Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton Natural Resources Support- Juvenile Salmonid Surveys in Sinclair Inlet, WA

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Fort Worth District is soliciting full proposals for a cooperative agreement to conduct juvenile salmonid surveys in Sinclair Inlet, Washington, supporting natural resources management at Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton, with proposals due September 14, 2026 at noon Central Time. Eligibility is restricted to active members of the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESU) Program in the Californian and Pacific Northwest Regions. The award will not exceed $207,847 for the 30-month base period, with meaningful work commencing by September 30, 2026 and fieldwork scheduled February through June in 2027 and 2028. The maximum indirect cost rate is 17.5% on Modified Total Direct Cost (MTDC) base unless the recipient has a federally negotiated indirect cost rate agreement establishing a different base.

The agreement is awarded under the Sikes Act (16 USC 670c-1) with priority given to Federal and State agencies having responsibility for the conservation or management of fish or wildlife. Proposals are limited to 25 pages (Sections II and III combined) and must address technical approach and methodology, personnel experience and qualifications, and a detailed budget breakdown by task. Applicants must provide evidence of an active NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment (not more than three years old) for themselves, all subrecipients, and contract vendors. Deliverables include a kick-off meeting and Plan of Action and Milestones, monthly progress emails during field seasons, quarterly progress reports, draft and final reports in MS Word and PDF, georeferenced GIS data files with metadata, and a georeferenced database containing survey data with GPS coordinates of beach seine locations. Evaluation criteria weight technical approach at 40%, experience and qualifications at 40%, and budget reasonableness at 20%. Proposals submitted via email to cheryl.r.vendemia@usace.army.mil and brian.d.hesford@usace.army.mil; technical questions were due August 24, 2026. This opportunity falls under CFDA 12.005, Conservation and Rehabilitation of Natural Resources on Military Installations.