SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- MT FWS - PALLID RESEARCH
- Notice Date
- 3/10/2017
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- USGS OAG DENVER ACQUISITION BRANCH PO BOX 25046 204 DENVER FEDERAL CENTER DENVER CO 80225-0046 US
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- G17PS00326
- Response Due
- 3/22/2017
- Archive Date
- 4/6/2017
- Point of Contact
- Wilson, Mary
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY for market research purposes to identify interested vendors for the potential requirement detailed below. A formal solicitation and performance work statement are not available. Additionally, in accordance with FAR 19.5, Set-Asides for Small Business, the Government will review the information requested in this announcement to determine the type of set-aside (if any) for this requirement, should it come to fruition. The US Geological Survey (USGS) has a potential need for the following: Must be able to get permit for tracking and handling endangered species on the Milk River and Missouri River by May 2017. 1) Assess reproductive status, migrations, and use of the Milk River and Missouri River downstream from Fort Peck Dam by telemetered wild and stocked pallid sturgeon. As part of past and ongoing research activities, a research population composed of wild pallid sturgeon (40+ individuals) and stocked pallid sturgeon (100+ individuals) is currently implanted with radio transmitters. The Contractor shall capture telemetered wild pallid sturgeon and assess their reproductive status during netting efforts in late April/May 2017 to confirm reproductive readiness. Radio transmitters shall be replaced in wild pallid sturgeon that carry an expired/expiring transmitter. During late April/May 2017, the Contractor shall capture telemetered stocked pallid sturgeon representative of the 1997-2001 years classes to assess reproductive status of these stocked fish. Assessment of reproductive status for the wild and stocked pallid sturgeon will include an egg sample (for Polarity Index, PI), blood sample (for hormone analysis), and fish length and weight. The Contractor shall deploy a series of five (5) automated ground-based telemetry logging stations to assist in detecting movements of telemetered pallid sturgeon by late April/early May. Logging stations will be positioned in the Milk River near river mile (RM) 2.0, and in the Missouri River near RM 1760, RM 1720, RM 1618, and RM 1584. Migrations into and use of the Milk River and Missouri River downstream from Fort Peck Dam by the research population of telemetered pallid sturgeon shall be assessed from early May through July using a combination of manual tracking by boat and detections from automated ground-based telemetry logging stations. Following suspected spawning activity (for example, gravid female aggregated with males), the Contractor shall attempt recapture of the female(s) and perform reproductive assessments to verify spawning. Post-spawn reproductive assessments shall include measuring weight (to detect female loss of egg mass), visualizing gonads (to determine if the body cavity is void of eggs), and obtaining a blood sample (to determine if hormones are indicative of post-reproductive levels). 2) Verify and quantify reproductive products (eggs, free embryos, larvae) from spawning events in the Milk River and Missouri River downstream from Fort Peck Dam. Spawning events involving wild pallid sturgeon and stocked pallid sturgeon that have attained sexual maturity (hereafter naturalized adults) may occur in the Milk River or Missouri River downstream from Fort Peck Dam. Sampling for progeny (free embryos and larvae) from these spawning events will follow procedures unique to both rivers. If wild or naturalized adult pallid sturgeon enter the Milk River (based on telemetry observations from Task 1 above) and river-exit reproductive assessments indicate spawning occurred in the Milk River, the Contractor shall sample the lower Milk River for free embryos and larvae on a daily basis for a period of seven (7) days following the exit of post-spawn pallid sturgeon from the river. If wild or naturalized adult pallid sturgeon do not use the Milk River, the Contractor shall not be required to sample in the Milk River. For the Missouri River, the Contractor shall sample for free embryos and larvae near Wolf Point, Montana (approximate RM 1700) at least two times per week from June 1 to July 31. The Contractor shall acquire a minimum of 10 samples on each sampling date. Additional locations downstream from suspected spawning locations shall be targeted for intensive sampling if aggregations of wild or naturalized adult pallid sturgeon are identified at a specific location. Free embryos and larvae will be sampled following methods outlined in Braaten and others (2010), where paired rectangular frame nets (0.75 m width, 0.50-m height, 1.0-mm mesh) will be deployed to the river bed. Nets shall be fitted with a flow meter to estimate velocity and volume of water sampled. All acipenseriform free embryos and larvae collected shall be live-extracted from the detritus (Fuller and others, 2008) and preserved in 95% non-denatured ethanol. All acipenseriform free embryos and larvae collected shall be submitted for genetic testing using methodologies consistent with earlier work (Eichelberger and others, 2014) to definitively identify specimens as pallid sturgeon, shovelnose sturgeon or paddlefish. 3) Assess and quantify dispersal and settlement of pallid sturgeon early life stages in the Missouri River downstream from Fort Peck Dam. After dispersing from upstream spawning and hatch locations, pallid sturgeon free embryos transition from drifting in the water column to occupying benthic habitats as settled larvae (often also referred to as young-of-year). The Contractor shall sample for settled pallid sturgeon larvae and young-of-year using a beam (benthic) trawl (2.0-m wide, 0.5-m, 5.5-m length; Braaten and Fuller 2007) under the following protocol. From July 18 through September 9, 2016, beam trawling shall be conducted at weekly intervals at sites in the Missouri River upstream (4 sites) and downstream (4 sites) from the Yellowstone River confluence. Upstream sites shall be located between RM 1582 and RM 1592; downstream sites shall be located between RM 1582 and RM 1550. At each site, the Contractor shall perform a minimum of three beam trawl samples that correspond to river bend locations in the including the inside bend (ISB), outside bend (OSB), and channel cross-over (CHXO). If a small Scaphirhynchus sp. is captured (< 120 mm), two additional trawls shall be conducted at the same location. If additional Scaphirhynchus sp. are sampled in the two additional trawls, the process shall be repeated up to a maximum of eight trawls. The Scaphirhynchus sp. collected will be measured for fork length (mm). Fin clips shall be obtained for Scaphirhynchus sp. collected, and preserved in 95% non-denatured ethanol. Fin clips shall be submitted for genetic testing using methodologies consistent with earlier work (Eichelberger and others, 2014) to definitively identify specimens as pallid sturgeon or shovelnose sturgeon. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541712 and the size standard is 500 Employees. There is no incumbent contractor. All business concerns who believe they can responsibly perform this requirement should submit the following information to the contracting officer no later than 4PM CST Wednesday March 22, 2017: 1.Capability statement describing corporate expertise and technical qualifications in the work described above. 2.Past performance information describing other contracts for similar services your company has been awarded. Past performance information should be submitted for projects conducted within the last three years and include: project title, location, whether the work was as a prime or subcontractor, contract/subcontract dollar value, type of contract, percentage of self-performed work, and overall performance rating received. 3.Small business status of vendor (8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, etc.) 4.Point of contact information for vendor, Cage Code, and D&B Number. 5.Any other information that will prove the vendor is capable of performing the required effort. Submissions should be emailed to the attention of bwilson@usgs.gov, Contracting Specilist, Columbia, MO 65201. Responses should be limited to 10 pages (single-sided). Email and fax responses will not be accepted or evaluated. NOTE: All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary - the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government. Materials submitted to the Government for review will not be returned. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. This is not a request for proposals. The Government does not intend to award a contract based on responses received under this announcement. All questions and concerns may be submitted to the contracting specialist via email only at bwilson@usgs.gov.
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