Opportunity Information: Apply for NPS NOI NOCA P11AT8XXXX R9471111144
Apply for NPS NOI NOCA P11AT8XXXX R9471111144
- The National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Notice of Intent to award sole source Task Order Landbird Monitoring" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 00.000 Not Elsewhere Classified.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 12, 2011 and posted on Jul 12, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 15, 2011. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $43,436.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $43,436.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- The U.S. Department of Interior, National Park Service, North Cascades National Park, intends to make a single source award to Institute for Bird Populations, P.O. Box 1346, Point Reyes Station, California, 94956. This is a noncompetitive award in accordance with Department of Interior Policy, Departmental Manual 505DM2.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Notice of Intent to award sole source Task Order Landbird Monitoring is a public notice from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service (NPS), specifically North Cascades National Park, stating that NPS plans to issue a noncompetitive, single-source task agreement to the Institute for Bird Populations (IBP), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Point Reyes Station, California. The funding opportunity number is listed as NPS NOI NOCA P11AT8XXXX R9471111144, and the announcement was posted July 12, 2011, with a short notice window ending July 15, 2011 (archived July 18, 2011). The estimated total funding and the award ceiling for this task agreement are both $43,436, and NPS expects to make one award. Although it appears in a grants-style format and is identified with a cooperative agreement instrument type, the key point is that it is not a call for proposals and not open for competition; it is a notice explaining the government intent to fund a specific organization without full and open competition.
The award is justified under Department of Interior policy (Departmental Manual 505 DM 2) on the basis of unique qualifications. NPS argues that IBP is uniquely positioned to do this work due to its demonstrated technical expertise, its long-standing role in developing and implementing the network’s bird monitoring approach, and its prior involvement in related inventories and protocol development for these same parks. The notice describes a multi-year history: IBP worked with North Cascades National Park beginning around 2000 to summarize expert-panel recommendations for a broad, spatially extensive inventory and monitoring program, then carried out large-scale avian inventories across several parks in the North Coast and Cascades Network (NCCN), completing fieldwork in 2004. In addition, IBP participated through a cooperative agreement involving the U.S. Geological Survey to help develop a peer-reviewed Landbird Monitoring Plan, including the monitoring protocol and a manual of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) that were drafted and peer reviewed by 2006. NPS frames this continuity of work and institutional knowledge as central to why IBP is the intended recipient.
The project itself supports long-term ecological monitoring across the NCCN in the Pacific Northwest. The NCCN is described as consisting of three large natural area parks (Mount Rainier, North Cascades, and Olympic National Parks) and four smaller cultural and historical parks (Ebey’s Landing, Fort Vancouver, Lewis and Clark, and San Juan Island) in western Washington and Oregon. Within that broader network strategy, breeding landbird populations are treated as an important indicator of ecological condition and change. The monitoring effort is intended to help parks understand how bird communities and their habitats respond over time, separate human-caused disturbance effects from natural variability, detect early signs of environmental impairment, and provide park managers and researchers with usable, scientifically grounded information for decision-making, research, and public education.
This particular task agreement is described as part of an existing five-year cooperative agreement for avian monitoring and related services, and it is essentially funding specific Year 5 work elements. The main field objectives include establishing a new monitoring component referred to as "Panel 6" and conducting monitoring surveys across multiple parks: at MORA (Mount Rainier), NOCA (North Cascades), and OLYM (Olympic) using Panels 1 and 6 for a combined total of 68 transects, and at SAJH (San Juan Island) at approximately 54 point count sites. All of this work is to be carried out according to the established NCCN Landbird Monitoring Protocol and associated SOPs, with IBP collaborating with NPS on implementation details.
Beyond field surveys, IBP’s role is positioned as leadership and technical delivery across the monitoring cycle. The notice states that IBP will serve as the Principal Investigator for the agreement’s objectives, supervise field operations and data management tied to the monitoring protocols, and produce a set of tangible deliverables. These deliverables include continuing data collection, completing data entry, conducting data verification, performing data analysis, producing a final report, and revising the protocol and SOPs as needed. The structure emphasizes not only collecting bird observations but also maintaining data quality, ensuring consistency with established methods, and translating results into reports and technical products that NPS can use.
In terms of eligibility and how to respond, the announcement repeats multiple times that it is not a request for applications, has no competitive application process, and is being published strictly to provide public notice of the government’s intent to make a sole-source award. No cost sharing or matching is required because there is no open competition. For questions, the listed point of contact is Barry Fetzer, Supervisory Contract Specialist at North Cascades National Park in Sedro Woolley, Washington, reachable by email at Barryfetzer@nps.gov and by phone at 360-854-7219.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is this notice about?
This is a public Notice of Intent (NOI) from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service (NPS), North Cascades National Park, stating that NPS plans to issue a sole-source (noncompetitive) task agreement for "Landbird Monitoring" to a specific organization.
2) Is this a grant opportunity that organizations can apply to?
