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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. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-03, as of January 17, 2025.

This requirement is being solicited as a 100% small business set-aside and will be awarded using comparative evaluation in accordance with FAR Part 13.

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PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

Monitoring Juvenile Anadromous O. mykiss in the Lower San Joaquin and Stanislaus River

February 2025

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 in the effort to maximize water delivery and hydropower for the CVP.

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). Although the Endangered Species Act (ESA) recovery framework is focused on the anadromous portion of the Central Valley O. mykiss population, evidence suggests many O. mykiss in Central Valley are non-anadromous, and likely not isolated from the anadromous component of the population. This will require understanding both anadromous and resident portion of the population to adequately manage the species.

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 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.

Certain information for real-time operations decision making provides a basis for minimizing CVP impacts on fish species of concern. These surveys observe biotic and abiotic conditions to inform risk assessments, which evaluate how different CVP operations may affect listed species.

1. Juvenile passage and production estimates of Salmon and Steelhead

2. Chinook spawn timing and location in Sacramento River and Clear Creek

3. Escapement and spawning population sizes

4. Water temperature and turbidity at specific locations in CVP rivers

The effective use of these observations requires timely documentation and delivery to support real-time analysis tools, typically on a monthly, weekly, or daily basis.

Status and Trend

Status and trend surveys quantify performance measures and viability metrics using survey methods that provides an estimate and measurement of uncertainty.

Status and trend monitoring supports quantitative modeling and predictive tools, so that efforts can be advanced to predict the outcome of future management scenarios instead of reacting to previous documented observations. Status and trend monitoring includes metrics of:

1. Juvenile fish abundance, run type, and run timing

2. Adult fish escapement and distribution

3. Spawning population estimates

4. Water temperature and turbidity

Status and trend monitoring also provides measures that are comparable across:

A. CVP tributaries B. Seasons, e.g., different life stages and operational conditions.

C. Years; and D. Equipment improvements

These metrics should be of sufficient resolution and statistical power to detect differences in operational and physical habitat and biological regimes over time.

This project is designed to measure juvenile steelhead abundance, run type (anadromous or resident), and run timing to support real-time operations information needs and status and trend monitoring.

Reclamation anticipates this project and associated studies will span three 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 a series of complementary, stand-alone monitoring efforts that will enable Reclamation to accomplish the following objectives.

1. Guide expansion of the JPE Framework to the Sacramento River.

2. Enumerate the population size of O. mykiss in the Stanislaus River

3. Estimate key population demographics (e.g., age structure, sex ratio).

4. Quantify the survival and transition probabilities of key life stages (e.g., fry-to-parr survival, parr-to-age 1+ survival, etc.).

Conceptual and quantitative work described in this scope will encompass multiple O. mykiss life-stages, while implemented field monitoring will focus on evaluating juvenile life stages.

Collectively these efforts aim to generate data for analyses that can inform ongoing steelhead life-cycle and decision-support models including a steelhead JPE. Additional details regarding the efforts are provided in 9.0 Tasks below.

The need for this project is to collect data necessary on the Stanislaus River to inform real time operations and improve our methods for collecting status and trend monitoring on Central Valley steelhead populations. 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 while also maximizing water delivery and hydropower.

In collaboration with Reclamation, the Contractor shall:

1. develop and report on a JPE model and necessary monitoring that applies methodologies outlined in the Steelhead Science Plan and reports generated from steelhead life cycle monitoring in the Stanislaus River to up to 3 CVP tributaries.

2. Quantify the abundance of outmigrating juvenile O. mykiss entering the Delta using the methods and approaches in the Steelhead Science Plan and reports generated from steelhead life cycle monitoring in the Stanislaus River that have elected an anadromous life history using the following metrics:

a. Annual estimates of the Stanislaus O. mykiss population size as well as age and size structure of the population as they relate to estimating abundance of outmigrating juveniles.

b. Annual estimates of instream rearing survival and outmigration rates and survival.

