Utah Public Procurement Place U3P #JF27-120

Utah Partner Conservation Ecologist for statewide bird conservation

Utah plans a noncompetitive, five-year cost-share contract for a Partner Conservation Ecologist supporting statewide bird conservation. - Government buyer - Utah Department of Government Operations, Division of Purchasing and General Services, issuing the notice. - Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR), the conducting procurement unit. - Named organization and partners - Tracy Aviary is the proposed awardee and co-host. It contributes more than three-quarters of the position’s cost; the state agreement covers the remaining one-quarter. - USGS is mentioned as the source of metal bird bands; no other product manufacturer is identified. - Requested service - One Partner Conservation Ecologist position supporting conservation work statewide, including Species of Greatest Conservation Need and Species of Greatest Information Need. - Coordinate Breeding Bird Surveys, recruit volunteers, assess route and habitat coverage, improve data quality, and support completion of survey routes. - Maintain existing Motus wildlife telemetry stations and build new stations in priority corridors. - Conduct targeted bird capture, banding, and tagging using USGS metal bands and Motus nanotags. - Perform ecological monitoring, data analysis, and biodiversity research; provide practical training in bird capture and handling, leg-loop harness fitting, and transmitter deployment. - Notable requirements and rationale - The work is a collaboration between UDWR and Tracy Aviary under the Utah Motus Initiative, building on Tracy Aviary’s prior UDWR-supported internship experience. - The notice states the cost-sharing arrangement and partner contribution make the proposed partnership more efficient than an internally delivered or differently partnered position. Vendors may contest the proposed noncompetitive award by showing they can provide a comparable or better service. - Estimated value and term - Estimated contract value: $50,000. - Five-year term; renewal options are mentioned in an attachment but are not specified. No start or end dates are provided.

Description

This notice announces the Division of Purchasing’s intent to award a contract without using a standard procurement process for a Partner Conservation Ecologist position co-hosted with Tracy Aviary. The position supports bird conservation work in Utah, including Breeding Bird Survey coordination, Motus station maintenance and expansion, targeted bird capture and tagging, and related training. The posting invites interested vendors to contest the proposed award by submitting information and documentation showing they can provide a comparable or better procurement item. The notice lists an estimated contract value of $50,000 and a five-year term.

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