AFCEC Seasonal Support | W9126G 20 2 SOI 4263

Opportunity Information: Apply for W9126G 20 2 SOI 4263

The AFCEC Seasonal Support opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number W9126G-20-2-SOI-4263) is a Department of Defense cooperative agreement run through the USACE Fort Worth District to line up a qualified partner to provide seasonal, entry-level support for natural and cultural resources work on US Air Force installations. The effort is intended to help Air Force conservation and cultural resources programs carry out actions identified in each installation's Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan (INRMP) and Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP), supporting compliance and implementation under the Sikes Act (16 USC 670c-1). At this stage, the government is not asking for a full technical proposal or budget. Instead, it is requesting a Statement of Interest (SOI) that demonstrates relevant qualifications, skills, and any certifications that show the applicant can perform similar work and manage seasonal staff effectively.

Eligibility is narrow and is limited to Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESU) in three specific regions: Colorado Plateau, Gulf Coast, and Southern Appalachian Mountain. A key restriction is that the applicant must be a non-federal partner within one of those CESU units to be considered. Although the listing shows "unrestricted" eligible applicants in a general sense, the text of the announcement controls, meaning organizations outside those CESU regions or federal entities would not qualify.

The anticipated scope centers on providing semi-skilled, non-professional seasonal personnel to assist with on-the-ground conservation and cultural resources tasks that are temporary and seasonal by nature. The work is described as requiring only entry-level knowledge in natural and cultural resources management, but the cooperator is expected to provide supervision and oversight to its seasonal employees. Day-to-day coordination is expected with Air Force conservation professionals at the installations, and the arrangement is framed as mutually beneficial, emphasizing workforce development and learning opportunities for the people performing the work while also advancing installation stewardship goals.

On the natural resources side, example task areas include fish and wildlife surveys and population monitoring, habitat mapping, invasive species control, and threatened and endangered species inventories and conservation support. Other potential assignments include outdoor recreation management (such as administration or monitoring of authorized hunting and fishing activities, and maintenance of interpretive trails and recreation sites), conservation program planning support, forest survey and data updates, wetlands inventory and restoration, coastal and marine habitat mapping and shoreline restoration, monitoring impacts from grazing and agricultural outleasing on sensitive ecosystems, and broader land management activities like introducing native plants, urban forest management, and erosion control.

On the cultural resources side, the opportunity includes seasonal support in areas such as archaeological site monitoring and identification, including standardized documentation, photo records, and artifact collection where appropriate. It also covers archaeological site stabilization support (preparing materials, helping install stabilization measures, and documenting the work), research support for tribal relations program needs, public interpretation work to help installations present cultural sites to a broader audience, and cemetery management tasks focused on verifying whether historically mapped cemeteries remain on Air Force lands or were removed when the property was acquired.

Funding is described in terms of Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs). The base CLIN is expected to have approximately $415,000 available and covers support for five installations. In addition, up to approximately $266,000 may be available for eight option CLINs, which would be exercised based on bona fide need. The period of performance is 18 months from the date of award, indicating the government is seeking a partner capable of sustaining seasonal staffing cycles and supervision over an extended timeframe rather than a short field season.

Submissions are evaluated at the SOI stage based on the skills, qualifications, and certifications the applicant can document, which will be used to decide who is invited or selected to submit a request for proposal later. The announcement lists Sandy Justman, Agreement/Contract Specialist with USACE Fort Worth District, as the point of contact (sandra.justman@usace.army.mil; 817-886-1073). The review of Statements of Interest was slated to begin July 14, 2020, matching the original closing date shown in the opportunity record.

• The Department of Defense, Fort Worth District in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "AFCEC Seasonal Support" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 12.005.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jun 15, 2020.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 14, 2020. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $266,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.

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