PSMFC - Contractual Fractional Marking

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The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) intends to issue a grant agreement to Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission under the authority of Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) 15.512, Central Valley Project Improvement Act, Public Law 102-575, Section 3406(b)(1) and 3407(e). Estimated total amount of agreement is $341,631.69. Reclamation is providing $113,877.240 in Fiscal Year 2018. The purpose of this project is the Coded Wire Tagging (CWT) program in the greater Pacific region of North America continues to be one of the most important tools for salmonid research and management. The CWT system remains the only stock identification tool that is Pacific coastwide in scope and provides unparalleled information about ocean distribution patterns, hatchery contributions to catch, smolt to adult survival rates, hatchery fish spawner abundance on the natural spawning grounds, differential in-hatchery treatments, and more. The Trinity River Hatchery was established to mitigate for lost habitat above the dams and provide fish to meet conservation and harvest below. (Refer to the Notice of Intent to Award Announcement No. BOR-MP-18-N001 for additional information) A Determination by the Government not to compete this proposed financial assistance based upon Departmental Manual 505 DM 2, paragraph 2.14(B)(2) & (4) is solely within the discretion of the Government. This notice of intent is NOT a request for competitive proposals. Questions concerning this announcement should be directed to Teresa E. Brown/Grants Management Specialist, by e-mail at tebrown@usbr.gov.

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