Sea Turtle Active Nest Detection using Dogs (Cloacal Fluid) - STANDD

Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted

Solicitation number
M0031824Q0010
Agency
Marine Corps Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
Responses due
Set-aside
Total Small Business

Opportunity facts

NAICS code
813312 Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations
PSC
F099 Natural Resources/Conservation- Other
Place of performance
Mcbh Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii 96863, United States
Points of contact

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

Paragraph 1:

The United States Marine Corps has issued a pre-solicitation notice for a contract to detect active sea turtle nests on beaches located at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, and Pu'Uloa Range. The contractor will be required to provide three or more detection dogs trained to identify active nests by the scent of cloacal fluid. Key requirements include obtaining cloacal fluid samples, training the dogs, building a standard curve for nest detectability over time, and surveying 100% of presumed sea turtle nests on the bases. All questions must be submitted by June 14, 2024, and proposals are due by June 26, 2024.

Paragraph 2:

This contract opportunity is set aside for small businesses. The contract will be awarded on a Firm-Fixed-Price basis. No potential incumbents or current contractors are named. The overall budget or award value range is not provided. The contract has a period of performance from April to October, with additional time for pre-season training and post-season analysis and reporting.

Notice text

2 versions

Update #2 · Latest ·

Amendment U0001 to the solicitation has been uploaded. Changes to the PWS have been highlighted in yellow and typed in red text. 

Questions and Answers have also been upladed for reference. 

The due date for offers has been extended to 26 June by 1200 PM HST. 

Marine Corps Base Hawaii has a requirement to survey beaches located on MCBH, Marine Corps Training Area Bellows (MCTAB), and Pu'Uloa Range in order to detect active sea turtle nests via detection dogs utilizing the Cloacal Fluid method. 

Please review the Instructions to Offerors starting at Page 23 and ending on Page 24 for submission requirements. All questions will be saved until June 14, 2024 and answered after 1200 same day. 

ENSURE YOU FILL OUT THE ATTACHED QUOTE SPREADSHEET AS WELL AS THE CLIN LINES IN THE SOLICITATION

Please review the solicitation in its entirety and submit your technical capability statement. 

Update #1 ·

Marine Corps Base Hawaii has a requirement to survey beaches located on MCBH, Marine Corps Training Area Bellows (MCTAB), and Pu'Uloa Range in order to detect active sea turtle nests via detection dogs utilizing the Cloacal Fluid method. 

Please review the Instructions to Offerors starting at Page 23 and ending on Page 24 for submission requirements. All questions will be saved until June 14, 2024 and answered after 1200 same day. 

ENSURE YOU FILL OUT THE ATTACHED QUOTE SPREADSHEET AS WELL AS THE CLIN LINES IN THE SOLICITATION

Please review the solicitation in its entirety and submit your technical capability statement. 

Attachments

Files attached to this notice, newest first
File Type Posted
Turtle Questions RA Answers - FINAL.pdf PDF
U0001.pdf PDF
M0031824Q0010.pdf PDF

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