Bat Surveying and Mist-Netting, Camp Grayling, MI
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Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The Engineer Research and Development Center Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (ERDC CERL), under the Department of the Army, requires services for Bat Surveying and Mist-Netting at Camp Grayling, MI. This effort supports long-term research on bat occupancy trends. The acquisition is unrestricted. Proposals are due May 21, 2026.
Scope of Work
The contractor will perform bat capture and tracker fixation activities, as well as guano sample collection, focusing on several bat species over a two-week period between July 1 and August 15, 2026. Key requirements include:
- Obtaining Army Animal Research Compliance and Oversight Office (ARCOO) approval with an approved Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) protocol.
- Conducting mist-net surveys at a minimum of four sites, checking nets every 10 minutes for five hours starting at dusk, and collecting specific data (species, sex, age, reproductive status, mass, forearm length, wing score).
- Attaching radio transmitters to a subset of 10 captured bats (prioritizing Myotis spp. and Perimyotis subflavus), with the contractor responsible for purchasing compatible transmitters.
- Opportunistically collecting and storing guano samples.
- Submitting draft and final reports detailing all work, results, and data sheets.
- Submitting DD Form 882(s) for patents.
Contract & Timeline
- Type: Firm Fixed Price
- Period of Performance: Four months after award
- Set-Aside: Unrestricted (with price evaluation preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns)
- NAICS Code: 541715 (Size Standard: 500 employees)
- Solicitation Issue Date: April 29, 2026
- Offer Due Date: May 21, 2026, at 12:00 PM local time
- Anticipated Award: Mid-June 2026
Evaluation & Submission
Evaluation will consider price and other factors, including:
- Experience: Bat ecology, mist-netting, radio telemetry, ARCOO/IACUC approval, federal/state permits, personnel expertise, handling specific species, radio transmitter attachment methods, and experience on military lands.
- Past Performance.
- Price: Evaluated for reasonableness. Offers must be emailed to CERL-CT-Quotes@usace.army.mil.
Additional Notes
Government support includes past survey results, access to sampling sites, and consumable supplies for guano collection. Government personnel will perform radio telemetry tracking. All contract personnel require security clearances, Antiterrorism (AT) Level I training, and Suspicious Activity Reporting training.