Monitoring to Accelerate Recovery for the 2025 – 2027 State Biennium

The Puget Sound Partnership is soliciting project proposals for collaborative ecosystem monitoring during the 2025-2027 state biennium, focusing on supporting and accelerating the recovery of the Puget Sound ecosystem. The procurement is structured into two primary categories: (1) Developing and reporting of Vital Sign Indicators and other measures, and (2) Assessing, synthesizing, and disseminating monitoring information. Proposals must address priority information needs within the Puget Sound geographical area (water resource inventory areas 1-19) and be submitted electronically by March 28, 2025, at 12:00 pm noon. An informational webinar was held on February 4, 2025, with additional Q&A periods scheduled from January 14-31, 2025, and February 5-March 7, 2025. Evaluation criteria will focus on projects' ability to deliver specific indicators, products, and scientific insights, with an emphasis on field-based data collection directly tied to required product types. The performance period runs from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027, and proposals must clearly differentiate from existing Partnership-funded work.

Respondents must be affiliated with an organization, agency, or Tribal government licensed to do business in Washington State or willing to become licensed. The Partnership anticipates funding up to $950,000 total, supporting approximately 12 projects: Category 1 will fund up to seven projects totaling approximately $600,000 (with about one-third supporting salmon recovery projects), and Category 2 will fund up to five projects totaling approximately $350,000. Individual projects must request between $50,000 and $150,000, with proposals outside this range being automatically disqualified. The funding is intended as a one-time investment and is not meant to sustain ongoing programs beyond the performance period. Potential respondents should be aware that funding may be affected by federal freezes, which could reduce or pause the number of funded projects. No specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises were explicitly mentioned in the procurement documents.