SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND SEABIRD AND SHOREBIRD MONITORING PROJECT, SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, NAVAL BASE CORONADO, CALIFORNIA | W9126G 22 2 SOI 2176

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The SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND SEABIRD AND SHOREBIRD MONITORING PROJECT is a Department of Defense funding opportunity administered through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Fort Worth District, to support the Naval Base Coronado Natural Resources Program at Naval Auxiliary Landing Field San Clemente Island in California. The government is not asking for a full technical proposal or a detailed budget at this stage. Instead, they are soliciting Statements of Interest (SOIs) to identify qualified investigators or organizations that can carry out seabird and shorebird monitoring and related management support under a cooperative agreement. The effort is tied to federal authorities and compliance requirements, including the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670a et seq.) and implementation of the San Clemente Island Integrated Natural Resource Management Plan (INRMP), which guides how natural resources are managed on the installation while supporting the military mission.

The central purpose of the project is to provide on-the-ground natural resources technical support focused on monitoring seabird and shorebird populations and their nesting sites, then turning those field results into usable data products and recommendations. The monitoring is meant to generate defensible information needed for regulatory obligations and conservation outcomes, including supporting species recovery toward sustainable population levels and contributing to broader regional goals that could eventually help remove certain species from threatened or endangered status. In practical terms, the awardee would be expected to plan and execute field data collection, maintain organized data storage, conduct analysis, and deliver written analytical and recommendation reports that the installation can use for management decisions and compliance documentation.

The opportunity description notes eight specific task areas referenced in a Statement of Objectives (SOO). Those tasks include participating in a project kick-off meeting and coordinating any additional meetings needed to keep the work on track; establishing and maintaining appropriate data storage practices; producing analytical reporting; collecting data on seabird breeding populations; collecting data on cavity-nesting seabirds; implementing or supporting protective measures against non-native predators at seabird and shorebird nest sites; and collecting shorebird data with a particular emphasis on the Western Snowy Plover, along with incidental reporting of other shorebird nesting observations. Overall, the work blends field ecology, monitoring design, data management, analysis, and applied conservation actions geared toward increasing nesting success and improving the quality of long-term trend information.

Funding for the initial effort is expected to be approximately $114,196, with the possibility of additional follow-on funding in later fiscal years for the successful recipient. The posted award ceiling is $570,980 and the government anticipates making one award, which signals the intent for a longer-term relationship if performance and funding align. The period of performance for the base period is 18 months from the date of award, structured to support 12 months of field and data collection activities followed by 6 months devoted to analysis and reporting. In addition, the government anticipates up to four option periods, each also 18 months. The schedule is designed so that option periods overlap: while one period is in its analysis and reporting phase, the next period can already be conducting fieldwork, which helps ensure continuous monitoring coverage from year to year without gaps.

Administratively, the opportunity is listed as “Other” category and uses a cooperative agreement instrument, under CFDA 12.005, with eligibility described broadly as “Others” (with further clarification typically provided in the full eligibility text in the announcement). The Funding Opportunity Number is W9126G 22 2 SOI 2176. Interested parties were instructed to submit an SOI by April 11, 2022, with the notice indicating the SOI must be posted for at least 30 days before the government selects parties to invite for full proposals. The points of contact provided for questions and submissions are Sandra Justman (Grants Specialist, USACE Fort Worth District) and Kathy Mitchell (Environmental Agreements Project Manager, USACE Fort Worth District), with email and phone information included in the notice.

• 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 "SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND SEABIRD AND SHOREBIRD MONITORING PROJECT, SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, NAVAL BASE CORONADO, CALIFORNIA" 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 Mar 09, 2022.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 11, 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 $570,980.00 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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