Award
Iowa Department of Natural Resources 24CRDFRBJGOER-0001
Forest Legacy Conservation Easement Specialist
Recipient
Not Specified
Awarded
June 10, 2024
Identifier
24CRDFRBJGOER-0001
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is the government buyer seeking to fund a contractor to hire and employ up to two Conservation Easement Specialists for a period of up to two years. The awarded contract involves services to support the DNR Forestry Section's Forest Legacy program, which focuses on permanently protecting forest land and critical wildlife habitat through conservation easements. The contractor will work within the Forestry Program structure to assist both the DNR and the contractor in achieving their missions related to forest land and wildlife habitat protection. No specific OEMs or vendors are mentioned by name in the document. The contract requires the contractor to help increase capacity to complete the work associated with the Forest Legacy program. The period of performance is up to two years. Unique contract requirements include mandatory respondent certifications, a mandatory respondents conference, and provisions for confidential treatment of information in proposals. The contract terms and conditions are posted on the Iowa DNR website.
Description
The DNR seeks to provide funding to a contractor to hire and employ up to two Conservation Easement Specialists for a period of up to two years. The contractor will help DNR achieve like-minded goals and objectives to permanently protect and enhance critical forest land and wildlife habitat. The DNR Forestry Section manages the Forest Legacy program, aimed at permanently protecting forest land and critical wildlife habitat through the acquisition of conservation easements. Due to the recent successes of this program, the DNR has a need to increase capacity to complete the work.