The geographic scope of the field 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 September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2026 with 2 option years (2026-2028).

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 Juneteenth National 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 5.6 Schedule of Major Deliverables (see Tasks for more detail)

Project Year Deliverable Description Due Date

Base Year (FY 2025-2026)

Technical memorandum including estimates of anadromous O.

mykiss escapement, population size, age and growth, and instream rearing and survival estimates

January 2027

Option Year 1

(FY 2026-

2027)

Technical memorandum including estimates of anadromous O.

mykiss escapement, population size, age and growth, and instream rearing and survival estimates

January 2028

Option Year 2

(FY 2027-

2028)

Technical memorandum including estimates of anadromous O.

mykiss escapement, population size, age and growth, and instream rearing and survival estimates

January 2029

6.0 Property and Compliance Requirements

Title to all property acquired with funds provided under this contract or purchased by Reclamation and provided to recipient to complete the work described in this contract shall be vested in Reclamation and is subject to the condition that the property shall be used for authorized purposes of the project. Should the recipient wish to take unrestricted title to any property acquired, such transactions shall be governed by Federal Property Management Regulations.

All procurements of property using contract funds shall be approved in writing by Reclamation prior to the transaction being initiated. The recipient shall not make disposition of any property except as directed in writing by Reclamation.

Science Tracker Recipient will enter a short summary of this project along with the project title, period of performance, milestones, budget, and list of deliverables and due dates into the Delta Science tracker with input from the COR. Recipient will enter pertinent updates annually. The Delta Science Tracker is an online platform to inventory and summarize science activities in the Delta with the intent of improving communication among the Delta science community, promoting opportunities for collaboration, and tracking funding opportunities and expenditures. The Tracker serves as a mechanism for sharing information about scientific activities, highlights opportunities for collaboration, and provides access to related publications and outputs.

Take FESA take requested, granted, and reported for the tasks/project will be identified to Reclamation. Emails for FESA permit consultation and reporting under (USFWS’s Biological Opinion with USBR (1-1-96-F-91)) will include a cc: to Reclamation’s LTO Manager. All mail regarding (USFWS/NMFS) Biological Opinion with (USBR/recipient) will include a copy being sent to Reclamations LTO Manager (Reclamation LTO Manager, Bay-Delta Office, 801 I Street Suite 140, Sacramento, CA 95814).

Funding Acknowledgement Presentations, technical memoranda, publications, EDI data archive project page, and public outreach documents will acknowledge Reclamation funding and the contract/agreement number.

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:

• Develop a JPE implementation Plan for the Sacramento River.

• Obtain annual estimates of O. mykiss population size in the Stanislaus River.

• Characterize O. mykiss population demographics (e.g., age structure, annual growth rates).

• Estimate survival at several life stages and stage transitions (e.g., egg-to-fry, instream rearing, juvenile outmigration).

• Quantify the abundance of juvenile anadromous O. mykiss outmigrants.

9.0 Tasks

Description of Work:

This Contractor shall complete a Sacramento River JPE implementation Plan that includes detailed information on life-stage specific monitoring methodology and spatiotemporal scope. In addition, this contract shall cover monitoring activities including an assessment of the existing population size in the Stanislaus River, annual evaluation of the age classes and somatic growth rates of the target population, annual estimates of population vital rates (e.g., egg-to-fry, instream rearing survival, etc.), and annual estimates of the abundance of juvenile anadromous O. mykiss outmigrants. Task-specific details and deliverables are described below.

Task 1. Sacramento River JPE implementation Plan (Base Year)

The contractor shall develop a juvenile production estimate implementation plan (JPEIP) for O.

mykiss for up to three CVP tributaries. The Contractor will design a repeatable monitoring plan for implementing JPE efforts in these tributaries guided by previous studies, including ongoing efforts in the Stanislaus River, with the intent of estimating the outmigration abundance of O.

mykiss in the defined study area. The Contractor shall develop the JPEIP with input from Reclamation and project partners with a draft JPEIP submitted to Reclamation for review and comment. The Contractor shall incorporate comments on the Draft JPEIP into a Final JPEIP.

