W912JV22C3003: Washington Ground Squirrel Surveys at NWSTF, Boardman, Oregon

The Oregon Military Department (OMD) is seeking proposals for a contract to conduct pre-construction and post-construction surveys of Washington Ground Squirrels (WGS) at the Naval Weapons System Training Facility (NWSTF) near Boardman, Oregon. The primary objective is to establish baseline data on WGS burrow entrance density prior to the construction of a Multi-Purpose Machine Gun Range. The selected contractor will be required to perform two pre-construction surveys in 2023 and 2024, with potential post-construction surveys extending up to ten years. Proposals must include a technical component detailing the firm's qualifications, proposed project staff, survey methods, and project schedule, as well as a separate cost proposal. The evaluation will be based on both technical and cost criteria, with the highest-ranked proposer selected for contract negotiations. The proposal submission deadline is August 31, 2022, at 2:00 PM PT, with an anticipated contract award date of September 26, 2022. The contract will utilize OMD's standard professional services contract terms, with certain negotiable provisions.

The Request for Proposals does not specify any specific set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond. The Notice of Intent to Award indicates that Western Ecosystems Technology, Inc. is the intended contractor for this project. The contract is expected to be funded through federal sources, though the exact funding amount is not detailed in the provided documents. The selected contractor will be required to provide Certificates of Insurance prior to receiving a Notice to Proceed. The project covers surveys in Morrow County and the Black Butte Ranch Census Designated Place, with a comprehensive field sampling plan that includes conducting burrow entrance surveys and deploying camera traps. The initial contract term is two years, with potential extensions for post-construction monitoring. While specific budget ranges are not explicitly stated, the detailed field sampling plan suggests a complex and potentially significant scope of work involving 628 to 1,088 transects and 382 to 662 camera traps, depending on the desired statistical power of the survey.