EDB and SFS Monitoring, Tracking, and Translocation

The Marine Corps Regional Contracting Office, Parris Island, SC is issuing this Sources Sought/Request for Information (RFI).  The proposed contract shall be for non-personal services for the monitoring and tracking of the Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake (EDB) and Southern Fox Squirrel (SFS) populations.  The services will enable the Depot Natural Resources Section (NRS) personnel to: 1) manage the natural resources around the training mission and ensuring continued access in order to support the Depot’s Continuity of Operations; 2) manage the habitat necessary to support wildlife in which we are charged with managing as required by MCO 5090.2, Volume 11; 3) help to better protect recruits, civilians, and permanent personnel from EDB and SFS interactions and vice-versa; 4) and potentially increase the biodiversity of the Depot as required in the Depot’s Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan and MCO 5090.2, Volume 11.

Sources shall have the Scientific Collection permits from South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) that are required to handle/trap animals; the venomous snake handling skills; the mammal live trapping skills; and the personnel intimately familiar with the history of MCRD Parris Island’s Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake and Southern Fox Squirrel monitoring and tracking, and the current direction of the proposed project, project sites, and Government’s requirements.

Proposed Period of Performance:          

Base Year:       1 Apr 2021 – 31 Mar 2022

Option I:          1Apr 2022 – 31 Mar 2022

See attached draft PWS for details.

The purpose of this Sources Sought is to determine sources to support the appropriate set-aside.

Interested vendors shall respond to this post and provide:

1. Company Name
2. Point of Contact
3. Telephone
4. Email
5. Cage Code
6. DUNS
7. Business size (Small, Large, Woman Owned, Veteran Owned, SDVOSB, SDB, Hubzone, 8A, Other)

*Note:  Interested sources shall be registered in both WAWF and SAM prior to contract award.

Response is required no later than 12 pm EST on Thursday, 3/19/2021

Information is for planning purposes only.  No solicitation document exists at this time.  Issuance of this notice does not constitute any obligation on the part of the Government to procure these items or to issue a solicitation.  In addition, the Government is under no obligation to pay for information submitted in response to this RFI, and responses to this notice cannot be accepted as offers.  Any information that the vendor considers proprietary should be clearly marked as such.