Opportunity Information: Apply for N62473 15 2 0022
Apply for N62473 15 2 0022
- The NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING COMMAND in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Ecologically Sustainable Fire Risk Reduction and Research Vegetation, Invasive, Plant and Fire Management Naval Base San Diego (NBSD), San Diego, CA" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 12.300 Basic and Applied Scientific Research.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 31, 2015 and posted on Jul 31, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 31, 2015. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $116,610.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $116,610.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
- Any potential cooperator who qualifies under the DoDGARS 34 and 2 CFR 200 is eligible to apply. Please see applicable terms and conditions, provided as a separate attachment.
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Opportunity Summary:
This funding opportunity, titled "Ecologically Sustainable Fire Risk Reduction and Research Vegetation, Invasive, Plant and Fire Management Naval Base San Diego (NBSD), San Diego, CA," is a Navy-sponsored research and management project aimed at solving a recurring problem on military lands in Southern California: balancing wildfire risk reduction with the protection of federally listed species and their habitats. The Navy notes that it spends substantial funds each year both on conservation obligations (endangered species and habitat preservation) and on conventional fuel reduction treatments used in the region. A key driver for this project is the concern that many of the typical fuel treatments, while common, have limited quantitative evidence behind them and may create unintended long-term ecological consequences, such as reduced soil moisture, altered soil temperatures, and increased invasive plant growth. Those invasives can act as "flash fuels," potentially increasing fire spread and intensity, while also degrading habitat quality and availability for sensitive species. Because NBSD sits in a highly urban/suburban setting, the Navy is also managing real fire risk, legal liability, and mission continuity concerns, which adds urgency and complexity to finding approaches that are both defensible and effective.
The project’s central goal is to integrate these competing needs into a single ecosystem-based management approach that can reduce fire risk and liability in an ecologically sustainable way while improving habitat conditions for listed species and lowering long-term maintenance costs. Rather than relying on anecdotal experience or qualitative observations alone, the Navy is specifically looking for work that is implemented with careful, precise methods and a sound experimental design. The opportunity emphasizes the need for quantitative monitoring, followed by rigorous analysis and interpretation, and then sharing the results so they can inform future management decisions. In other words, the deliverable is not just "do a treatment," but to test and measure what works, what does not, and why, with results that can guide repeatable management practices on base and potentially in similar regional settings. The statement of work (referenced but not included in the text you provided) is expected to contain the specific tasks, study design requirements, locations, target vegetation issues, monitoring metrics, and reporting expectations.
Administratively, this is a discretionary grant opportunity issued by NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING COMMAND under a Cooperative Agreement, meaning the Navy likely expects substantial involvement or collaboration during project execution rather than a hands-off pass-through award. The activity category is Natural Resources, and the CFDA listing is 12.300 (Basic and Applied Scientific Research). The Navy anticipated making a single award, with estimated total funding up to $116,610 (the ceiling equals the total; the floor is $0), and there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement. Eligibility is broadly open ("unrestricted") as long as applicants qualify under DoD grants regulations (DoDGARS 34 and 2 CFR 200), with any additional constraints presumably described in the attached terms and conditions referenced in the notice. The opportunity was posted July 31, 2015, with an application deadline of August 31, 2015, and an archive date of September 30, 2015. A point of contact was provided for access issues and administrative questions: Reagan Pablo, Contract Specialist, NAVFAC (phone 619-532-2090; email reagan.s.pablo@navy.mil).
Overall, the opportunity is best understood as a targeted applied research and demonstration project at Naval Base San Diego focused on vegetation management, invasive plant dynamics, and fire behavior risk reduction, designed to produce defensible, data-driven guidance that protects listed species habitat while reducing wildfire hazards and long-term upkeep costs in an urban-interface military environment.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is the title of this funding opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Ecologically Sustainable Fire Risk Reduction and Research Vegetation, Invasive, Plant and Fire Management Naval Base San Diego (NBSD), San Diego, CA."
2) Who is sponsoring or issuing this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is Navy-sponsored and issued by NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING COMMAND (NAVFAC).
