Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA NRCS 10 003
Apply for USDA NRCS 10 003
- The Hawaii State Office in the agriculture sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "IRRIGATION AND ACCESS RELATED TECHNICAL SERVICES" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.912 Environmental Quality Incentives Program.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 30, 2010 and posted on Jul 30, 2010.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 13, 2010. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $38,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $38,000.00 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.
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Opportunity Summary:
The IRRIGATION AND ACCESS RELATED TECHNICAL SERVICES opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number USDA NRCS 10 003) is a USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Hawaii State Office cooperative agreement tied to the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), a voluntary conservation program that helps farmers and ranchers improve environmental outcomes while maintaining productive agriculture. EQIP supports work that protects highly erodible and environmentally sensitive cropland, reduces sedimentation, improves water quality, and encourages water conservation. Under the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, NRCS can enter into agreements with non-federal entities to provide the technical assistance needed to plan and implement conservation practices funded through EQIP.
In Hawaii, the program focus is on optimizing environmental benefits across several priority resource concerns, including waste from confined livestock operations, sedimentation from accelerated erosion, noxious weeds, insufficient water supply for livestock or irrigation, pesticide or nutrient contamination of ground or surface waters, at-risk species habitat, invasive species, and ground and surface water conservation. The grant is essentially seeking a qualified technical services provider to carry out planning, design, and layout work that meets NRCS Conservation Practice Standards and related specifications. The selected provider is expected to evaluate field conditions, develop designs consistent with an approved conservation plan, and produce complete technical deliverables that NRCS and the landowner can use to construct and implement the practices correctly.
A major portion of the work covers access road design under NRCS Conservation Practice Standard 560 (Access Road). This includes inventorying and evaluating site conditions such as drainage areas, weather patterns, topography, soils, and expected loading conditions, then producing road alignment and cross-section requirements along with appropriate surfacing and drainage treatments. Anticipated surface treatments include materials like gravel or crushed rock and geotextile fabric (or comparable alternatives). Deliverables include, at minimum, a list of required permits plus full plans and specifications, and the designer must also produce construction drawings, a cost estimate, and a written design report for NRCS review prior to construction. The estimated scope is roughly three surfaced access roads totaling about 1,942 feet, plus about 2,200 feet of unsurfaced field access roads, with payment structured on a per-linear-foot basis for the access roads designed.
The opportunity also includes design services for irrigation systems and irrigation water management. For irrigation, the technical provider must evaluate soils, crops, topography, and water delivery methods, calculate irrigation water requirements using climate and crop needs, and then select and size system components accordingly. Two irrigation systems are anticipated across a combined 5.6 acres. One is a sprinkler irrigation system under Conservation Practice Standard 442, expected to serve about 4.1 acres, including appurtenances such as valves, filters, and pumps as needed. The second is a microirrigation system under Standard 441 (such as trickle or microsprinkler) expected to serve about 1.5 acres, also including related appurtenances. Payments for these irrigation system designs are based on acres served (to the nearest 0.1 acre). In addition, the work includes Irrigation Water Management planning under Standard 449, which requires creating irrigation schedules based on rainfall, climate, soils, and the crop being irrigated. Two irrigation water management plans covering the same total 5.6 acres are anticipated, also paid on an acres-served basis.
Another component is drainage and erosion control design through a grassed waterway and terrace system intended for an orchard setting. The provider must assess drainage area, soils, topography, and climate data, then determine spacing, cross sections, alignment, and gradient consistent with the conservation plan and NRCS standards. This part includes a Grassed Waterway design under Standard 412, anticipated at about 100 linear feet, and a Terrace design under Standard 600, described as a system totaling about 550 linear feet (the announcement notes one grassed waterway and three terraces within the system). Deliverables again include permits identification, plans and specifications, a cost estimate, and a written design report provided to NRCS prior to construction, with payment based on linear feet designed for these practices.
