DCR 982 Shorebird and Compliance (Due Diligence)

The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is seeking a vendor to provide compliance biological monitoring and protection services, and public outreach and education of state and federally listed shorebird species and their habitats at DCR state beaches and reservations statewide. The vendor will be required to conduct inventory, mapping, and monitoring of coastal nesting birds, monitor abundance, distribution, reproductive success, causes of nest and/or chick loss, causes of disturbance, and responses to habitat management. The vendor will also be required to provide weekly summaries, interim reports, and final annual reports. • The contract will require the vendor to have extensive experience, seasonal staff available to work from March through September, support offices or facilities across the Massachusetts coastline, equipment storage facilities, staff equipment and electronic collection resources, compatible software and formats with compliance agencies, vehicles, first-aid training and resources, and network access. • The vendor will be required to conduct biological monitoring of state and federally listed coastal nesting bird species. • The vendor will be required to provide reporting requirements, including weekly summaries, interim reports, and final annual reports. • The vendor will be required to utilize data systems compatible with DCR data collection for ease of data management.