3) What is the main problem this project is trying to solve?
The project targets a recurring challenge on military lands in Southern California: reducing wildfire risk while also protecting federally listed species and their habitats. The Navy is trying to balance fire risk reduction, conservation obligations, legal and liability concerns, and mission continuity needs in an urban/suburban setting.
4) Where will the work take place?
The work is focused on Naval Base San Diego (NBSD) in San Diego, California.
5) What types of activities does the project emphasize?
The opportunity emphasizes applied research and management focused on vegetation management, invasive plant dynamics, and fire risk reduction, with an ecosystem-based management approach.
6) What is meant by an "ecosystem-based management approach" in this notice?
Based on the description provided, it means developing an integrated approach that reduces fire risk and liability in an ecologically sustainable way while improving habitat conditions for listed species and reducing long-term maintenance costs, instead of treating fire risk reduction and conservation as separate goals.
7) Why is the Navy concerned about conventional fuel reduction treatments?
The Navy notes that typical fuel treatments used in the region may have limited quantitative evidence supporting them and may cause unintended long-term ecological consequences, including reduced soil moisture, altered soil temperatures, and increased invasive plant growth.
8) Why are invasive plants a key issue in this opportunity?
Invasive plants can act as "flash fuels" that potentially increase fire spread and intensity. They can also degrade habitat quality and availability for sensitive (including federally listed) species.
9) Is the deliverable just completing a vegetation or fuel treatment?
No. The opportunity stresses that the deliverable is not simply "do a treatment." The Navy is looking for carefully implemented work with sound experimental design, quantitative monitoring, rigorous analysis and interpretation, and sharing results so they can guide repeatable future management decisions.
10) What kind of study approach is the Navy looking for?
The notice calls for precise methods and a sound experimental design, followed by quantitative monitoring and rigorous analysis and interpretation. The intent is to produce defensible, data-driven results rather than relying on anecdotal or qualitative observations alone.
11) Will there be specific tasks and performance requirements?
Yes. The notice references a statement of work (SOW) that is expected to contain details such as specific tasks, study design requirements, locations, target vegetation issues, monitoring metrics, and reporting expectations. (The SOW itself is referenced but not included in the information provided here.)
12) What award mechanism will be used?
The opportunity is issued under a Cooperative Agreement.
13) What does it mean that the award is a Cooperative Agreement?
As described in the notice, a Cooperative Agreement suggests the Navy likely expects substantial involvement or collaboration during project execution, rather than making a hands-off pass-through award.
14) What is the activity category for this opportunity?
The activity category is Natural Resources.
15) What is the CFDA listing for this opportunity?
The CFDA listing is 12.300 (Basic and Applied Scientific Research).
16) How many awards does the Navy anticipate making?
The Navy anticipated making a single award.
17) What is the estimated total funding amount?
The estimated total funding is up to $116,610.
18) Is there a minimum award amount?
The notice lists the funding floor as $0, with the ceiling equal to the total estimated funding ($116,610).
19) Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The notice states there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
20) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is described as "unrestricted," as long as applicants qualify under DoD grants regulations (DoDGARS 34 and 2 CFR 200). The notice also indicates that additional constraints may be described in the attached terms and conditions referenced in the opportunity.
21) Which regulations govern applicants under this opportunity (as stated in the notice)?
The notice references DoDGARS 34 and 2 CFR 200.
22) When was the opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on July 31, 2015.
23) What was the application deadline?
The application deadline was August 31, 2015.
24) When was the opportunity archived?
The archive date was September 30, 2015.
25) Who can applicants contact for access issues or administrative questions?
The point of contact listed is Reagan Pablo, Contract Specialist, NAVFAC. Phone: 619-532-2090. Email: reagan.s.pablo@navy.mil.
26) What broader outcomes is the Navy trying to achieve with this project?
The described outcomes include: reducing fire risk and liability in an urban-interface military environment, improving habitat conditions for federally listed species, producing defensible quantitative evidence about what management actions work (and why), and lowering long-term maintenance costs.
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