Across all practice areas, the technical services provider is responsible for preparing and reviewing an Operation and Maintenance Plan with the client for each installed practice. After construction, the provider must submit as-built drawings and certify that installation meets NRCS standards and specifications. Administrative reporting is also a required deliverable: the provider must enter completed work and progress (including planning activities and practice implementation milestones like design, installation, and checkout) into NRCS electronic systems, specifically Tech PRS accessed through the USDA TechReg site. NRCS indicates it does not expect to be substantially involved in carrying out the day-to-day work, but it will provide oversight along with agency software, forms, and other resource information.
Funding details show this was a discretionary opportunity using a cooperative agreement instrument, with one expected award. Total estimated funding was $38,000, with an award floor of $28,000 and an award ceiling of $38,000, and there was no cost-sharing or matching requirement. Eligibility is listed as unrestricted (open to any type of entity, subject to any additional eligibility clarifications in the full announcement). Key dates were posted July 30, 2010, with an application closing date of August 13, 2010, and an archive date of September 12, 2010. The CFDA number associated with the program is 10.912 (Environmental Quality Incentives Program). Contact for access issues was Douglas Maguire, Grant Agreement Specialist, at 808-541-2600 or Douglas.maguire@hi.usda.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the name of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled IRRIGATION AND ACCESS RELATED TECHNICAL SERVICES.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is USDA NRCS 10 003.
Which agency is offering this opportunity?
This opportunity is offered by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Hawaii State Office.
What type of funding instrument is being used?
The announcement describes this as a cooperative agreement.
Is this opportunity connected to a specific USDA program?
Yes. It is tied to the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), which is described as a voluntary conservation program that supports farmers and ranchers in improving environmental outcomes while maintaining productive agriculture.
What is the CFDA number for this program?
The CFDA number listed is 10.912 (Environmental Quality Incentives Program).
What is the overall purpose of the award?
The award is intended to secure a qualified technical services provider to perform planning, design, and layout work needed to plan and implement conservation practices funded through EQIP, consistent with NRCS Conservation Practice Standards and related specifications.
What kinds of outcomes does EQIP support, as described in the announcement?
EQIP supports work that protects highly erodible and environmentally sensitive cropland, reduces sedimentation, improves water quality, and encourages water conservation.
What are the priority resource concerns in Hawaii mentioned in the opportunity?
The opportunity lists the following Hawaii priority resource concerns: waste from confined livestock operations, sedimentation from accelerated erosion, noxious weeds, insufficient water supply for livestock or irrigation, pesticide or nutrient contamination of ground or surface waters, at-risk species habitat, invasive species, and ground and surface water conservation.
What is the technical services provider expected to do in general?
The provider is expected to evaluate field conditions; develop designs consistent with an approved conservation plan; and produce complete technical deliverables that NRCS and the landowner can use to construct and implement practices correctly.
Which conservation practice standard is emphasized for access road design?
Access road work is described under NRCS Conservation Practice Standard 560 (Access Road).
What site conditions must be considered for access road design?
The access road design effort includes inventorying and evaluating site conditions such as drainage areas, weather patterns, topography, soils, and expected loading conditions.
What access road design outputs are expected?
The announcement calls for road alignment and cross-section requirements and appropriate surfacing and drainage treatments, along with required permits identification, full plans and specifications, construction drawings, a cost estimate, and a written design report for NRCS review prior to construction.
What surfacing materials are anticipated for access roads?
Anticipated surface treatments include materials such as gravel or crushed rock and geotextile fabric (or comparable alternatives).
What is the estimated scope for access roads?
The estimated scope is roughly three surfaced access roads totaling about 1,942 feet, plus about 2,200 feet of unsurfaced field access roads.
How is payment structured for access road design work?
Payment for access roads is structured on a per-linear-foot basis for the access roads designed.
Does the opportunity include irrigation system design?
Yes. The opportunity includes design services for irrigation systems and irrigation water management.
What must be evaluated for irrigation system design?
