AFCEC Offering Grant for Seasonal Natural and Cultural Resources Support on Air Force Installations

ELIGIBILITY: This funding opportunity is ONLY available for Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units in the Colorado Plateau, Gulf Coast & Southern Appalachian Mountain CESU regions. Note: Must be a non-federal partner in the CESU Units listed above to be qualified to be considered.

Project Title: Seasonal Natural and Cultural Resources Support on Air Force Installations

Responses to this Request for Statements of Interest will be used to identify potential

investigators for a project to be funded by the US Air Force, which provides professional and

technical support for its Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan (INRMP) and Integrated

Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP) in order to facilitate successful implementation of the

16 USC 670c-1 Sikes Act.  Approximately $415,000 is expected to be available to support this

project for the base CLIN. Approximately $266,000 may be available for the option CLINs.

(If this information is scrambled, please see attached full announcement)

NOTE: Attached to this document you will find a DRAFT Statement of Work/Objectives for your

reference only. Again, at this time we are only requesting that you demonstrate available

qualifications and skills for performing similar or same type of work. A full study proposal and

proposed budget are NOT requested at this time.

Brief Description of Anticipated Work:

This project focuses on the following objective:

The Cooperator shall provide semi-skilled and non-professional seasonal support to assist Air

Force installations with the implementation of projects related to the stewardship of natural

resources and cultural resources as indicated in the installation INRMP/ICRMP.

Conservation program tasks assigned at each installation are temporary and seasonal in

nature. Work assigned to Cooperator employees will require only entry level knowledge in

natural and cultural resources management. The Cooperator will provide supervision and

oversight to Cooperator employees. Cooperator employees shall work closely with AF

conservation program professionals for daily coordination and consultation for work

activities at AF installations. The Cooperator and the AF personnel will mutually ensure the

benefit to their respective programs and personnel in terms of learning/professional

experience of the individual performers. The base CLIN includes support for five (5)

installations. There are also eight (8) option CLINs to be awarded based on bona fide need.

Workforce development opportunities may include the following subject areas: (If this information is scrambled, please see attached full announcement)

• Fish and Wildlife Management: fish and wildlife surveys, population monitoring, habitat mapping,

invasive species control and management;

• Threatened and Endangered Species Management: species inventories, population monitoring, habitat

mapping, and assistance for implementing conservation requirements;

• Outdoor Recreation Management: administration of hunting, fishing, and other authorized outdoor

recreation activities;

• Conservation Program Planning Support;
• Forest Management: survey and update data;
• Wetlands Protection and Management: Inventory and restoration;
• Protection of Coastal and Marine Resources: habitat mapping, inventory, and analysis; and

implementing shoreline habitat restoration projects;

• Livestock Grazing and Agriculture Out leasing: includes monitoring the effects of grazing on native

ecosystems and sensitive species;

• Outdoor Recreation: monitoring recreation activities, maintenance of interpretive nature trails and

recreation sites;

• Land Management: introducing native plants in landscapes, invasive species control, urban forest

management, and soil erosion control;

• Cultural Resources support opportunities may include the following subject areas:

• Archaeological site monitoring and identification: assist with recording data on

standardized forms, photo documentation, and collection of artifacts;

• Archaeological site stabilization: assist with preparing material for

transport to archaeological site to be stabilized, installing stabilization materials, and

documentation of stabilization efforts;

• Tribal Relations Program: research and update data;

• Public interpretation: Work with installation to interpret sites for a public

audience;

• Cemetery Management: determine if historically mapped cemeteries are

still on AF lands or if they were removed when the government acquired the land.

NOTE: At this time we are only requesting that you demonstrate available qualifications and

skills for performing similar or same type of work. You will be evaluated for request for a

proposal based on skills, qualifications and certifications demonstrated in your SOI.

Period of Performance.

The period of performance is 18 months from date of award.

Please send responses or direct questions to:

Sandy Justman

Agreement I Contract Specialist

USACE Fort Worth District

sandra.justman@usace.army.mil

Office: (817) 886-1073

Review of Statements of Interest will begin 14 July 2020.

