PRRIP Request for Proposal: Habitat

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? d r PRRIP - ED OFFICE FINAL 05/20/2008 221 collection, analysis, and reporting activities in 2009 and 2010. If an interested party believes 222 data collection during an additional nesting season(s) is warranted, the proposal should include 223 the budget estimates for the extension. 224 225 DELIVERABLES 226 The contractor will provide a weekly e-mail report during the nesting season and a monthly e- 227 mail report during the remainder of the year regarding work progress to the ED Office. The 228 contractor will provide a verbal report at a TAC meeting after completion of each study season. 229 Both in-person meetings will be held in central Nebraska or other sites as mutually agreed upon. 230 All other contacts may be via phone and/or e-mail. 231 232 Study deliverables include, but are not limited to: 233 • Raw data sheets, maps, and UTM or lat-long locations of all bird captures and relocations. 234 • Photogra.phs of study implementation, birds, fora.ging activity, and habitat conditions. 235 • Copies of all annual state and federal filings required in accordance with necessary permits. 236 • A dra.ft report in Microsoft Word format based on results from the 2009 nesting season 237 describing field methods, collected data, and data summary/analysis, and including the 238 completed electronic database, will be submitted to the ED Office and TAC for review and 239 comment by December 2009. 240 • A draft final report in Microsoft Word format based on results from both the 2009 and 2010 241 nesting seasons describing field methods, collected data, and data summary/analysis, and 242 including the completed electronic database, will be submitted to the ED Office and TAC for 243 review and comment by November 2009. 244 • A fmal report in PDF format incorporating comments from the ED Office and the TAC four 245 weeks after written and/or verbal comments are provided to the contractor will be provided to 246 the ED Office. Raw data sheets, photos, and finalized database are also required with 247 submission of the final report. 248 • Data will be reported in accordance with guidelines outlined in the Program's AMP and the 249 Program's Database Management System. 250 251 AVAILABLE INFORMATION 252 In addition to the Program Docwnent, the AMP, and the Integrated Monitoring and Research 253 Plan, several additional sources of information are available to assist potential contractors in 254 responding to this RFP. All of these documents can be accessed either from the Program Web 255 site (www.PlatteRiverPro am.org) or by contacting Chad Smith: 256 • Tern and plover monitoring reports from the Cooperative Agreement time period (1997- 257 2006, availability varies). 258 • Tern and plover monitoring report from Year #1 of the Program (2007). 259 • Conceptual Ecological Model for terns and plovers on the central Platte. 260 • Program Protocol for monitoring terns and plovers. 261 • Program Protocol for monitoring the riverine prey base for terns. Page 6 of 6