLongitude as based.

Mandatory Picklist - WGS84, NAD83, NAD83 (2011), NATRF 2022

NAD83

coordinateUncertaintyInMe ters

The variability of a pair of coordinates, in meters. Due to availability of satellites and surrounding geography, there may be some variability in the accuracy of coordinates. Record if available on data collection tool and not automatically recorded. This value could be recorded at every point or at the beginning and end of a survey day, or survey unit.

Optional 0

ADDITIONAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS (PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES)

FAR Provisions by Reference

52.204-7 – System for Award Management (Oct 2018) 52.204-16 – Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (Aug 2020) 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (Nov 2021) 52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation (Oct 2020)

FAR Provisions – Full Text

52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): https://www.acquisition.gov/

(End of provision)

FAR Clauses by Reference

52.204-13 – System for Award Management Maintenance (Oct 2018) 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (Aug 2020) 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items (DEC 2022) 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations (Jun 2013) 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Nov 2021)

FAR Clauses – Full Text

52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.

As prescribed in 12.301(b)(4), insert the following clause:

CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS—

COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (JUN 2023)

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:

(1) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (JAN 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(2) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (NOV 2021) (Section 1634 of Pub. L.

115-91).

(3) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (NOV 2021) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232).

(4) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (NOV 2015).

(5) 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (MAR 2023) ( 31 U.S.C. 3903 and 10 U.S.C. 3801).

(6) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) ( 31 U.S.C. 3553).

(7) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) (Public Laws 108-77 and 108-78 ( 19 U.S.C. 3805 note)).

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:

__ (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (JUN 2020), with Alternate I (NOV 2021) ( 41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 4655).

__ (2) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (NOV 2021) ( 41 U.S.C. 3509)).

__ (3) 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (JUN 2010) (Section 1553 of Pub. L. 111-5). (Applies to contracts funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.)

__ (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (JUN 2020) (Pub. L. 109-282) ( 31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

https://www.acquisition.gov/far/12.301#FAR_12_301 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.203-19#FAR_52_203_19 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.204-23#FAR_52_204_23 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.204-25#FAR_52_204_25 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.209-10#FAR_52_209_10 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.232-40#FAR_52_232_40 https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/31/3903 https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/10/3801 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.233-3#FAR_52_233_3 http://uscode.house.gov/browse.xhtml;jsessionid=114A3287C7B3359E597506A31FC855B3 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.233-4#FAR_52_233_4 http://uscode.house.gov/browse.xhtml;jsessionid=114A3287C7B3359E597506A31FC855B3 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.203-6#FAR_52_203_6 http://uscode.house.gov/browse.xhtml;jsessionid=114A3287C7B3359E597506A31FC855B3 https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/10/4655 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.203-13#FAR_52_203_13 http://uscode.house.gov/browse.xhtml;jsessionid=114A3287C7B3359E597506A31FC855B3 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.203-15#FAR_52_203_15 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.204-10#FAR_52_204_10 http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section6101&num=0&edition=prelim

__ (5) [Reserved].

__ (6) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (OCT 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

__ (7) 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (OCT 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

_X_ (8) 52.204-27, Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application (JUN 2023) (Section 102 of Division R of Pub. L. 117-328).

__ (9) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (NOV 2021) ( 31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

__ (10) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (OCT 2018) ( 41 U.S.C. 2313).

__ (11) [Reserved].

__ (12) 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (OCT 2022) ( 15 U.S.C. 657a).

__ (13) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (OCT 2022) (if the offeror elects to waive the…