PRF76 eDNA for landscape scale biodiversity monitoring

This Request for Proposal (RFP) is posted by the Department of Conservation and Recreation for the procurement of a vendor to use eDNA to determine measures of biodiversity at strategic sampling locations. The sampling will occur in the vicinity of Savoy Mountain State Forest. The primary objective of this project is to determine the feasibility of eDNA as a conservation tool at the landscape scale. • The selected vendor will work with DCR to identify strategic sampling locations and test methodologies related to eDNA sample collection and analysis. • The vendor will be responsible for meeting with DCR to identify sampling locations, procuring equipment necessary to complete the project, collecting and analyzing samples at agreed-upon locations, and generating and providing results of sampling to DCR. • The project is estimated to last 6 weeks and has an estimated value of $20,000. • The vendor should have experience with projects of similar scale and/or complexity and should be able to complete the work in accordance with the project's timeline.