AL deep horizon nrda & restor of inspect

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service seeks independent inspection and monitoring services for Phase 3 native vegetation planting and sand fence installation at North Breton Island, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, as part of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration program, with proposals due September 17 following amendment extending the original September 15 deadline.

This is a Women-Owned Small Business set-aside, firm fixed price contract. The period of performance runs October 1, 2026 through February 29, 2028. Place of performance is North Breton Island, accessible only by boat from Venice, Louisiana, with delivery address 341 Greeno Road North, Suite A, Fairhope, Alabama.

The contractor must provide pre-installation inspections at nurseries and staging sites, post-installation inspections using minimum 1% sample plots, and ongoing oversight of planting and sand fence compliance. Phase 3 planting comprises 67,600 black mangrove plants across 16 acres and 11,000 smooth cordgrass plants across 2.5 acres, with 6,120 to 7,500 linear feet of sand fencing installation. The inspector must conduct an average of one on-site inspection weekly during active work periods (outside the March 1 to August 15 nesting bird season) and maintain detailed job diaries with photographic documentation and weekly progress updates. The contractor must furnish all personnel, equipment, supplies, and transportation to the island; the government furnishes only select transportation when government personnel are present.

Contractor personnel must possess intimate knowledge of native Gulf Coast plant propagation and installation, barrier island vegetation expertise, and familiarity with federal and state quarantine requirements. The solicitation requires a Technical Volume (maximum 15 pages) demonstrating capability and a completed Relevant Experience Questionnaire with three examples from the past five years, plus a Price Volume (maximum 5 pages) with pricing schedules for four line items: pre-installation inspection, post-installation inspection, coordination for Phase III planting, and oversight and QA/QC. NAICS code is 541990. Service Contract Act wage determination 2015-5189, Revision 34 (effective August 6, 2026) applies. Questions due September 7 to william_fluharty@ios.doi.gov.