No. The notice is not a request for applications and not a call for proposals. It is published only to inform the public that NPS intends to make a single-source award to a named recipient without full and open competition.
3) Who is the intended recipient of the award?
The intended recipient is the Institute for Bird Populations (IBP), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Point Reyes Station, California.
4) What agency and park unit are issuing the notice?
The notice is issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service (NPS), specifically North Cascades National Park.
5) What is the funding opportunity number listed in the notice?
The funding opportunity number is listed as NPS NOI NOCA P11AT8XXXX R9471111144.
6) When was the notice posted, and what was the notice window?
The notice was posted on July 12, 2011, with a short notice window ending July 15, 2011. The notice was archived on July 18, 2011.
7) What is the estimated total funding amount?
The estimated total funding amount is $43,436.
8) What is the award ceiling?
The award ceiling is $43,436.
9) How many awards does NPS expect to make under this notice?
NPS expects to make one award.
10) What type of award instrument is referenced?
The notice appears in a grants-style format and is identified with a cooperative agreement instrument type, but the key point is that it functions as a notice of intent for a noncompetitive, sole-source task agreement rather than an open solicitation.
11) Why is this award being made as a sole-source (noncompetitive) action?
The notice states the award is justified under Department of the Interior policy (Departmental Manual 505 DM 2) on the basis of unique qualifications. NPS states that IBP is uniquely positioned to do the work due to its technical expertise, its central role in developing and implementing the network's bird monitoring approach, and its prior work in the same parks on related inventories and protocol development.
12) What history does the notice cite to support IBP's unique qualifications?
The notice describes a multi-year history including: IBP working with North Cascades National Park beginning around 2000 to summarize expert-panel recommendations for a broad inventory and monitoring program; conducting large-scale avian inventories across multiple parks in the North Coast and Cascades Network (NCCN) with fieldwork completed in 2004; and participating through a cooperative agreement involving the U.S. Geological Survey to help develop a peer-reviewed Landbird Monitoring Plan, including a monitoring protocol and a Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) manual drafted and peer reviewed by 2006.
13) What is the broader program or network this work supports?
The work supports long-term ecological monitoring across the North Coast and Cascades Network (NCCN) in the Pacific Northwest.
14) Which parks are included in the NCCN as described in the notice?
The NCCN is described as including three large natural area parks (Mount Rainier, North Cascades, and Olympic National Parks) and four smaller cultural and historical parks (Ebey's Landing, Fort Vancouver, Lewis and Clark, and San Juan Island) in western Washington and Oregon.
15) What ecological resource is being monitored, and why?
The monitoring focuses on breeding landbird populations, described as an important indicator of ecological condition and change. The notice explains the monitoring is intended to help parks understand how bird communities and habitats respond over time, distinguish human-caused disturbance effects from natural variability, detect early signs of environmental impairment, and provide scientifically grounded information for park decision-making, research, and public education.
16) Is this task agreement part of a larger agreement?
Yes. The notice describes this task agreement as part of an existing five-year cooperative agreement for avian monitoring and related services, and it is described as funding specific Year 5 work elements.
17) What are the main field objectives described for this task?
The main field objectives include establishing a new monitoring component referred to as "Panel 6" and conducting monitoring surveys across multiple parks using established monitoring panels and methods.
18) Which parks are specifically named for the monitoring surveys in this task?
The notice specifies monitoring at MORA (Mount Rainier), NOCA (North Cascades), and OLYM (Olympic) using Panels 1 and 6, and monitoring at SAJH (San Juan Island) using point count sites.
19) How much survey effort is described (transects and point counts)?
The notice describes a combined total of 68 transects at MORA, NOCA, and OLYM using Panels 1 and 6, and approximately 54 point count sites at SAJH (San Juan Island).
20) What protocol or standards will the work follow?
All work is to be carried out according to the established NCCN Landbird Monitoring Protocol and the associated Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), with IBP collaborating with NPS on implementation details.
21) What role will IBP play in the project beyond field surveys?
The notice states IBP will serve as the Principal Investigator for the agreement's objectives, supervise field operations and data management tied to the monitoring protocols, and deliver technical products that support the full monitoring cycle (from collection through reporting).
22) What deliverables are explicitly mentioned in the notice?
Deliverables listed in the notice include continuing data collection, completing data entry, conducting data verification, performing data analysis, producing a final report, and revising the protocol and SOPs as needed.
23) Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The notice indicates no cost sharing or matching is required, and it also emphasizes there is no competitive application process because it is not an open solicitation.
24) How can interested parties respond or submit an application?
They cannot submit an application through this notice. The announcement states repeatedly that it is not a request for applications and is being published only to provide public notice of NPS's intent to make a sole-source award to a specific organization.
25) Who is the point of contact for questions?
The listed point of contact is Barry Fetzer, Supervisory Contract Specialist at North Cascades National Park in Sedro Woolley, Washington.
26) What contact details are provided for the point of contact?
Email: Barryfetzer@nps.gov. Phone: 360-854-7219.
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