D--Special Notice of Intent to Award A Sole Source Contract

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) intends to award a sole source contract to Real Time Research, Inc. (RTR) for the development and enhancement of the Sucker Assisted Rearing Program (SARP) Data Management System. The contract includes a base year with four option years and aims to provide continued development and enhancement of the system, specifically Phase II system improvements. The key components of the project include enhancements to the centralized database architecture, integration of new datasets and database schema expansions, improvements to reporting, visualization, and analytical tools, development of workflow automation utilities, and maintenance and refinement of cloud-based tools for accessing, managing, and analyzing program data. Some of the key requirements of the project include: • Administrative database management • User access/authentication controls • Support for critical query, reporting, and dashboard capabilities • Seamless continuity of operations • Protection of government investment in the existing system • Retention of specialized knowledge related to Klamath Basin research, datasets, and fish survival/mortality analyses • Efficient and technically consistent system enhancements without risking data integrity or system disruption