Flammulated Owl Surveys

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THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD TO A SINGLE SOURCE, AND THERE IS NO “FULL ANNOUNCEMENT” ASSOCIATED WITH THIS NOTICE. This Notice is NOT a request for competitive proposals. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) intends to award a cooperative agreement to the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory, under authority of CFDA 15.655 and the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act of 1980, as amended in 1988 (16 U.S.C. 2901-2911; 94 Stat. 1322). The Service proposes to provide financial assistance to help monitor Flammulated Owls -- a poorly monitored bird with uncertain population trends. It is considered a species of conservation concern by the US Fish and Wildlife Service and partners. This project is to design a range-wide survey for Flammulated Owl using grid-based survey points in conformance with the project design criteria agreed upon by the Partners In Flight Western Working Group, Flammulated Owl Monitoring Project Design Team; implement that survey in national forests in Colorado; and support partners implementing surveys in other western states. Period of performance is from date of the award to December 31, 2012. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed assistance based upon Departmental Manual 505DM2, paragraph 2.14 (B) (4) Unique Qualifications of the applicant. Questions concerning this announcement should be directed to Michael Green, 503-231-6164, michael_green@fws.gov.

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