Red-cockaded Woodpecker (RCW) Monitoring, Banding, and Assessment
Closed State & local contract opportunity
- Solicitation number
- Y25-500
- State
- Florida
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- Jurisdictions
- NIGP code
- UNSPSC codes
- Point of contact
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- Tiffany Fulse tiffany.fulse@ocfl.net (689) 258-5401
Opportunity details come from procurement.opengov.com. Updated .
About this opportunity
Orange County, Florida is seeking a contractor for Red-cockaded Woodpecker (RCW) Monitoring, Banding, and Assessment at the TM-Econ Mitigation Bank Phase IV in southeast Orange County. The two-year contract (Y25-500) requires comprehensive wildlife monitoring services, including cluster and cavity tree assessments, population monitoring, nesting season tracking, fledge checks, cavity cleaning, and potential new cavity installation. Mandatory qualifications include possessing a United States Geological Survey (USGS) Master Banding Permit and United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Recovery Permit. The solicitation requires electronic submission through the OpenGov e-Procurement Platform by March 18, 2025, at 4:00 pm EST, with a mandatory pre-submission question period ending February 25, 2025, at 5:00 pm EST. Evaluation will be conducted on an all-or-none basis, selecting the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, with potential pricing adjustments based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) after the initial one-year period.
The contract does not specify specific set-aside designations or restrictions for disadvantaged enterprises. The project area encompasses approximately 1,300 acres with historical monitoring data indicating seven breeding clusters and 20 adult Red-cockaded Woodpeckers as of 2018. The solicitation documents suggest potential vendors may include Monica Folk, Michael Keys, and BDA (Michael Dennis), though this does not imply pre-selection. The estimated contract budget is $75,000, funded through accounting line 1026-068-1978-3197, with payment structured on a monthly invoice basis upon submission of completed work documentation. The contractor will be responsible for providing all necessary equipment, including off-road vehicles, spotting scopes, GPS devices, and banding tools, and must submit a final comprehensive report within 60 days after the second nesting season. The contract is structured as a requirements contract with no minimum purchase commitment, allowing for flexible project implementation.
Opportunity text
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Orange County, Florida, henceforth referred to as the County is accepting sealed offers for Red-cockaded Woodpecker (RCW) Monitoring, Banding, and Assessment (Y25-500)
Sealed offers for furnishing the above will be accepted up to 4:00 pm EST on Tuesday, March 18, 2025.
NOTE: Respondents are required to submit responses electronically via the OpenGov e-Procurement Platform. Respondents shall not be permitted to hand-deliver, mail, telephone, fax or email offers.
Responses received after the submission deadline and/or transmitted outside of the designated OpenGov e-Procurement Platform shall be rejected.
Important Instructions for Electronic Submittal
The County is ONLY accepting electronic submissions using the OpenGov e-Procurement Platform. Respondents shall create a FREE account with OpenGov by signing up at https://procurement.opengov.com/login . Once you have completed account registration, browse back to this page, click on "Submit Response", and follow the instructions to submit the electronic offer.
It is the respondent's responsibility to ensure they commence their upload efforts timely to meet the submission deadline. The County shall not be responsible for delays caused by any occurrence, including the respondent's network delays, bandwidth issues, internet outages, or technical difficulties.
OpenGov Technical Support
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Email: procurement-support@opengov.com
Phone: 1 (650) 336-7167 Hours: Mon-Fri 7am - 10pm EST
Timely Questions Regarding this Solicitation
The question and answer module of OpenGov IS being utilized for this solicitation. Timely questions concerning this solicitation shall be submitted in accordance with the deadline for questions: Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at 5:00 pm EST. Respondents are instructed not to contact the initiating division directly.
Consideration for modification or alteration of the documents contained in this solicitation shall be requested during the specified question period, before the applicable deadline. No oral interpretation of the meaning of the plans, specifications, or other Contract documents shall be considered binding. The County shall be bound by information and statements only when such statements are written and executed under the authority of the Manager, Procurement Division.
Answers for timely questions will be addressed in the OpenGov question and answer module or as an addenda to this solicitation depending on volume, participants are encouraged to subscribe as a follower and monitor all notifications. Beyond questions and answers, any and all modifications, clarifications, interpretations and supplemental instructions will be in the form of a written addendum which, if issued, will be available for download. All addenda and questions/answers so issued shall become part of the Contract Documents and receipt shall be acknowledged as specified herein.
This provision exists solely for the convenience and administrative efficiency of Orange County. No respondent or other third party gains any rights by virtue of this provision or the application thereof, nor shall any respondent or third party have any standing to sue or cause of action arising there from.
Untimely questions are unable to be submitted in the question and answer module, thereafter respondents raising critical concerns must email tiffany.fulse@ocfl.net. Critical clarifications may be made via addenda, however, untimely questions may not be considered.
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