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140R2020Q0034

Monitoring Adult Anadromous O. mykiss in the Lower San Joaquin and

Stanislaus River

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Stanislaus and Lower San Joaquin River, California

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Bureau of Reclamation

Interior Region 10 · California-Great Basin

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Sacramento CA 95825

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with FAR parts 13.5 and additional information included in this notice. The Bureau of Reclamation intends to award a Firm-Fixed Price Purchase Order for services represented in the Performance Work Statement. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

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00000 Contractor shall provide all management, personnel, supervision, labor, materials, transportation, and other items necessary to perform Monitoring Adult

Anadromous O.Mykiss Juvenile Population and

Life-History Composition Census services in accordance with the Performance Work Statement

(PWS).

00010 Base Year: August 1, 2020-July 31, 2021

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00020 Option Year 1: August 1, 2021-July 31, 2022

00030 Option Year 2: August 1, 2022-July 31, 2023

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Performance Work Statement

Monitoring Adult Anadromous O. mykiss Population and Life-History Composition Census

April 2020

1.0 Background

A limited knowledge of California Central Valley Steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) hinders our ability to evaluate the status and trends of this Distinct Population Segment (DPS) and quantify the effects of potential stressors such as CVP operations. For example, annual juvenile production from the California Central Valley Steelhead DPS is unknown and therefore take limits at the state and federal pumping facilities are set by expert judgement rather than O. mykiss population dynamics. It is essential that we improve our fundamental understanding of Central Valley O. mykiss biology and ecology in order to better manage and conserve the species.

California Central Valley O. mykiss are distributed throughout most watersheds but often in low abundance, particularly in San Joaquin tributaries (Williams et al. 2016). The species can adopt a broad range of life-history strategies ranging from anadromous (steelhead) to freshwater residents (Rainbow trout). While there is a genetic basis for life-history expression (Pearse et al. 2014), resident O. mykiss can produce offspring that adopt an anadromous life-history and anadromous steelhead can produce freshwater residents (Zimmerman et al. 2009). Current regulatory framework is focused on the anadromous portion of the Central Valley O. mykiss population. However, evidence suggests many O.

mykiss in Central Valley are non-anadromous, likely not isolated from the anadromous component of the population.

There are a variety of genetic and environmental factors that influence population dynamics and life-history variation in

O. mykiss (Kendall et al. 2014). Past research has emphasized that growth and survival in freshwater, survival during migration and at sea, asymptotic sizes achievable in freshwater, and genetic makeup are likely key factors in determining life-history expression and adaptation (Satterthwaite et al. 2009, 2010, Pearse et al. 2014). This project’s studies will build on past research focusing on evaluating how CVP operations impact the expression and evolution of O. mykiss life histories.

This project is designed to address the requirements outlined in Chapter 4 section 4.10.5.12.3 of the Proposed Action and coordinated long-term operations of the CVP and SWP by aiding the San Joaquin Basin Steelhead Collaborative and providing a Steelhead Life-Cycle Monitoring Program foundation. This project will be funded under CVPIA authority

Provision 3046 (g)(4), which states

“The primary purpose of this effort shall be to support the Secretary's efforts in fulfilling the requirements of this title through improved scientific understanding concerning, but not limited to measures needed to restore anadromous fisheries to optimum and sustainable levels in accordance with the restored carrying capacities of Central Valley rivers, streams, and riparian habitats.”

Reclamation anticipates this project and associated studies will span five years. However, the project has a modular design that will result in severable deliverables produced on an annual basis. Each modular component will fill critical knowledge gaps and therefore improve our understanding of O. mykiss biology and ecology. Reclamation aims to use the collective components of this project to test hypotheses related to O. mykiss life-history variation and CVP operations and enhance our ability to conserve and manage this species.

2.0 Purpose and Scope of Work

The scope of the project includes monitoring that will enable Reclamation to accomplish the following objectives.

1. Enumerate the abundance of anadromous adult O. mykiss returning to spawn in the Stanislaus River.

2. Estimate the return timing of anadromous adult O. mykiss and how that relates to variable flow and temperature conditions.

