{"id":3444,"date":"2021-05-21T22:29:49","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T22:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pnwcesu\/?p=3444"},"modified":"2021-08-30T20:29:37","modified_gmt":"2021-08-30T20:29:37","slug":"deadline-extension-dept-of-navy-rsoi-terrestrial-invertebrate-survey-diego-garcia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pnwcesu\/deadline-extension-dept-of-navy-rsoi-terrestrial-invertebrate-survey-diego-garcia\/","title":{"rendered":"Deadline Extension: Dept of Navy RSOI Terrestrial Invertebrate Survey Diego Garcia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Deadlines extended for requests for information\/questions to 28 May 2021 10:00 A.M.<\/strong> HST <\/strong>and Statements of Interest to 04 June 2021 4:00 P.M. HST<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

REQUEST FOR STATEMENTS OF INTEREST\/REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS NUMBER N62742\u201021\u20102\u20100002
\nPROJECT TO BE INITIATED IN 2021<\/p>\n

Project Title: TERRESTRIAL INVERTEBRATE SURVEY SPECIMEN IDENTIFICATION AND CONSULTATION FOR U.S. NAVY SUPPORT FACILITY, DIEGO GARCIA<\/p>\n

Two New Attachments:<\/strong><\/p>\n

https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pnwcesu\/news\/funding\/RSOIAmd02_DGTerrInvertSurveyIDandConsult.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pnwcesu\/news\/funding\/RSOI Amd 02 Q&A.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Type of Assistance Instrument Anticipated: Cooperative Agreement
\nAuthority: Cooperative Agreement under 16 USC \u00a7670c\u20101 (Natural Resources Management \u2013 Sikes Act)
\nEligible Applicants: National \u2013 All Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) National Network cooperative partners who qualify under the DoD Grant and Agreement Regulations (DoDGARS) Part 34 or 2 Code of Federal Regulations 200 are eligible to apply.
\nCost Sharing: Not required<\/p>\n

Estimated Available Funding: $99,758<\/p>\n

Responses to this Request for Statements of Interest (RSOI) will be used to identify potential Recipients for a project to be funded by the Department of the Navy (DoN) to provide consultation to Navy staff for insect and other terrestrial arthropod survey work on the Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) and to provide identification of specimens collected to lowest taxonomic level possible.<\/p>\n

Background:
\nDiego Garcia is a tropical coral atoll located south of the equator in the central Indian Ocean, positioned at 7\u00b026\u2019 south latitude and 72\u00b023\u2019 east longitude. The atoll lies at the southern tip of a long chain of coral reefs, atolls, and islands comprising the Laccadives, Maldives, and the Chagos Archipelago. While both native and non\u2010native terrestrial invertebrate species inhabit Diego Garcia, we know little about them, as to\u2010date few comprehensive terrestrial invertebrate surveys have been conducted there. The last published compilation (Hutson, 1981) listed 49 species of insects recorded for Diego Garcia with 113 for the Chagos Archipelago as a whole.<\/p>\n

Brief Description of Anticipated Work:
\nThe Recipient will coordinate a project consultation meeting within 30 days of receipt of award and develop a work plan for the following tasks within 10 days prior to the consultation meeting.
\nThe Recipient will:<\/p>\n