Texas DIR/ESBD #802-26-77818

Statewide Fixed-Wing Wildlife Surveys and Telemetry Services

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is seeking contractors for statewide fixed-wing wildlife surveys and animal telemetry services in Texas. - Government buyer: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), Purchasing and Contracting. - Services requested: As-needed fixed-wing pronghorn and waterfowl surveys, plus aerial radio-telemetry flights. The estimated scope is 270 pronghorn survey flight hours, 80 waterfowl survey hours, and 50 telemetry hours. - Pronghorn survey aircraft pricing has two alternatives: Cessna 180, 182, or 206; or Kodiak 100 or a turbine-equivalent airplane. The 270 hours apply to each pricing alternative and are not additive; the scope estimates 130 hours in the Trans-Pecos and 140 in the Panhandle for the selected option. - OEMs named: Cessna and Kodiak. No service contractors or resellers are named. - Contractors must provide aircraft, pilots, personnel, equipment, fuel, and related supplies. Aircraft must safely carry two TPWD observers and one pilot. Requirements include visibility and safety provisions, communications, and GPS capabilities for survey transects or telemetry research areas and animal locations. - Estimated opportunity value: $2,000,000. No service part numbers are specified.

Description

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is seeking proposals to establish blanket contract(s) for statewide aerial fixed-wing surveys and telemetry services. Services will be performed at designated on-site base camps in Texas. The solicitation lists an estimated value of $2,000,000 and requests proposals by November 12, 2026, at 2:00 PM.

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