This scope of work focuses on the adult O. mykiss life-stage. The overarching aim of this project is to generate data and analyses that can inform ongoing steelhead life-cycle and decision-support models while working collaboratively with

Reclamation. Additional details regarding the efforts are provided in 9.0 Tasks below.

The need for this project is to improve baseline knowledge of O. mykiss abundance and ecology in the San Joaquin drainage. Doing so will enable Reclamation to minimize potential impacts of CVP operations on O. mykiss population dynamics and the expression of anadromy in this species. In collaboration with Reclamation, the Contractor shall:

1. develop a monitoring plan (MP) focused on quantifying the abundance and timing of returning anadromous adult

O. mykiss in the Stanislaus River, and

2. collect tissue samples (i.e., fin tissue, and scales) from O. mykiss greater than 16 inches for genetic analyses and length-at-age reconstruction.

3. quantify the annual abundance of adult O. mykiss returning to spawn in the Stanislaus River.

The geographic scope of the work is split between the Stanislaus and Lower San Joaquin River, California.

3.0 Type of Contract: The Government anticipates award of a Firm-Fixed Priced contract.

4.0 Period of Performance: The anticipated period of performance of the contract is August 1, 2020 through July 31, 2021, with 2 Option Years (2021-2023).

5.0 Administrative Information:

5.1 Recognized Holidays:

The Government recognized Holidays are as follows:

New Year’s Day Labor Day

Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday Columbus Day

President’s Day Veteran’s Day

Memorial Day Thanksgiving Day

Independence Day Christmas Day

5.2 Place of Performance

The work to be performed under this contract shall be performed at the Contractor’s facility and other places appropriate for meetings.

Access to private property may be necessary to complete this PWS. Reclamation will work with private landowners to facilitate access. Under no circumstances should the Contractor access private property without prior approval from the landowner. Additionally, under no circumstances shall the Contractor release the results of the field surveys except to the respective landowner without prior authorization by Reclamation.

All field surveys shall be conducted by qualified professionals. Specific qualifications for professionals conducting these surveys shall be developed in coordination with Reclamation and may include prior professional experience, professional registrations, professional licenses, and permits or certifications issued by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and/or the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW).

5.3 Security:

The contractor shall be responsible for safeguarding all government equipment, information and property provided for

Contractor use.

The Contractor shall be responsible for obtaining any rights-of entry and/or permission from Reclamation, State or Local entities and/or private landowners regarding assess to any properties that may be subject to any field visits.

5.4 Contractor Key Personnel:

Contractor shall name a project manager and identify other key personnel prior to the commencement of work.

5.5 Deliverables:

The Contractor shall develop an initial project and deliverables schedule no later than one (1) month after contract award that includes monitoring activities in accordance with Table 5.6.

• All deliverables (other than invoices) shall be delivered to the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) at

Reclamation’s Bay-Delta Office on the specified due dates listed below.

• All electronic deliverables to be posted externally shall be compliant with Section 508 Amendment to the

Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (https://section508.gov/content/learn/laws-and-policies).

• All electronic deliverables to be posted and all materials made available to the general public shall meet

Reclamation’s Visual Identity Standards (https://www.usbr.gov/vip/IV-p-reports.html).

• All data shall be delivered in a format that is discoverable and useable by end users inside and outside the government, and consistent with Memorandum M-13-13 Open Data Policy – Managing Information as an Asset

(https://project-open-data.cio.gov/policy-memo/).

• All draft electronic deliverables shall be developed and submitted using Microsoft (MS) Office programs as applicable (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, etc.) and all spatial data will be submitted using ESRI ArcGIS.

• All data management, summaries, and statistical analyses will be developed and submitted using program R

(https://www.r-project.org/).

Table 5.5 Schedule of Major Deliverables (see Tasks for more detail)

Deliverable Description Due Date

Anadromous adult O. mykiss feasibility study and

Monitoring Plan

June 2021

Technical memorandum including estimates of anadromous O. mykiss escapement

June 2022, 2023

Technical memorandum including a synthesis of monitoring data and analysis of run timing.

June 2023

6.0 Government-Furnished Property

No Government-Furnished Property will be provided for this contract. Government will not furnish any property, services, utilities, etc.

7.0 Applicable Publications: (Current Editions)

There are no applicable publications at this time. Relevant standards are described in the tasks below as applicable.

