SAM #W9132T26QA006

Mist-netting and Radio Telemetry Services for Imperiled Bats at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' ERDC Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) is seeking contractor support for a research project focused on imperiled bats at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. - Government Buyer: - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ERDC CERL (W2R2 Construction Engineering Laboratory), KO Contracting Division - Scope of Services: - Mist-netting of bats at a minimum of four sites - Capture and attachment of radio transmitters to up to 20 bats - Radio telemetry tracking of bat movements for up to two weeks - Collection of guano samples - Submission of reports, including a final report documenting all results - Compliance with Army Animal Research Compliance and Oversight Office requirements - Products/Services Requested: - All labor, equipment, and materials necessary to perform mist-netting, radio telemetry, bat capture, tracker fixation, and guano sample collection - Unique Requirements: - Fieldwork must occur during a mutually agreed four-week period between July 1 and August 15, during the bat roosting season - Contractor must obtain Army animal research compliance approval prior to fieldwork - All work is to be performed at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland - No specific OEMs or commercial vendors are named in the solicitation - NAICS code: 541715 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences)

Description

The Engineer Research and Development Center Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (ERDC CERL) requires services of a contractor in support of a research effort aimed at documenting long-term trends in bat occupancy at the Army installation of Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. The contractor will perform bat capture and tracker fixation activities and initial tracking, as well as guano sample collection activities focused on several species of bats over a 4-week period during the bat roosting season at the installation (July-August 2026).

Interested vendors should review the attached solicitation document for a full description of the services required, for detail on the information required from offerors (specifically see page 53), and for detail on the procedures planned for awarding the contract.  Contract award is anticipated to occur in mid-June 2026.

Please provide responses to this notice no later than the date and time above to: CERL-CT-QUOTES@usace.army.mil. Telephone responses will not be accepted.

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