Hawaii eProcurement Portal #B27000684

Install and inspect feral-pig snares in Hawaiʻi’s Nā Manu Unit

Hawaiʻi’s Division of Forestry and Wildlife is seeking field services to install and, if funded, inspect feral-pig snares in the Nā Manu Unit of the Kaʻū Forest Reserve. - Government buyer: State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry & Wildlife (DOFAW); buyer contact is Emma Yuen, Native Ecosystem Program Manager. - Location and scope: The work covers the 2,000-acre Nā Manu Unit on Hawaiʻi Island near Pāhala. - Services requested: Install 2,400 DOFAW-provided stainless-steel snares in groups of five to ten, following DOFAW’s placement, identification, coverage, and GPS-recording requirements. Provide a unit price for follow-up checks, listed at an estimated 9,600 checks, if funding is available. - Follow-up checks: Record snare status, reset fallen snares, replace broken or missing snares and flags, and report available details about catches. - Equipment and access: The contractor must provide GPS and compatible data-gathering equipment. Helicopter access from The Nature Conservancy’s Kaʻiholena Preserve is currently required. - Relevant experience and field requirements: Bidders must have helicopter-operations experience and provide references for at least two remote Hawaiʻi feral-ungulate removal projects in management areas of at least 500 acres. Work also requires invasive-species inspections and biosecurity, camp and fire-safety precautions, and appropriate insurance. - Quality control: DOFAW will inspect installation work; deficiencies may need to be corrected before payment. - Organizations named: DOFAW is the buyer and supplies the snares; The Nature Conservancy is named in connection with site access. No commercial OEMs or prospective contractors are identified.

Description

Bids are solicited to set 2,400 pig-control snares in groups in the 2,000-acre Nā Manu Unit of the Kaʻū Forest Reserve on Hawaiʻi Island. The contractor will transport and install snares supplied by the Department of Forestry and Wildlife, record snare locations using GPS-compatible equipment, and perform follow-up snare checks if funds are available. Helicopter access is currently required, and the solicitation specifies remote-area experience and related insurance and access requirements. Snare-setting work is to be completed within the stated contract schedule; follow-up checks are dependent on funding availability.

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