8.0 Objectives:

• Complete a feasibility study and monitoring plan focused on evaluating the abundance and timing of returning anadromous adult O. mykiss.

• Integration of the adult O. mykiss monitoring plan with broader life-cycle monitoring plans under development.

• Obtain annual estimates of adult O. mykiss escapement.

• Collect biological samples (e.g., scales, otoliths, and fin tissue) from anadromous adult O. mykiss

• Estimate the relationship between CVP-related environmental variables and the timing and success of migrating anadromous adult O. mykiss in the Stanislaus River.

9.0 Tasks

Description of Work:

This Contractor shall complete a feasibility study focused on monitoring and quantifying the abundance and timing of returning anadromous adult O. mykiss in the Stanislaus River. The feasibility study will include a systematic evaluation of alternative monitoring and quantitative methodologies. The Contractor shall identify the optimal monitoring and quantitative methods, and spatiotemporal scope of monitoring in a final monitoring plan. This contract shall cover the feasibility study, monitoring plan, and monitoring activities that may include the installation and operation of two wire fyke traps on the lower San Joaquin River or lower Stanislaus River, and a resistance-board weir and VAKI Riverwatcher on the Stanislaus River during the spawning migration period of O. mykiss. The feasibility study and corresponding monitoring plan will identify specific monitoring activities and methods that may be implemented in option years 1 and 2.

The Contractor shall collect biological samples (e.g., scales, otoliths, and fin tissue) from anadromous adult O. mykiss when possible. In addition, the Contractor shall analyze the relationship between CVP-related environmental variables

(e.g., flow and temperature) on the timing of anadromous adult O. mykiss migration. Task-specific details and deliverables are described below.

Base Year

Task 1: Anadromous Adult O. mykiss Monitoring Feasibility Study

The Contractor shall complete a feasibility study that systematically evaluates alternative monitoring and quantitative methodologies focused on quantifying the abundance and timing of returning anadromous adult O. mykiss in the

Stanislaus River. The primary goal of the feasibility study is to identify the most effective monitoring method (e.g., wire fyke, resistance-board weir), equipment specifications and installation location for monitoring, and quantitative framework for analyzing monitoring data that will prove successful in achieving monitoring objectives. Results of the feasibility study will be summarized in a final monitoring plan (MP). The MP will include detailed information on the survey and analytical methodology, efficiency tests of fish traps and monitoring infrastructure, and quality assurance/quality control plan. In addition, the Contractor will develop testable hypotheses focused on the abundance and timing of returning O. mykiss in relation to CVP-related environmental variables (e.g., flow and temperature). The

Contractor shall utilize previous studies and products of ongoing activities to identify all existing information and assist with identifying new research and monitoring opportunities for consideration. The Contractor shall develop the MP with input from Reclamation and other project partners. A Draft MP shall be submitted to Reclamation for review and comment. The Contractor shall incorporate comments on the Draft MP into a Final MP.

Task 1 Deliverables:

1) Raw data collected during field trials submitted as a Comma Separated Values (CSV) files due in June of 2021.

a. Multiple data files can be submitted using Microsoft (MS) Office programs such as Excel or Access.

2) Annotated R script used for data management and analysis due in June of 2021.

3) Electronic Draft and Final MP and schedule. Draft due June 30, 2021. Final due July 31, 2021 or within four weeks after Reclamation’s comments are provided.

Task 2: Project Management

The Contractor shall develop a Project Management Plan (PMP), risk assessment process, quality assessment/quality control plan, Gantt chart and schedule for completing all tasks above. The PMP project schedule shall address each task and include start/finish dates, total duration in days, and key milestone dates. The PMP will be considered as a living document in which the Contractor shall be expected to periodically update over the full performance period of this project.

Changes to the PMP are expected to be primarily focused on schedule and Gantt chart updates.

The Contractor shall provide general project management/administration activities in support of this project including but not limited to the following:

• Coordination of seasonal Project activities by the Contractor’s staff, document review, and quality assurance/quality control of work prepared for this Project.

• Scheduling, planning, and conducting meetings and presentations.

• Preparation and reproduction of meeting notes, handouts, and deliverables.

