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USGS CWD Research and Decision-Support Modeling Cooperative Agreement

The U.S. Geological Survey is seeking a Pacific Northwest CESU partner to strengthen chronic wasting disease prevention and management research. - Government buyer: U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Eastern Ecological Science Center at Patuxent Refuge. - Requested service: One research effort to develop and refine CWD decision-support tools, build quantitative models of disease distribution and intensity, and improve estimates of introduction pathways into the northeastern United States. - Management strategies to assess: Surveillance, public communications, regulatory approaches, carcass disposal, hunter harvest, and culling. - Award and funding: One cooperative agreement is anticipated, with estimated funding of $200,000, fully obligated at award. - Eligibility and period: Work is for a participating Pacific Northwest CESU partner and covers a three-year project period. - OEMs and vendors: No commercial OEMs or vendors are identified; no hardware or part-numbered products are requested.

Description

The U.S. Geological Survey is offering a cooperative agreement to an eligible participating partner of the Pacific Northwest CESU Program for research on chronic wasting disease (CWD) prevention and management in the northeastern and western United States. The work will refine decision-support tools for estimating CWD introduction, spread, and growth, and assessing management strategies such as surveillance, regulatory actions, hunter outreach, carcass disposal, and culling. Proposed activities include improving estimates of disease introduction pathways into the northeastern United States and testing surveillance and public communications strategies. The opportunity anticipates one award for a three-year project period, with estimated total funding of $200,000.

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