RECOVERY - Lower Colorado River Multi Species Conservation Implementation (MSCP) Land & Water Development in CaliforniaProject No. 23. 000, TAS::14 0681::TAS

THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. THIS OPPORTUNITY IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO CONTRACTORS UNDER GSA SCHEDULES under SIN #899-1. This project we will be partially or wholly funded from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). The recipient of this award and their first tier subcontractors will be subject to reporting requirements found under Section 1512(c) of the Recovery Act which requires that each contractor report on its ARRA funds under the awarded contract. These reports will be made available to the public. .

The Bureau of Reclamation has a requirement to locate contractor's to provide services to locate privately-owned properties with potential willing sellers within the Lower Colorado Region's (LCR) Multi Species Conservation Planning (MSCP) area in the State of California that (1) Have existing land cover types of interest to the program, (2) Have lands with the potential for acquisition and development as Conservation Areas under the LCR MSCP, or (3) identification of water rights with no land property which could be secured for the program for use on existing Conservation Areas.

Project Description: Task 1: Identify privately owned lands with existing land cover types. Working with available resources such as irrigation districts and LCR MSCP staff, Contractor shall identify parcels of land which contain existing stands of land cover types that meet specific patch sizes. Task 2: Identify privately owned lands which could be developed with land cover types. The intent is to identify land owners interested in having the LCR MSCP evaluate their properties for acquisition and inclusion into the program.Task 3: Identify water rights which could be used at existing Conservation Areas. The intent is to identify water rights that could be purchased and used to create or manage habitats in perpetuityTask 4: Report monthly on findings under Task 1- Task 3Task 5: Presentation on findings to the LCR MSCP Steering Committee.

This requirement is being issued on a full and open competition basis through the Federal Supply Schedules under SIN# 899-1. The North American Industrial Classification Code for this acquisition is 531390 - Other Activity Related to Real Estate. There will be no public bid opening as competitive proposals will be evaluated and award made utilizing the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Source Selection Process procedures in accordance with the evaluation criteria included in the solicitation. The resultant task order will be firm fixed price type.

Award on this requirement is anticipated to be made March 12, 2010. The project's period of performance is anticipated to begin March 12, 2010 with an anticipated completion date of October 31, 2010.

Subject request for quotations and any amendments will be available only through GSA's E-Buy System. Questions may be submitted to Meagan Fyffe mfyffe@usbr.gov or call 702-293-8552