Task 1 Deliverables:

1) Electronic versions of Draft and Final JPEIP and schedule. Draft delivered by March 30, 2026. Final delivered by August 31, 2026 or within four weeks after Reclamation’s comments are provided.

Task 2 – Enumeration of Current O. mykiss Population Size (Base Year and all Option Years)

The Contractor shall implement annual surveys to estimate the current O. mykiss population size. At a minimum the surveys will include:

• A mark-recapture component that will enable identification and monitoring of individual fish.

• Data on the spatial and temporal distribution of fish captured, marked, and released.

• Data on fork length, mass, and other morphometrics of individual O. mykiss captured.

• Tissue collection from captured O. mykiss including scales and fin tissue for future genetic analyses.

• A randomized design (e.g., GRTS)

• An analytical framework that produces mean population size estimates with estimates of uncertainty and error.

Juvenile abundances can be estimated using a variety of sampling and mark-recapture methods.

Sampling methods employed by the Contractor may include, but will not necessarily be limited to beach seining, electrofishing, and hook-and-line sampling. Similarly, there are numerous methods that can effectively ‘mark’ individual fish including, but not limited to Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) tags, elastomer tags, spot patterns and image recognition, and close-kin mark-recapture (CKMR). It is essential that surveys implemented by the Contractor be based on a Generalized Random Tessellation Sampling (GRTS) design, regardless of the specific approach. The Contractor shall work with Reclamation and other project partners to identify the temporal period when sampling will occur based on conditions for effective sampling and on the target life stage (e.g. YOY abundance, over winter abundance, etc.). In addition, the Contractor shall implement an analytical estimation of population size, including estimates of uncertainty, using R (https://www.r-project.org/).

The Contractor will produce annual estimates of the Stanislaus River O. mykiss population size.

The methods used by the Contractor to complete this task will generate data on the spatiotemporal distribution of the target species and individual fish. The Contractor shall collect tissue samples (e.g., scales) during population surveys to support the completion of tasks described below. The Contractor will work collaboratively with Reclamation and other project partners to identify the optimal sampling and marking methodology and spatiotemporal scope of monitoring.

Task 2 Deliverables:

1) Raw data collected during field surveys submitted as a Comma Separated Values (CSV) files due in January of 2028.

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 January of 2028.

3) Technical Memorandum including details on monitoring design, survey schedule, annual

O. mykiss population estimates, discussion and caveats, and technical and logistical challenges encountered due in January of 2028.

Task 3: Analysis of Age and Growth (Base Year and all Option Years)

The Contractor shall analyze hard tissues (e.g., scales or otoliths) collected from Stanislaus River O. mykiss and up to five other water bodies (e.g., Sacramento River, Feather River) to compare spatial and temporal variation in the age and growth of O. mykiss in the Central Valley. Hard tissues from the Stanislaus River will be collected through monitoring efforts by the Contractor and project partners. Up to 200 samples from other water bodies will be provided by project partners, either from archival tissue collections or ongoing monitoring programs. At a minimum, these analyses will include:

- Image analysis of hard tissue microstructure (i.e., scale or otolith circuli).

- Redundant evaluation on microstructure from a subset of scale or otoliths reads (using independent readers) to assess error rate in age assignments and/or annual growth estimates.

- Individual IDs for scales or otoliths that can be linked to the individual source fish.

- An analytical framework that produces mean age structure and mean annual growth rates with estimates of uncertainty and error.

Age structure and annual growth rates are key parameters needed to model population dynamics (e.g., age and size at maturity and/or outmigration, etc). These factors impact population productivity, life-history expression, and size thresholds for electing disparate life-history pathways. Analyzing the microstructure of scales and otoliths is useful for estimating age and growth of O. mykiss however, tradeoffs exist between the use of each structure. Otoliths can be used to estimate daily growth rates in young-of-the-year individuals as well as age and annual growth rates. Otoliths are generally more accurate than scales because they are not subject to reabsorption but require lethal sampling whereas scales do not. The Contractor shall work with Reclamation and other project partners to identify to best tissue type and analytical approach needed to complete this task.