ELIGIBILITY: This funding opportunity is ONLY available for Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units in the Colorado Plateau, Gulf Coast & Southern Appalachian Mountain CESU regions. Note: Must be a non-federal partner in the CESU Units listed above to be qualified to be considered.

Project Title: Seasonal Natural and Cultural Resources Support on Air Force Installations

Responses to this Request for Statements of Interest will be used to identify potential

investigators for a project to be funded by the US Air Force, which provides professional and

technical support for its Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan (INRMP) and Integrated

Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP) in order to facilitate successful implementation of the

16 USC 670c-1 Sikes Act.  Approximately $415,000 is expected to be available to support this

project for the base CLIN. Approximately $266,000 may be available for the option CLINs.

(If this information is scrambled, please see attached full announcement)

NOTE: Attached to this document you will find a DRAFT Statement of Work/Objectives for your

reference only. Again, at this time we are only requesting that you demonstrate available

qualifications and skills for performing similar or same type of work. A full study proposal and

proposed budget are NOT requested at this time.

Brief Description of Anticipated Work:

This project focuses on the following objective:

The Cooperator shall provide semi-skilled and non-professional seasonal support to assist Air

Force installations with the implementation of projects related to the stewardship of natural

resources and cultural resources as indicated in the installation INRMP/ICRMP.

Conservation program tasks assigned at each installation are temporary and seasonal in

nature. Work assigned to Cooperator employees will require only entry level knowledge in

natural and cultural resources management. The Cooperator will provide supervision and

oversight to Cooperator employees. Cooperator employees shall work closely with AF

conservation program professionals for daily coordination and consultation for work

activities at AF installations. The Cooperator and the AF personnel will mutually ensure the

benefit to their respective programs and personnel in terms of learning/professional

experience of the individual performers. The base CLIN includes support for five (5)

installations. There are also eight (8) option CLINs to be awarded based on bona fide need.

Workforce development opportunities may include the following subject areas: (If this information is scrambled, please see attached full announcement)

• Fish and Wildlife Management: fish and wildlife surveys, population monitoring, habitat mapping,

invasive species control and management;

• Threatened and Endangered Species Management: species inventories, population monitoring, habitat

mapping, and assistance for implementing conservation requirements;

• Outdoor Recreation Management: administration of hunting, fishing, and other authorized outdoor

recreation activities;

• Conservation Program Planning Support;
• Forest Management: survey and update data;
• Wetlands Protection and Management: Inventory and restoration;
• Protection of Coastal and Marine Resources: habitat mapping, inventory, and analysis; and

implementing shoreline habitat restoration projects;

• Livestock Grazing and Agriculture Out leasing: includes monitoring the effects of grazing on native

ecosystems and sensitive species;

• Outdoor Recreation: monitoring recreation activities, maintenance of interpretive nature trails and

recreation sites;

• Land Management: introducing native plants in landscapes, invasive species control, urban forest

management, and soil erosion control;

• Cultural Resources support opportunities may include the following subject areas:

• Archaeological site monitoring and identification: assist with recording data on

standardized forms, photo documentation, and collection of artifacts;

• Archaeological site stabilization: assist with preparing material for

transport to archaeological site to be stabilized, installing stabilization materials, and

documentation of stabilization efforts;

• Tribal Relations Program: research and update data;

• Public interpretation: Work with installation to interpret sites for a public

audience;

• Cemetery Management: determine if historically mapped cemeteries are

still on AF lands or if they were removed when the government acquired the land.

NOTE: At this time we are only requesting that you demonstrate available qualifications and

skills for performing similar or same type of work. You will be evaluated for request for a

proposal based on skills, qualifications and certifications demonstrated in your SOI.

Period of Performance.

The period of performance is 18 months from date of award.

Please send responses or direct questions to:

Sandy Justman

Agreement I Contract Specialist

USACE Fort Worth District

sandra.justman@usace.army.mil

Office: (817) 886-1073

Review of Statements of Interest will begin 14 July 2020.