B--Region 8 Pollinator Survey Services

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is seeking a contractor to provide pollinator survey services in the San Joaquin Valley, California. The contractor will conduct monarch butterfly habitat and adult butterfly surveys, as well as milkweed and blooming plant surveys. The surveys will be conducted at the San Luis National Wildlife Complex, and the contractor will provide data and summary reports to the USFWS. The contractor will follow the protocols developed by the Monarch Joint Venture – Integrated Monarch Monitoring Program (IMMP). The period of performance is from October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2028. • The contractor will conduct surveys to identify the quantity and quality of monarch habitat at the San Luis Complex. • The contractor will quantify the abundance of monarch butterflies and document other butterfly species occurrence at the San Luis Complex. • The contractor will classify survey sites into high, medium, and low-quality habitat using criteria provided by the USFWS. • The contractor will provide data and summary reports to the USFWS, including a report summarizing the results of the survey effort and digital raw data.