• Coordination and communication with the collaborating partners.

• Preparation of Monthly Progress Report outlining activities of the previous month by sub-task, activities anticipated for the current month by sub-task, issues or topics of concern, and a monthly invoice.

• Attendance and participation in Progress Meetings with Reclamation and other collaborating agency staff as scheduled to report on Project progress, contract/Project issues and concerns, and other matters related to the administration and execution of this contract.

The Contractor shall manage the project scope, budget, and schedule. This task addresses general project management efforts, including, but not limited to:

• Invoicing and monthly progress reports,

• Oversight of day to-day project activities and preparation of deliverables,

• Correspondence with Reclamation and associated stakeholders,

• Consultant project team management,

• 508 compliance: ensuring all electronically posted documents are compliant with Section 508 Amendment to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and in accordance to Reclamation Standards,

• Reclamation Visual Identity standards: ensure all electronically posted and final documents meet

Reclamation’s Visual Identity standards

The Contractor shall meet with Reclamation and project partners every other month through the duration of the project to report on project progress and review task milestones. The Contractor shall assist in facilitation of these meetings, provide meeting agendas when necessary, develop presentation materials describing project progress, and prepare meeting summary notes. The Contractor shall assume monthly conference calls with Reclamation between meetings.

Task 2 Deliverables:

1) Electronic Draft and Final PMP and schedule. Draft due 2 weeks after contract award. Final due 2 weeks after

Reclamation’s comments are provided.

2) Monthly invoices/progress reports: one hard copy to Reclamation’s Contracting Officer, one electronic copy to

Reclamation's COR.

3) Electronic meeting agendas materials and notes. Meeting materials due in draft 5 days before a meeting. Final meeting materials due 2 days before the meeting. Meeting notes due 5 days after the meeting.

Option Year 1

Task 1: Adult O. mykiss Escapement Estimation

The Contractor shall implement field surveys using the recommended approach identified in the monitoring plan described in Task 1. The goal of Task 2 is to estimate the abundance and timing of returning anadromous adult O. mykiss.

At a minimum the surveys will include:

- Installation and operation of a trapping equipment (e.g., resistance-board weir and/or VAKI Riverwatcher) on the

Stanislaus River.

- Data on the abundance and timing of returning adult O. mykiss.

- Data on the abundance and timing of kelts migrating downstream post spawning.

- Tissue collection from captured adult O. mykiss including scales, fin tissue for future genetic analyses, and otoliths if carcasses are opportunistically recovered.

- An analytical framework that produces mean escapement estimates with estimates of uncertainty, error, and trap efficiency.

The primary goal of this task is to quantify the annual abundance of adult O. mykiss returning to spawn in the Stanislaus

River. The Contractor shall implement monitoring protocols recommended in the monitoring plan described in Task 1.

Monitoring will cover the entire steelhead migratory period. Capture of adult O. mykiss will provide opportunities to collect tissues (e.g., scale and fin) and potentially tag fish to monitor movement rates and spawning habitat use.

A secondary objective of this task is to monitor adult O. mykiss migrating through the San Joaquin River downstream of the San Joaquin-Stanislaus River confluence. Monitoring adult O. mykiss migrating through the San Joaquin River will only occur if it is determined feasible in the monitoring plan from Task 1. If feasible, the Contractor shall install and operate trapping equipment described in the monitoring plan between the San Joaquin-Stanislaus River confluence and

Old River-San Joaquin River Confluence. The Contractor shall collect biological samples (e.g., scale and fin tissue) and mark captured adult O. mykiss (e.g., Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) and/or Floy tags).

1) Raw data collected during field surveys submitted as a Comma Separated Values (CSV) files due in June of 2022

a. Multiple data files can be submitted using Microsoft (MS) Office programs such as Excel or Access.

2) Hard tissue samples (e.g., scales and otoliths) due June 2022

3) Annotated R script used for data management and analysis due in June of 2022.

4) Technical Memorandum including details on monitoring design, survey schedule, annual O. mykiss escapement estimates, discussion and caveats, and technical and logistical challenges encountered due in June of 2022.

