New York State Contract Reporter #2140107

DEC seeks coordination of its Beyond Becoming an Outdoors-Woman program

New York State DEC seeks coordination services for its Beyond Becoming an Outdoors-Woman program, with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ontario County identified as the intended provider. - Government buyer: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), Division of Fish and Wildlife. - Named provider: Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ontario County. No product manufacturers or OEMs are identified. - Requested service: Coordinate volunteer instructors and smaller, single-day follow-up classes and events for women who have completed a beginner Becoming an Outdoors-Woman workshop. - Program activities: Support hands-on instruction in fishing, shooting, archery, hunting, trapping, outdoor photography, map and compass, survival, camping, canoeing, and field dressing wild game. - Additional requirements: Work alongside DEC’s Hunter Education Program and develop partner relationships to support outreach to underserved communities, non-traditional user groups, and women across New York State. - Products and quantities: No products, part numbers, or quantities are specified. - Period of performance: Contract term is to be determined.

Description

The notice concerns coordination of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Beyond Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BBOW) Program, an auxiliary effort of the Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) Program. The programs teach women outdoor skills through volunteer instructors and hands-on instruction; BBOW generally offers smaller, single-day follow-up classes and events for women who have completed beginner classes at BOW workshops. The coordinator will work alongside DEC’s Hunter Education Program and maintain and build partner relationships to support outreach to underserved communities, non-traditional user groups, and women statewide. The Department states that it intends to award the work under discretionary purchasing authority and has not issued an open solicitation for quotes.

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