The Contractor shall collect data on the microstructure of scales and otoliths collected from juvenile and adult O. mykiss in the Stanislaus River and from samples provided by project partners from other water bodies. Microstructure data will be collected using ImageJ (https://imagej.nih.gov/ij/) or comparable image processing software. The Contractor will collect duplicate data on the microstructure of scales and otoliths from a randomly selected subset of scales and otoliths. This subset of samples will be evaluated by independent technicians. The Contractor will analyze these microstructure data to estimate age and growth of O. mykiss and compare between watersheds.

Task 3 Deliverables:

1) Raw images and microstructure data collected from individual fish due in January of expiring contract year (see Table 5.6).

a. Microstructure data will be submitted as a Comma Separated Values (CSV) files

b. 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 January of expiring contract year (see Table 5.6).

3) Technical Memorandum including details on sample design, tissue type, age structure, annual growth rates, discussion and caveats, and technical and logistical challenges encountered due in January of expiring contract year (see Table 5.6).

Task 4. Monitoring survival and outmigration rates (Base Year and all Option Years)

The Contractor shall conduct annual surveys to estimate the instream survival and outmigration rates of juvenile O. mykiss. At a minimum, these surveys any will include:

• Selection of tagging methods based on fish size and best available science on tag burden ratios:

o Implementation of acoustic telemetry for appropriately sized fish.

o Utilization of a mark-recapture framework with unique tags, such as PIT tags or genetic markers, for fish too small to receive telemetry tags (e.g., Fork Length < 140 mm).

• For acoustically tagged fish, coordinate with project partners for implementation and analysis, including but not limited to regular occurring meetings designed to minimize replicated efforts while also insuring adequate spatial and temporal coverage prior to annual tagging efforts.

• For alternatively tagged fish, application of a mark-recapture model such as Cormack- Jolly-Seber (or a comparable statistical model) to estimate survival and/or recapture probability while accounting for detection probability.

• If applicable, maintenance of stationary and/or remote PIT antennas (or equivalent infrastructure based on tagging method) to monitor in-stream and downstream migration of tagged individuals.

• An analytical framework that produces mean survival estimates and outmigration probabilities specific to individual age classes, incorporating estimates of uncertainty and error.

The Contractor shall collaborate with Reclamation and project partners to design and implement https://imagej.nih.gov/ij/ surveys and analyses aimed at estimating annual instream-rearing and outmigration survival, incorporating relevant individual and environmental covariates. Existing infrastructure and parallel Reclamation-funded O. mykiss survival studies will be leveraged where possible. The monitoring design outlined in Task 2: Enumeration of Current O. mykiss Population Size will be utilized to collect fish for this task, ensuring efficient data collection. Additionally, data gathered under this task, such as tissue samples and morphometric measurements, will also support Task 2.

The Contractor will work collaboratively with Reclamation and other project partners to identify optimal locations and techniques for new migrant trapping efforts. Sampling frequency will be designed to ensure unbiased estimates of outmigration abundance. The Contractor will provide recommendations on methods for evaluating detection efficiency and will conduct efficiency trials as needed. The Contractor shall ensure that marking (including tag types) and capture methods are regularly assessed under relevant physical and biological conditions (e.g., specific size classes of steelhead, variable flow conditions, etc.).

Task 4 Deliverables:

1) Raw data collected during field surveys submitted as a Comma Separated Values (CSV) files due in January of expiring contract year (see Table 5.6).

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 of instream and outmigration survival, and enumeration of outmigrants due in January of expiring contract year (see Table 5.6).

3) Technical Memorandum including details on monitoring design, survey schedule, annual efforts to estimate O. mykiss instream-rearing and outmigration survival with relevant analysis, discussion and caveats, and technical and logistical challenges encountered due in January of expiring contract year (see Table 5.6).