Task 2: Project Management

The Contractor shall develop a Project Management Plan (PMP), risk assessment process, quality assessment/quality control plan, Gantt chart and schedule for completing all tasks above. The PMP project schedule shall address each task and include start/finish dates, total duration in days, and key milestone dates. The PMP will be considered as a living document in which the Contractor shall be expected to periodically update over the full performance period of this project.

Changes to the PMP are expected to be primarily focused on schedule and Gantt chart updates.

The Contractor shall provide general project management/administration activities in support of this project including but not limited to the following:

• Coordination of seasonal Project activities by the Contractor’s staff, document review, and quality assurance/quality control of work prepared for this Project.

• Scheduling, planning, and conducting meetings and presentations.

• Preparation and reproduction of meeting notes, handouts, and deliverables.

• Coordination and communication with the collaborating partners.

• Preparation of Monthly Progress Report outlining activities of the previous month by sub-task, activities anticipated for the current month by sub-task, issues or topics of concern, and a monthly invoice.

• Attendance and participation in Progress Meetings with Reclamation and other collaborating agency staff as scheduled to report on Project progress, contract/Project issues and concerns, and other matters related to the administration and execution of this contract.

The Contractor shall manage the project scope, budget, and schedule. This task addresses general project management efforts, including, but not limited to:

• Invoicing and monthly progress reports,

• Oversight of day to-day project activities and preparation of deliverables,

• Correspondence with Reclamation and associated stakeholders,

• Consultant project team management,

• 508 compliance: ensuring all electronically posted documents are compliant with Section 508 Amendment to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and in accordance to Reclamation Standards, The Contractor shall meet with Reclamation and project partners every other month through the duration of the project to report on project progress and review task milestones. The Contractor shall assist in facilitation of these meetings, provide meeting agendas when necessary, develop presentation materials describing project progress, and prepare meeting summary notes. The Contractor shall assume monthly conference calls with Reclamation between meetings.

1) Electronic Draft and Final PMP and schedule. Draft due 2 weeks after contract award. Final due 2 weeks after

2) Monthly invoices/progress reports: one hard copy to Reclamation’s Contracting Officer, one electronic copy to

Reclamation's COR.

3) Electronic meeting agendas materials and notes. Meeting materials due in draft 5 days before a meeting. Final

Option Year 2

Task 1: Adult O. mykiss Escapement Estimation

The Contractor shall implement field surveys using the recommended approach identified in the monitoring plan described in Task 1. The goal of Task 2 is to estimate the abundance and timing of returning anadromous adult O. mykiss.

At a minimum the surveys will include:

- Installation and operation of a trapping equipment (e.g., resistance-board weir and/or VAKI Riverwatcher) on the

Stanislaus River.

- Data on the abundance and timing of returning adult O. mykiss.

- Data on the abundance and timing of kelts migrating downstream post spawning.

- Tissue collection from captured adult O. mykiss including scales, fin tissue for future genetic analyses, and otoliths if carcasses are opportunistically recovered.

- An analytical framework that produces mean escapement estimates with estimates of uncertainty, error, and trap efficiency.

The primary goal of this task is to quantify the annual abundance of adult O. mykiss returning to spawn in the Stanislaus

River. The Contractor shall implement monitoring protocols recommended in the monitoring plan described in Task 1.

Monitoring will cover the entire steelhead migratory period. Capture of adult O. mykiss will provide opportunities to collect tissues (e.g., scale and fin) and potentially tag fish to monitor movement rates and spawning habitat use.

A secondary objective of this task is to monitor adult O. mykiss migrating through the San Joaquin River downstream of the San Joaquin-Stanislaus River confluence. Monitoring adult O. mykiss migrating through the San Joaquin River will only occur if it is determined feasible in the monitoring plan from Task 1. If feasible, the Contractor shall install and operate trapping equipment described in the monitoring plan between the San Joaquin-Stanislaus River confluence and

Old River-San Joaquin River Confluence. The Contractor shall collect biological samples (e.g., scale and fin tissue) and mark captured adult O. mykiss (e.g., Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) and/or Floy tags).

1) Raw data collected during field surveys submitted as a Comma Separated Values (CSV) files due annually in June of 2022 and 2023.

a. Multiple data files can be submitted using Microsoft (MS) Office programs such as Excel or Access.

