TRICOLORED BLACKBIRD HABITAT RESTORATION PLAN DEVELOPMENT & IMPLEMENTATION | W9126G 22 2 SOI 4064

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The TRICOLORED BLACKBIRD HABITAT RESTORATION PLAN DEVELOPMENT & IMPLEMENTATION opportunity is a Department of Defense funding notice issued through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Fort Worth District, focused on supporting the Natural Resources Program at Beale Air Force Base in California. The project is titled "Tricolored Blackbird Habitat for Beale AFB, CA" and is structured as a cooperative agreement under CFDA 12.005, within a science and technology/research and development activity area. The government expects to make a single award, and the solicitation is framed as a Request for Statements of Interest (SOI) rather than a request for full proposals at this stage.

The purpose of the SOI phase is to identify qualified investigators or organizations with the background, staff capabilities, and relevant experience to carry out habitat restoration planning and implementation work benefiting the tricolored blackbird at Beale AFB. While the specific technical objectives are referenced as being in an attached draft Statement of Objectives (SOO) rather than fully listed in the announcement text, the overall emphasis is clearly on developing and implementing a habitat restoration plan, and on providing practical natural resources support aligned with base management needs. Because the details are in the draft SOO, applicants are expected to demonstrate they can perform similar work, such as wildlife habitat assessment, restoration planning, implementation oversight, monitoring approaches, and coordination consistent with military installation environmental compliance and conservation program requirements.

Funding is described in two layers. For the base year, approximately $494,800 is expected to be available. The notice also signals that additional funding may be provided in later fiscal years for optional tasks or follow-on work, but only if funds are available and if the selected recipient continues as the successful awardee. The award ceiling listed in the source data is $1,357,140, which suggests the government is anticipating the possibility of a larger total project value when optional tasks and subsequent phases are included.

The anticipated period of performance for the base agreement is 18 months from the date of award. The agency also anticipates optional tasks that could each run 12 to 18 months, again dependent on funding availability and program needs. This structure indicates the government is planning for a multi-phase effort where initial planning and early implementation actions could be extended into longer-term restoration, adaptive management, or monitoring tasks as conditions and budgets allow.

A key point in this notice is that a full technical proposal and detailed budget are not requested at this time. Instead, the government is asking only for an SOI that highlights qualifications, specialized skills, and evidence of capability to complete comparable efforts. The SOI will be used to evaluate which parties should be invited or considered for the next step, where a full proposal would typically be requested. In other words, the immediate competitive focus is on credentials and demonstrated experience rather than on proposing a fully scoped workplan.

The submission and review timeline is tied to Grants.gov posting requirements. Statements of Interest were required to be posted for 30 days on Grants.gov before the government makes a decision about moving forward and requesting full proposals. The deadline for responses was set for 5:00 P.M. Central Time on August 17, 2022. The opportunity was created July 16, 2022, and the original closing date matches the August 17, 2022 deadline.

Points of contact are provided for both grants administration and project management questions. The grants specialist is Sandy Justman (Sandra.justman@usace.army.mil, 817-886-1073) with USACE Fort Worth District. The project manager is David Leptien (david.b.leptien@usace.army.mil, 402-889-5570) with USACE RPEC. Overall, the opportunity is best read as an early-stage market research and qualification screening step for a habitat restoration planning and implementation project at Beale AFB, with an initial 18-month base period, a base-year funding expectation near $495K, and a potential multi-year pathway up to the stated award ceiling if follow-on tasks are added.

• The Department of Defense, Fort Worth District in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "TRICOLORED BLACKBIRD HABITAT RESTORATION PLAN DEVELOPMENT & IMPLEMENTATION" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 12.005.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jul 16, 2022.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 17, 2022. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,357,140.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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