SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- The US Fish & Wildlife Service intends to issue a firm fixed price service contract for the following: Modeling Potential Effects of CWD on Population Growth Rate and Herd Composition for the National Elk Refuge (WY) Elk Population IAW the SOW
- Notice Date
- 7/22/2010
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Contracting Office
- US Fish and Wildlife Service, CGS Contracting and General Services134 Union Blvd Lakewood CO 80228
- ZIP Code
- 80228
- Solicitation Number
- 60181AQ037
- Response Due
- 8/6/2010
- Archive Date
- 7/22/2011
- Point of Contact
- Scott E Rogers Contracting Officer 3032364335 scott_rogers@fws.gov;
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- Description
- (i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared inaccordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulations document (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. (ii) Solicitation number 60181AQ037 is being issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) in accordance with FAR Parts 12 and 13. (ii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-44, effective July 8, 2010. All applicable provisions and clauses are included in the actual solicitation. This electronic announcement constitutes the only solicitation being issued. (iv) This procurement is being conducted on a full and open basis. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 611310, and the small business size standard is $7.0 million. Responsible women and women owned, service disabled veteran owned, and small disadvantaged businesses are strongly encouraged to submit quotes. (v) The Government intends to issue a firm fixed price services contract for the following: Modeling Potential Effects of CWD on Population Growth Rate and Herd Composition for the National Elk Refuge Elk Population in accordance with the included Statement of Work (see SOW at the end of this document). The period of performance is from date of award (approximately August 11, 2010) through June 15, 2011. There is one CLIN: CLIN 0001, Summary Technical Report. FOB Destination. (vi) The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, and 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items apply: Quotes will be evaluated in accordance with FAR 13.106-2, Evaluation of Quotes or Offers. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror whose proposal will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The proposal will be evaluated on: (1) vendor capabilities; (2) technical approach (scientific merit, methodological approach, and feasibility to achieve anticipated results and produce useful products with the defined methods); (3) Past Performance on similar government contracts; and (4) a price proposal. When considered together all evaluation factors other than cost or price (Vendor Capabilities, Technical Approach and Past Performance) when combined, are significantly more important than price (Price Proposal). (vi). The following FAR clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items; 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items; 52.222-3, Convict Labor; 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies; 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons; 52.226-26, Equal Opportunity; 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration; and, 52.203-3, Gratuities. The full text of any clause may be accessed electronically at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/. (vii) Quotes must be received by 2:00PM MDT, Friday, August 6, 2010. Submit quotes by e-mail at scott_rogers@fws.gov, or by mail or in person to: Mr. Scott E. Rogers, Mountain-Prairie Region (6) US Fish & Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 25486, DFC, Denver, Colorado 80225-0486, or by facsimile at 303-236-4791. Quotations received after this date and time will be considered late and may not be evaluated. The Government will not reimburse any interested parties for any monies spent to provide a response to the combined solicitation/synopsis. Thank you for your interest in providing quality services to the USFWS. (viii) Instructions to Offerors. In order for your Quote to be considered responsive you must include the following information and items: company/organization name; company point of contact; address; telephone number; date of offer; vendor offer number; Tax ID #; Cage Code; and, DUNS #. Include the following information for evaluation in your offer: 1. A technical proposal (demonstrating the scientific merit, methodological approach, and feasibility to achieve anticipated results and produce useful products with the defined methods) (maximum 2 pages) of how the work will be accomplished. 2. Vendor capabilities statement (maximum 2 pages) covering investigator experience and expertise for the work. The investigator must have authored or co-authored at least 2 peer-reviewed publications in the last 3 years related specifically to modeling the effects of disease introduction in mammalian populations and must have experience with SEI modeling. 