Task 5. Project Management (Base Year and all Option Years)

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.

• Complete annual Interagency Acoustic Telemetry Advisory Group (ITAG) Study template, and Submit data to Environmental Research Division Data Access Program (ERDDAP) database coordinator

• Coordination and communication with the collaborating partners (e.g., Central Valley Enhanced Acoustic Telemetry virtual meetings).

• 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.

For each meeting, the Contractor shall provide meeting notes that summarize action items and decision points. Draft meeting notes shall be delivered within five (5) days of the meeting. Final notes, incorporating comments and suggested changes, shall be provided within two (2) days of receipt of all comments.

The Contractor shall manage the project scope, budget, and schedule. This subtask 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 project partners

• 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 facilitate these meetings, provide meeting agendas, develop presentation materials describing project progress, and prepare meeting summary notes. The Contractor shall assume monthly conference calls with Reclamation between meetings.

Task 5 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. Draft version of meeting materials due 5 days before a meeting. Final meeting materials due 2 days before the meeting. Meeting notes due 5 days after the meeting.

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 intended purpose of each meeting

Observation at meetings

Observation at meetings, input from attendees

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

Provide telemetry data to cooperative telemetry coordinating groups such as ITAG, CalFishTrack, etc.

Data that is standardized to fit within the framework of the cooperative telemetry groups with appropriate metadata and project description

Visibility of data on respective websites such as CalFishTrack

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

SECTION C – COMMERCIAL CLAUSES

System updates may lag policy updates. The System for Award Management (SAM) may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in agency solicitations, including 52.223-22, Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals—Representation, and paragraph (t) of 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.

Agencies will not consider or use these representations. Entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in SAM.

52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference FEB 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):

Federal Acquisition Regulation: https://www.acquisition.gov/far Department of the Interior Acquisition Regulation: https://acquisition.gov/diar

The following clauses are hereby incorporated by reference:

Clauses Title Date 52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions JUN 2020 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 Products and Commercial Services NOV 2023 52.223-5 Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know Information MAY 2024 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations JUN 2013 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors MAR 2023 52.242-13 Bankruptcy JUL 1995 52.228-5 Insurance-Work on a Government Installation JAN 1997 52.237-2 Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation APR 1984 52.242-15 Stop-Work Order AUG 1989 52.242-17 Government Delay of Work APR 1984 52.245-1 Government Property – Alternate I SEP 2021

52.217-8 OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES NOV 1999

The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days of contract expiration.

https://www.acquisition.gov/far https://acquisition.gov/diar

(End of clause)

52.217-9 OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT MAR 2000

(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 30 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.

(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.

(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 3 years.

(End of clause)

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

JAN 2025

(DEVIATION

FEB 2025)

(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 Covered Entities (Dec 2023) (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:

[X] (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).

[X] (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.)

[X](4) 52.203-17, Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights (Nov 2023) (41 U.S.C.

4712); this clause does not apply to contracts of DoD, NASA, the Coast Guard, or applicable elements of the intelligence community—see FAR 3.900 (a).

[X] (5) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jun 2020) (Pub. L.109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

[ ] (6) [Reserved].

[X] (7) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

[ ] (8) 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery

Contracts (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

[X] (9) 52.204-27 Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application (JUN 2023)

[ ] (10) 52.204–28, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Federal Supply Schedules, Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts, and Multi-Agency Contracts. (Dec 2023) (Pub. L. 115–390, title II).

[ ] (11)(i) 52.204–30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition.

(Dec 2023) (Pub. L. 115–390, title II).

[ ](ii) Alternate I (Dec 2023) of 52.204–30.

[X] (12) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with

Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (Jan 2025) (31 U.S.C.

6101 note).

[X] (13) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Oct 2018) (41 U.S.C. 2313).

