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USGS Cooperative Agreement: Innovation Landscape Network for Southern Great Plains Military Installations

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), under the Department of the Interior, is seeking a Gulf Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) partner to develop an Innovation Landscape Network in the Southern Great Plains. - Government Buyer: - U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Acquisitions and Grants Branch - Department of the Interior - Eligible Applicants: - Only Gulf Coast CESU partners are eligible - Services Requested: - Develop and implement a standardized methodology to assess military installations and landscapes - Coordinate evaluations and conservation tools for military land management - Implement monitoring manpower and continuous improvement cycles for compliance and military missionscape use - Focus on wildfire risk reduction and ecosystem services - Notable Requirements: - Partner must have expertise in both military and natural resources - Must have established relationships to support Department of War missions and regulatory flexibility - Compliance with federal geospatial data standards and open data formats - Robust data management plan required - Funding: - Up to $460,000 over five years (one base year plus four option years) - $100,000 available in the first year - No specific OEMs or commercial vendors are named, as this is a research and technical assistance opportunity

Description

The USGS is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner to develop an Innovation Landscape in the Southern Great Plains to accelerate the transfer of new land management technologies to military installations in the region. The partner must have military and natural resource expertise, experience, and established relationships to identify innovation needs and scalable solutions supporting the military mission, increasing regulatory flexibility for the Department of War, and facilitating military land use. The project includes evaluating and developing methodologies to assess military installations and landscapes, coordinating conservation tools, implementing monitoring manpower, and applying continuous improvement cycles for large scale compliance and military missionscape use. The award is a cooperative agreement with an estimated total funding of $460,000 over five years, with $100,000 available in the first year.

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