July 15, 2020

USACE Funding Opportunity: Kittlitz’s Murrelet Surveys at Tin City LRRS, AK

US Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District

FULL ANNOUNCEMENT PKG_USACE_ POA-CESU-18-01

W911KB-20-2-0209 Management Species, Threatened and Endangered Species Kittlitz’s Murrelet Surveys at Tin City LRRS, Alaska

Estimated Total Funding: $164,870.00

Eligible Applicants – CESU members

Section IV: Application and Submission Information 1. Address to Request Application Package The complete funding opportunity announcement, application forms, and instructions are available for download at Grants.gov. NOTE**** There are 7 supporting documents referenced in the SOW that are too large to include*** contact the POC in this RFP to obtain them. **** USACE is not responsible for any loss of internet connectivity or for an applicant’s inability to access documents posted at the referenced website. The administrative point of contact is Olen Northern, (907) 753-2525, Olen.R.Northern@usace.army.mil.

Application shall be submitted NO LATER THAN 24 August 2020

Pacific Air Forces Regional Support Center (PRSC) manages the Tin City Long Range Radar Station (LRRS) in Northern Alaska. The purpose of this SOW is to provide details of the work to be performed in support of the Installation Natural Resource Management Plan (INRMP). Avian surveys are one component of the natural resource management program. A special emphasis has been placed in the plan on understanding the extent by which sensitive species using the installation or nearby areas. A number of bird species afforded protection from the Endangered Species Act, as well as Migratory Bird Treaty Act may be present at Tin City. A former ESA candidate species, the Kittlitz’s murrelet has been detected in the Tin City LRRS region in past years.

This project shall enhance the PRSC’s understanding of how the Kittlitz’s Murrelet currently uses the installation, airspace, and nearby coastal areas. The PRSC has not surveyed this site for avian species in >5 years, thus existing data is rather out dated. The results of this project shall not only provide specific information about the status of the Kittlitz’s Murrelet at Tin City LRRS, but also information valuable to aviators regarding any avian strike risks posed by murrelets or other species documented during the site visits. This project supports the PRSC with its completion of goals and objectives of the 2020 Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan, specifically Goal 4, objective 4.1.