VSFB - Subcontractor Support

The Colorado State University System is seeking a subcontractor to provide natural resource management activities, field surveys, reporting, coordination, and travel to and from Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB). The subcontractor will support the Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands (CEMML) under their cooperative agreement W9126G-24-2-0072. The required services include invasive plant species management, threatened and endangered species management, beach restoration, vernal pool fairy shrimp management, and wetlands monitoring. The ideal vendor should have extensive prior experience supporting natural resource management on VSFB, proximity to the installation, specialized expertise, and unique facilities. • Invasive plant species management requires a unique grid monitoring system and biologists with experience working near T&E plants. • Threatened and endangered species management requires authorized biologists and 10(a)1(a) permits. • Beach restoration requires experience with Central California coast dune restoration and Western Snowy Plover habitat minimization measures. • Vernal pool fairy shrimp management requires a 10(a)1(a) permit and experience with jurisdictional wetland delineations. • Wetlands monitoring requires license/certification from the State of California to apply herbicides and experience with Clean Water Act 401 and 404 permits.