3. Past contract performance information, covering 2-4 similar projects completed by the investigator4. A price proposal. (ix) Submit questions or requests for other information: Scott Rogers, Contract SpecialistPhone: 303-236-4335FAX: 303-236-4791E-mail: scott_rogers@fws.gov SCOPE OF WORK Modeling Potential Effects of CWD on Population Growth Rate and Herd Composition for the National Elk Refuge Elk Population BackgroundPotential effects of a CWD incursion on elk demographic parameters in a feedground situation are unknown. Modeling offers the opportunity to examine the effects of CWD on future elk population levels and herd composition at the National Elk Refuge should CWD reach NER. Mathematical and simulation models are useful tools for synthesizing existing knowledge, highlighting priorities for future data collection, illuminating the logical consequences of hypothesized mechanisms, and (sometimes) making quantitative predictions (Starfield 1997). Typically, quantitative prediction is the last product of a modeling program, after reliable estimates of critical parameters are available, functional forms (e.g., linear vs. nonlinear) are well established, and relevant mechanisms are understood. Quantitative prediction when fundamentals are not understood can lead to dire assessments and recommendation of extreme management actions with uncertain justification (Schauber and Woolf 2003). However, modeling is still very useful when these criteria for reliable prediction have not been met. For instance, best-case and worst-case scenarios can be modeled to qualitatively compare their outcomes. Even when knowledge and data are very limited, models can provide crude feasibility bounds that can help eliminate some explanations or mechanisms from the start. Simpler modeling approaches are typically more instructive in such circumstances, as they are built on fewer unsupported assumptions. In the field of wildlife disease management, models have proved their worth in designing vaccination programs for control of rabies (White et al. 1995), identifying counterintuitive effects of lethal reservoir control on bovine tuberculosis transmission (Tuyttens et al. 2000), highlighting the need to understand contact patterns (Schauber and Woolf 2003, Kjr et al. 2008), and optimizing harvest or culling operations in disease control (Fenichel and Horan 2007). Modeling Goals and ObjectiveThe goals of this modeling exercise are to assess the range of possible impacts of chronic wasting disease on the population growth rate and sex/age composition of the elk herd wintering at the National Elk Refuge, with specific comparison impacts under the current winter feeding regime with reduced-feed or no-feed scenarios. To meet these goals, the investigator will:1.Organize existing data related to herd size, composition, and effective density at the NER, as well as CWD epizootiology in captive and wild elk; 2.Develop a base SEI (Susceptible, Exposed, Infectious) model of CWD transmission, incorporating heterogeneous transmission and prevalence among sex/age categories (Swinton, Woolhouse, Begon, Dobson, Ferroglio, Grenfell, Guberti, Hails, Heesterbeek, Lavazza, Roberts, White & Wilson, 2001); 3.Expand the base model to incorporate heterogeneity in susceptibility and disease progression among individuals and exposure levels; 4.Use the model to assess the potential influence of alternative management scenarios (status quo, reduced-feed, and no-feed).5.Complete a sensitivity analysis of parameters as they interact as significant model drivers. Government Furnished InformationData provided includes herd size, composition, and general spatial distribution of elk by season and year on the Refuge. DeliverablesDeliverable will be a summary technical report provided by June 15, 2011, that contains the following: 1.Ranges of projected impacts of CWD on the population size and growth rate of the NER elk herd under 3 management regimes (status quo, reduced-feed, no-feed);2.Range of projected changes in age/sex composition due to CWD establishment under these management regimes; 3.Sensitivity analysis of model parameters;4.Recommended priorities for future data collection and future steps in model development. Publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals may be pursued. LITERATURE CITED Fenichel, E. P. and R. D. Horan. 2007. Gender-Based harvesting in wildlife disease management. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 89:904-920.Kjr, L. J., E. M. Schauber, and C. K. Nielsen. 2008. Spatial and temporal analysis of contact rates in female white-tailed deer. Journal of Wildlife Management In Press:Schauber, E. M. and A. Woolf. 2003. Chronic wasting disease in deer and elk: a critique of current models and their application. Wildlife Society Bulletin 31:610-616.Starfield, A. M. 1997. A pragmatic approach to modeling for wildlife management. Journal of Wildlife Management 61:261-270.Swinton, J., M. E. J. Woolhouse, M. E. Begon, A. P. Dobson, E. Ferroglio, B. T. Grenfell, V. Guberti, R. S. Hails, J. A. P. Heesterbeek, A. Lavazza, M. G. Roberts, P. J. White, and K. Wilson. 2001. Microparasite transmission and persistence. Pages 83-101 in P. J. Hudson et al., editors. The ecology of wildlife diseases. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK.Tuyttens, F. A. M., R. J. Delahay, D. W. MacDonald, C. L. Cheeseman, B. Long, and C. A. Donnelly. 2000. Spatial perturbation caused by a badger (Meles meles) culling operation: implications for the function of territoriality and the control of bovine tuberculosis (Mycobacterium bovis). Journal of Animal Ecology 69:815-828.White, P. C. L., S. Harris, and G. C. Smith. 1995. Fox contact behaviour and rabies spread: a model for the estimation of contact probabilities between urban foxes at different population densities and its implications for rabies control in Britain. Journal of Applied Ecology 32:693-706.
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