[ ] (14) [Reserved]

[ ] (15) 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (Oct 2022) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

[ ] (16) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (Oct 2022) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

[ ](17) [Reserved] https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.203-17#FAR_52_203_17 https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/41/4712 https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/41/4712 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/3.900#FAR_3_900 https://www.govinfo.gov/link/plaw/115/public/390

[X] (18) (i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2020) (15 U.S.C.

644). [ ] (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2020) of 52.219-6.

[ ] (19) (i) 52.219-7, Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2020) (15 U.S.C.

644). [ ] (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2020) of 52.219-7.

[X](20) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Jan 2025) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).

[ ] (21) (i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Jan 2025) (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 (Jan 2025) of 52.219-9

[ ] (22) (i) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (Mar 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

[ ] (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2020) of 52.219-13.

[X](23) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (OCT 2022) (15 U.S.C.

637(a)(14))(Deviation OCT 2022).

[ ] (24) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages-Subcontracting Plan (Sep 2021) (15 U.S.C. 637 (d)(4)(F)(i)).

[ ] (25) 52.219-27, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Concerns Eligible Under the SDVOSB Program (FEB 2024) (15 U.S.C. 657f).

[X] (26) (i) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation (Jan 2025) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).

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

[ ] (27) 52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Economically Disadvantaged Women- Owned Small Business Concerns (Oct 2022) (15 U.S.C.

637(m)).

[ ] (28) 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 (Oct 2022) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

[ ] (29) 52.219-32, Orders Issued Directly Under Small Business Reserves (Mar 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

[ ] (30) 52.219-33, Nonmanufacturer Rule (Sep 2021) (15 U.S.C. 637 (a)(17)).

[X] (31) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (Jun 2003) (E.O.11755).

[X] (32) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2025) (E.O.13126).

[X] (33) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

[X] (34) (i) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016) (E.O.11246).

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

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

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

[X] (36) (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] (37) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Jun 2020) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

[X] (38) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O.

13496).

[X] (39) (i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Nov 2021) (22 U.S.C. chapter

78 and E.O. 13627).

[ ] (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O.

13627).

[X] (40) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Jan 2025). (Executive Order

12989). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial products or commercial services as prescribed in 22.1803.)

[ ] (41) (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.)

[ ] (42) 52.223-11, Ozone-Depleting Substances and High Global Warming Potential Hydrofluorocarbons (May 2024) (42 U.S.C. 7671).

[ ] (43) 52.223-12, Maintenance, Service, Repair, or Disposal of Refrigeration Equipment and Air Conditioners (May 2024) (42 U.S.C. 7671).

[ ] (44) (i) 52.223-20, Aerosols (May 2024) (42 U.S.C. 7671).

[ ] (45) (i) 52.223-21, Foams (May 2024) (42 U.S.C. 7671).

[X] (46) 52.223-23, Sustainable Products and Services (May 2024) [(DEVIATION FEB 2025)](7 U.S.C. 8102, 42 U.S.C. 6962, 42 U.S.C. 8259b, and 42 U.S.C. 7671)

[ ] (47) (i) 52.224-3 Privacy Training (Jan 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552 a).

[ ] (ii) Alternate I (Jan 2017) of 52.224-3.

[ ] (48) (i) 52.225-1, Buy American-Supplies (Oct 2022) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83).

[ ] (ii) Alternate I (Oct 2022) of 52.225-1

[ ] (49) (i) 52.225-3, Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act (NOV 2023) (19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 2112 note, 19 U.S.C. 3805 note, 19 U.S.C.

4001 note, 19 U.S.C. chapter 29 (sections 4501-4732), Pub. L. 103-182, 108-77, 108- 78, 108-286, 108-302, 109-53, 109-169, 109-283, 110-138, 112-41, 112-42, and 112- 43.

[ ] (ii) Alternate I [Reserved].

[ ] (iii) Alternate II (Jan 2025) of 52.225-3.

[ ] (iv) Alternate III (Feb 2024) of 52.225-3.

[ ] (v)…