2) Hard tissue samples (e.g., scales and otoliths) due June 2023.

3) Annotated R script used for data management and analysis due in June of 2023.

4) Technical Memorandum including details on monitoring design, survey schedule, annual O. mykiss escapement estimates, discussion and caveats, and technical and logistical challenges encountered due in June of 2023.

Task 2: Analysis & Technical Memorandum

The Contractor shall synthesize information generated in the task 2 as well as the information from previous applicable field surveys and modelling efforts. At a minimum this synthesis effort will include:

- A quantitative and qualitative analysis of the hypotheses described in the MP from Task 1 using data and information generated in Task 2.

- Identify ongoing knowledge gaps, and monitoring, and research needs related to anadromous adult O. mykiss.

- Analysis and interpretation of how CVP operations (e.g., temperature and flow) may alter the timing and abundance of O. mykiss returning to spawn in the Stanislaus River.

- Management recommendations that can help guide future CVP operations.

The Contractor shall incorporate Task 3 elements described above in a technical memorandum. The Contractor shall produce a document that includes analyses, results, and discussion, formatted for submission to a peer-reviewed scientific journal.

1) Annotated R script used for data management and analysis of data generated in Tasks 2 due June of 2023.

2) Technical Memorandum, including analyses, results, and discussion, formatted for submission to a peer-reviewed scientific journal due in June of 2023.

Task 3: Project Management

The Contractor shall develop a Project Management Plan (PMP), risk assessment process, quality assessment/quality control plan, Gantt chart and schedule for completing all tasks above. The PMP project schedule shall address each task and include start/finish dates, total duration in days, and key milestone dates. The PMP will be considered as a living document in which the Contractor shall be expected to periodically update over the full performance period of this project.

Changes to the PMP are expected to be primarily focused on schedule and Gantt chart updates.

The Contractor shall provide general project management/administration activities in support of this project including but not limited to the following:

• Coordination of seasonal Project activities by the Contractor’s staff, document review, and quality assurance/quality control of work prepared for this Project.

• Scheduling, planning, and conducting meetings and presentations.

• Preparation and reproduction of meeting notes, handouts, and deliverables.

• Coordination and communication with the collaborating partners.

• Preparation of Monthly Progress Report outlining activities of the previous month by sub-task, activities anticipated for the current month by sub-task, issues or topics of concern, and a monthly invoice.

• Attendance and participation in Progress Meetings with Reclamation and other collaborating agency staff as scheduled to report on Project progress, contract/Project issues and concerns, and other matters related to the administration and execution of this contract.

The Contractor shall manage the project scope, budget, and schedule. This task addresses general project management efforts, including, but not limited to:

• Invoicing and monthly progress reports,

• Oversight of day to-day project activities and preparation of deliverables,

• Correspondence with Reclamation and associated stakeholders,

• Consultant project team management,

• 508 compliance: ensuring all electronically posted documents are compliant with Section 508 Amendment to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and in accordance to Reclamation Standards, The Contractor shall meet with Reclamation and project partners every other month through the duration of the project to report on project progress and review task milestones. The Contractor shall assist in facilitation of these meetings, provide meeting agendas when necessary, develop presentation materials describing project progress, and prepare meeting summary notes. The Contractor shall assume monthly conference calls with Reclamation between meetings.

Task 3 Deliverables:

1) Electronic Draft and Final PMP and schedule. Draft due 2 weeks after contract award. Final due 2 weeks after

2) Monthly invoices/progress reports: one hard copy to Reclamation’s Contracting Officer, one electronic copy to

Reclamation's COR.

3) Electronic meeting agendas materials and notes. Meeting materials due in draft 5 days before a meeting. Final

10.0 Performance Assessment

The Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan is one evaluation method the government uses to surveillance performance to determine whether the Contractor meets the standards of performance as defined in the Performance Work Statement.

QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE PLAN (QASP)/

PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS SUMMARY (PRS)

Performance Requirements

Summary

Performance Standard/ Acceptable

Quality Level* Method of Surveillance

Documents and Data Address all relevant components that could be included. Includes up to date information that is the best available current science. Meet requirements of applicable laws, statutes, regulations, standards, and principles and guidelines.

