LEAST TERN / SNOWY PLOVER PREDATOR MANAGEMENT | W911KB 21 1 0001

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The LEAST TERN / SNOWY PLOVER PREDATOR MANAGEMENT opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number W911KB 21 1 0001) is a discretionary Department of Defense grant competition administered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Alaska District. It uses a cooperative agreement as the funding instrument, which generally means the government expects to have substantial involvement during the project (for example, coordination on methods, schedules, access, reporting formats, or review of deliverables) rather than simply issuing funds and stepping back. The work falls under the Natural Resources funding activity category and is associated with CFDA (now often referenced as Assistance Listing) 12.005.

The project is focused on practical, on-the-ground natural resource work conducted on federal lands at Vandenberg Air Force Base (Vandenberg AFB). The title indicates the emphasis is predator management tied to conservation outcomes for two coastal nesting bird species, the California least tern and the western snowy plover, both of which are commonly affected by predation pressure at nesting beaches. While the posting does not list specific field tasks in the excerpt provided, the objective is clear: implement natural resource actions on base-managed federal lands that support these species, and document results in formal reports. Predator management in this context often involves monitoring predator presence, implementing non-lethal deterrence or habitat-based measures, and in some cases coordinated removal or control where allowed and appropriate, all aligned with base environmental requirements and applicable wildlife regulations. Because this is on an active military installation, work typically also requires close coordination with installation natural resource staff and compliance with access, safety, and operational constraints.

A central deliverable is reporting. The awardee is expected to prepare written reports summarizing the work performed and the results achieved, and submit those reports to multiple stakeholders: the USACE point of contact, the Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC) Installation Support Section (ISS) point of contact, and Vandenberg Natural Resource Managers. In practice, that usually means the recipient must not only carry out field activities but also maintain clear records, monitoring data, and defensible methods so that the installation and DoD partners can track performance, demonstrate stewardship of sensitive species habitat, and support ongoing management decisions.

The opportunity anticipated a single award with an award ceiling of $455,000 and an expected number of awards of 1, indicating a single partner was intended to carry out the scope for the period covered by the solicitation. The posting was created November 5, 2020, with an original closing date of December 7, 2020. Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others," with the note that applicants needed to consult the solicitation's additional eligibility information for clarification, which commonly indicates the agency may be looking for specialized entities such as qualified non-profits, research organizations, conservation groups, or other partners able to operate on federal installations and deliver natural resource management and reporting requirements under a cooperative framework.

In short, this is a DoD natural resources cooperative agreement centered on predator management supporting least tern and snowy plover conservation at Vandenberg AFB, with a strong emphasis on executing installation-based field tasks and producing formal, stakeholder-ready reports documenting actions and outcomes.

• The Department of Defense, Alaska District in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "LEAST TERN / SNOWY PLOVER PREDATOR MANAGEMENT" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 12.005.
• This funding opportunity was created on Nov 05, 2020.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 07, 2020. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $455,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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