New Seagrass Surveys of Post Construction Survey Site to Determine Recovery and Site Conditions for Environmental Natural Resource Technical Support U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District

Project Title: New Seagrass Surveys of Post Construction Survey Site to Determine Recovery and Site Conditions for Environmental Natural Resource Technical Support U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District.

A cooperative agreement is being offered ONLY to members of the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESU) Program Region(s) identified above. Award will be made upon mutual agreement and acceptance of the terms and conditions contained in the request for proposal and the of the recipient’s CESU Master Agreement.

Note the established CESU Program indirect rate is 17.5%.

Responses to this Request for Statements of Interest will be used to identify potential organizations for this project. Approximately $300,000-350,000 is expected to be available to support this project for the Base Period Task 1 and 2. Additional funding may be available to the successful recipient for optional tasks.

Period of Performance. The base period of the agreement will extend 150 days from date of award. There may be up to three 12-month optional tasks based on availability of funding. Budget for optional tasks is dependent upon the progress of Task 1-2 and must be determined at time of award.

Description of Anticipated Work: See attached Statement of Objectives found on the Related Documents Tab.

NOTE: At this time we are only requesting that you demonstrate available qualifications and capability for performing similar or same type of work by submitting a Statement of Interest. A full proposal and budget are NOT requested at this time.

Submission of Your Statement of Interest

Statements of Interest are due by 12:00 P.M., Central Time, on 16 Aug 2024.

Submit your Statement of Interest via e-mail attachments or direct questions to:

Sandy Justman

Grants Specialist

USACE, Fort Worth District

Email: sandra.justman@usace.army.mil

Office: 817-886-1073

Chanley Jenkins

Project Manager

USACE, Fort Worth District

Email: chanley.r.jenkins@usace.army.mil

Office: 918-671-9132

Review of Statements Received: All statements of interest received from a member of the CESU Region(s) identified above will be evaluated by a board comprised of one or more people at the receiving installation or activity, who will determine which statement(s) best meet the program objectives: offer the most highly qualified Principal Investigator, have the most relevant experience and the highest capability to successfully meet the program objectives. Submitters whose statements are determined to best meet the program objectives will be invited to submit a full proposal.

This funding opportunity is ONLY available for Cooperative Ecosystem Study Units under the Gulf Coast & South Florida Caribbean CESU Units.

For the full RSOI description and submittal information click on the Related Documents Tab.

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