Review of the materials submitted

Schedule and participate in meetings

Meetings, as needed, are scheduled, attended and facilitated

Adequate technical material and facilitation is provided to support the

Observation at meetings

Observation at meetings, input from attendees

Performance Requirements

Summary

Performance Standard/ Acceptable

Quality Level* Method of Surveillance intended purpose of each meeting

Provide meeting summaries Prompt meeting summaries addressing input received and technical issues raised during meetings

Review of meeting summaries

Provide annotated R scripts used in data management and analysis

R-based functions, statistical tests, data figure generation can be re-run allowing the reproduction of monitoring results

R scripts will be run on

Reclamation computers.

Confirm results produced match those reported in technical memos

*Note - Timeliness is Required for All Tasks Within their Required Timeframes 100% of the Time

END OF PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

SECTION C - COMMERCIAL CLAUSES

1 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference February 1998

This contract incorporates one or more clauses 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. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

http://www.acquisition.gov/far/

2 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement

Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items

June 2020

(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 items:

(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 (Jul 2018) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91).

(3) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or

Equipment. (Aug 2019) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232).

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

(5) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (Aug 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

(6) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004) (Public Laws 108-77 and 108-78

(19 U.S.C. 3805note)).

(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 items:

Clauses Title Date 52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper May 2011

52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance Oct 2018

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Items Oct 2018

52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors Dec 2013

52.242-13 Bankruptcy Jul 1995

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_x_ (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (June 2020), with Alternate I (Oct 1995)

(41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 2402).

__ (2) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Jun 2020) (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.)

_x_ (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jun 2020) (Pub. L.

109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

__ (5) [Reserved].

_x_ (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) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (Jun 2020) (31 U.S.C. 6101note).

_x_ (9) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Oct 2018)

(41 U.S.C. 2313).

__ (10) [Reserved].

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(i) 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (Mar 2020) (15 U.S.C.657a).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2020) of 52.219-3.

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(i) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (Mar 2020) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2020) of 52.219-4.

__ (13) [Reserved]

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(i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Mar 2020) (15 U.S.C.644).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2020).

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(i) 52.219-7, Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside (Mar 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2020) of 52.219-7.

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_x_ (16) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2018) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).

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(i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Jun 2020) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.

__ (iii) Alternate II (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.

__ (iv) Alternate III (Jun 2020) of 52.219-9.

__ (v) Alternate IV (Jun 2020) of 52.219-9.

__ (18) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (Mar 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

__ (19) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Mar 2020) (15 U.S.C.637(a)(14)).

__ (20) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages-Subcontracting Plan (Jan 1999) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)(F)(i)).

__ (21) 52.219-27, Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (Mar 2020)

(15 U.S.C. 657f).

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(i) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Mar 2020) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).

(ii) Alternate I (MAR 2020) of 52.219-28.

__ (23) 52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Economically Disadvantaged Women-

Owned Small Business Concerns (Mar 2020) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

__ (24) 52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Women-Owned Small Business Concerns

Eligible Under the Women-Owned Small Business Program (Mar 2020) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

__ (25) 52.219-32, Orders Issued Directly Under Small Business Reserves (Mar 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

__ (26) 52.219-33, Nonmanufacturer Rule (Mar 2020) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(17)).

_x_ (27) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (Jun 2003) (E.O.11755).

__ (28) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2020) (E.O.13126).

_x_ (29) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

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(i) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016) (E.O.11246).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Feb 1999) of 52.222-26.

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(i) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Jun 2020) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Jul 2014) of 52.222-35.

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(i) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 2020) (29 U.S.C.793).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Jul 2014) of 52.222-36.

_x_ (33) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Jun 2020) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

_x_ (34) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O.

13496).

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(i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Jan 2019) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter78 and E.O. 13627).

_x_ (36) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Oct 2015). (Executive Order 12989). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial items as prescribed in

22.1803.)

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(i) 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA–Designated Items (May 2008)

(42 U.S.C. 6962(c)(3)(A)(ii)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

__ (ii) Alternate I (May 2008) of 52.223-9 (42 U.S.C. 6962(i)(2)(C)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

__ (38) 52.223-11, Ozone-Depleting Substances and High…