Description
The Department of Wildlife is seeking a non-competitive contract with Nevada Outdoor School/Americorps for 6 interns to provide conservation education programming in K-12 classrooms throughout Nevada. The interns will serve a minimum of 1700 hours over 11 months. The contract is expected to start on November 12, 2025, and end on August 31, 2029. The total estimated value of the contract is $306,900.
• The contract is for a single source, as the Americorps program has specific project metrics that only Nevada Outdoor School can meet.
• The contract is for services, including conservation education programming and volunteer recruitment and management.
• The Department of Wildlife has previously worked with Americorps and has found their services to be valuable.
• The contract will be funded by the State of Nevada, with a portion of the costs shared with Nevada Outdoor School.