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B -- ARTHROPOD / ENDANGERED SPECIES SURVEYS SOL DAHC77-96-R-0033 DUE 081396 POC Contract Specialist R. Batangan FAX (808)438-6563 (808) 438-6535 x 199 (Site Code DAHC77) Negotiations will be conducted with The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii to furnish all labor, equipment, materials and transportation (1) to conduct an arthropod survey on Pohakuloa Training Area (PTA), Island of Hawaii, Hawaii; (2) to conduct rare/endangered plant surveys at various military installations, Island of Oahu, Hawaii; and (3) Puu Hapapa Alien Plant Control Project at Biologically Significant Area (BSA) in Schofield Barracks, Island of Oahu, Hawaii. ARTHROPOD SURVEY: The locations to be surveyed will be the Multi-Purpose Range Complex, Kipuka Kalawamauna, Palila Critical Habitat and other areas on PTA. Approximately 40 field days will be needed to complete the field work. Most areas will be accessed by off-road vehicles and foot. The contractor will be responsible to sample and record the arthropods, note the habitat type, presence and condition of any known rare taxa, and any observable threats, noting rare arthropod species and alien arthropod pests. The contractor shall be responsible to determine ecological roles of more common arthropod species, for the identification (to the highest confident taxonomic unit) and curation of the specimens. The contractor shall be responsible to provide a Global Posting System (GPS) with a knowledgeable operator, enter data into the Hawaii Natural Heritage Program, merge existing data on subterranean arthropods with the data to be acquired for surface communities and of comparing those data with the statewide database to determine the relative rarity and status of arthropods. Detailed records shall be provided to the Army at the end of the project. RARE/ENDANGERED PLANT SURVEY: The contractor shall conduct surveys in suitable, unsearched habitat and do management and monitoring for the following plants: cyrtandra viridiflora, lycopodium nutans, melicope lydgatei, stenogyne sheriffii, labordia cyrtandrae alsinidendron trinerve, alsindidendron obovatum, schiedea nuttallii var nuttallii. These plants are found at Makua Military Reservation, Schofield Barracks and Kawailoa Training Area, Island of Oahu, Hawaii. Approximately 25 ten-hour days of field work will be needed to complete this project. Most areas will be accessed on foot, but contractor-provided helicopters will be needed to access the Koolau summit ridge for three 3-4 day trips, and the Waianae summit ridge for one 3-4 day trip. Some of the areas to be surveyed have potential hazards of unexploded ordnance. The Army will provide explosive ordnance detachment personnel when needed. When rare plants are located, the botanists will note the habitat type, number and condition of rare plants, and any observable threats. The Army will provide a GPS unit and a trained operator. The contractor shall enter data into the Hawaii Natural Heritage Program database and provide detailed records to the Army at the end of the project. Management tasks may include selective weeding, rat control, and slug control. In some cases, it may be necessary to reroute trails or even relocate plants. PUU HAPAPA ALIEN PLANT CONTROL PROJECT: The contractor shall be required to control the aggressive habitat-modifying, introduced plants, and remove incipient infestations of less established alien plants, in the accessible portions of the Puu Hapapa Biologically Significant Area (BSA) in Schofield Barracks. The terrain is along the summit crest of the Waianae Mountains south of Kolekole Pass. Removal techniques will depend on the target plants and terrain and will be based on staff experience and previous alien plant control trials conducted in the region. The contractor shall carry out four 5-day work trips to the project area. During these trips, alien plants will be removed via manual and chemical methods. The contractor will be certified to apply pesticides by the State of Hawaii Department of Agriculture. Photos shall be taken before and immediately after weed removal. Photographs shall be taken from previously established photopoints. The contractor will prepare a report outlining treatment methods, the total count of treated plants, and recommendations for future control and monitoring. Contractor shall provide a map showing the areas treated, noting any future seed sources of non-native plants that were inaccessible and not treated. Photo documenting areas treated will also be provided with a map illustrating where photopoints are marked in the field. Period of performance is 18 months from date of award. SIC 8731, Commercial Physical and Biological Research. Telephone requests will not be honored. See Note 22 (for sole source). This is a new requirement. No previous procurement history is available.(0178)

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