SPECIAL NOTICE
A -- Notice of Intent to Sole Source Research Regarding Population Viability of the Wood Thrush Within and Surrounding DoD Installations
- Notice Date
- 4/11/2017
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, USACE ITL, GSL, EL, CHL, Vicksburg, 3909 Halls Ferry Road, VICKSBURG, Mississippi, 39180-6199, United States
- ZIP Code
- 39180-6199
- Solicitation Number
- W912HZ-17-Q-9789
- Archive Date
- 5/2/2017
- Point of Contact
- Jody R. Criss, Phone: 6016345248
- E-Mail Address
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Jody.Criss@usace.army.mil
(Jody.Criss@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), has a requirement to procure research services regarding the population viability of the Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) in the Central Hardwoods Bird Conservation Region with regard to Department of Defense installations and the lands surrounding these installations. The ERDC intends to issue an award to Jonathon J. Valente on a sole source basis. Over the past six years, researchers from the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center, the Institute for Bird Populations, Oregon State University, and the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center have worked collaboratively to aggregate a substantial amount of data regarding distributions, population growth, habitat selection, and dispersal patterns of Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina; a DoD species of concern) and other migratory songbirds in the Central Hardwoods Bird Conservation Region. The majority of this work took place on and around several DoD installations (NWSC Crane and Jefferson Proving Ground, IN), providing a unique opportunity to combine these several data sources to build one of the most comprehensive avian population models to date. Because the purpose of this particular research project requires expert analysis of the data related to the validity of spatially-explicit species distribution models (SDMs) for interior forest breeding species in the Central Hardwoods BCR Bird Conservation Region and because Jonathon Valente personally developed the database of Wood Thrush population and habitat on DoD lands in the Central Hardwoods Bird Conservation Region, thus making him the only subject matter expert of both the data and database, no other individual or organization has the capability to provide this level of analysis and testing to the ERDC in the short time available for project completion. The award will be issued in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b). The NAICS code for this requirement is 541712 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences except Biotechnology) with a size standard of 1,000 employees. This notice is not a request for competitive quotes or proposals. A solicitation will not be issued. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. The information submitted must be provided in sufficient detail to demonstrate the vendor's ability to fulfill this requirement. The contractor must also provide a description of their past experience in fulfilling requirements which are the same or similar to this requirement and references for each. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. Responses to this requirement may be submitted to Jody Criss at Jody.Criss@usace.army.mil. Responses must be received no later than 5 days from the posted date of this notice.
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