The provider must evaluate soils, crops, topography, and water delivery methods; calculate irrigation water requirements using climate and crop needs; and select and size system components accordingly.
How many irrigation systems are anticipated, and what total area do they cover?
Two irrigation systems are anticipated across a combined 5.6 acres.
What is the expected sprinkler irrigation component?
One anticipated system is a sprinkler irrigation system under Conservation Practice Standard 442, expected to serve about 4.1 acres, including appurtenances such as valves, filters, and pumps as needed.
What is the expected microirrigation component?
The second anticipated system is a microirrigation system under Conservation Practice Standard 441 (such as trickle or microsprinkler), expected to serve about 1.5 acres, including related appurtenances.
How are irrigation system design payments calculated?
Payments for irrigation system designs are based on acres served (to the nearest 0.1 acre).
Does the opportunity include irrigation water management planning?
Yes. The opportunity includes Irrigation Water Management planning under Conservation Practice Standard 449.
What does Irrigation Water Management planning (Standard 449) require?
It requires creating irrigation schedules based on rainfall, climate, soils, and the crop being irrigated.
How many irrigation water management plans are anticipated and what area do they cover?
Two irrigation water management plans are anticipated, covering the same total 5.6 acres described for the irrigation systems.
How are irrigation water management planning payments calculated?
Payments for Irrigation Water Management plans are based on acres served.
Does the opportunity include drainage and erosion control design?
Yes. It includes drainage and erosion control design through a grassed waterway and terrace system intended for an orchard setting.
Which standards are referenced for the grassed waterway and terrace work?
The grassed waterway is under Conservation Practice Standard 412, and the terrace work is under Conservation Practice Standard 600.
What is the anticipated scope for the grassed waterway design?
The grassed waterway design is anticipated at about 100 linear feet.
What is the anticipated scope for the terrace design?
The terrace design is described as a system totaling about 550 linear feet. The announcement notes one grassed waterway and three terraces within the system.
What factors must be assessed for the drainage and erosion control designs?
The provider must assess drainage area, soils, topography, and climate data, then determine spacing, cross sections, alignment, and gradient consistent with the conservation plan and NRCS standards.
What deliverables are required for the grassed waterway and terrace components?
Deliverables include permits identification, plans and specifications, a cost estimate, and a written design report provided to NRCS prior to construction.
How is payment calculated for the grassed waterway and terrace designs?
Payment is based on linear feet designed for these practices.
Are operation and maintenance requirements part of the technical services?
Yes. The provider is responsible for preparing and reviewing an Operation and Maintenance Plan with the client for each installed practice.
What is required after construction is completed?
After construction, the provider must submit as-built drawings and certify that installation meets NRCS standards and specifications.
Are there administrative reporting requirements?
Yes. The provider must enter completed work and progress (including planning activities and practice implementation milestones like design, installation, and checkout) into NRCS electronic systems.
Which NRCS systems are specifically mentioned for reporting?
The announcement specifically mentions Tech PRS, accessed through the USDA TechReg site.
How involved will NRCS be in day-to-day work?
NRCS indicates it does not expect to be substantially involved in carrying out day-to-day work, but it will provide oversight along with agency software, forms, and other resource information.
How many awards were expected?
The announcement indicates one expected award.
What is the estimated total funding amount?
The total estimated funding is $38,000.
What are the award floor and award ceiling?
The award floor is $28,000 and the award ceiling is $38,000.
Is cost-sharing or a match required?
No. The announcement states there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is listed as unrestricted (open to any type of entity), subject to any additional eligibility clarifications in the full announcement.
What were the key dates for this opportunity?
Posted date: July 30, 2010. Application closing date: August 13, 2010. Archive date: September 12, 2010.
Who is the contact for access issues, and how can they be reached?
The contact listed for access issues is Douglas Maguire, Grant Agreement Specialist. Phone: 808-541-2600. Email: Douglas.maguire@hi.usda.gov.
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