June 27, 2022
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Funding Opportunity: San Clemente Island Predator Research and Ecosystem Management
REQUEST FOR STATEMENTS OF INTEREST
NUMBER W9126G-22-2-SOI-3785
Project Title: SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND PREDATOR RESEARCH AND ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT PROJECT, SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, NAVAL BASE CORONADO, CALIFORNIA
Timeline for Review of Statements of Interest: Responses due by COB 26 July 2022.
Responses to this Request for Statements of Interest will be used to identify potential investigators for a project to be funded by Commander, US Pacific Fleet (PACFLT), which provides professional and technical support for the Naval Base Coronado Natural Resources Program.
Approximately $597,935 is expected to be available to support this project for the base year. Additional funding may be available for additional asks and/or follow on work in subsequent fiscal years to the successful Recipient/Awardee.
San Clemente Island (SCI) supports a large number of endemic organisms. Some of these are listed as federally endangered or threatened species by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) (such as the San Clemente Loggerhead Shrike addressed herein), Endangered Species Act candidate conservation taxa, and/or listed by California Department of Fish and Wildlife. This project continues San Clemente Loggerhead Shrike recovery efforts and, in part,
fulfills the Commander Navy Region Southwest’s (CNRSW) responsibilities pursuant to the Sikes Act Improvement Act (16 USC 670 et seq) and CNRSW and PACFLT’s responsibilities pursuant to the Endangered Species Act (16 USC 1531 et seq). Specifically, it meets the Navy’s obligations under USFWS Biological Opinion FWS- LA-09B0027-09F0040 San Clemente Island Military Operations and Fire Management Plan (2008) and subsequent amendments, the Final Environmental Impact Statement/ Overseas Environmental Impact Statement Southern California Range Complex, and continued implementation of SCI Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan (INRMP) in support of the Navy mission.
In order to perform this work successfully, the cooperator must have capabilities to support on site goals and objectives at Naval Auxiliary Landing Field San Clemente Island, Naval Base Coronado. This includes implementing protocols for Non-native Predators, providing assistance with the San Clemente Loggerhead Shrike Recovery Program, data analysis and reporting as outlined in the Statement of Objectives (SOO).
Please send responses or direct questions to:
Sandy Justman
Grants Specialist
USACE Ft. Worth District
Sandra.justman@usace.army.mil
Kathy Mitchell
Environmental Agreements PM
USACE Ft. Worth District
Kathy.s.mitchell@usace.army.mil