Fort Hunter Liggett Conservation Support | W9126G 24 2 SOI 3672

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The Fort Hunter Liggett Conservation Support opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number W9126G 24 2 SOI 3672) is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District cooperative agreement focused on natural resources work at Fort Hunter Liggett (FHL) in Monterey County, California. The core purpose is to advance habitat restoration and invasive species control in ways that directly support conservation of the federally endangered arroyo toad (Anaxyrus californicus). A notable feature of this effort is the planned use of targeted goat grazing as a management tool, suggesting the project is looking for partners who understand how to apply prescribed grazing to reduce invasive vegetation, improve habitat structure, and meet site-specific ecological objectives while protecting sensitive species and complying with installation management requirements.

At this stage, the government is not asking for a full technical proposal or a detailed proposed budget. Instead, interested parties are expected to respond through a Statement of Interest (SOI) in accordance with the attached Request for Statement of Interest/Statement of Objectives (RSOI) package. In practical terms, this means the initial submission is intended to identify qualified CESU partners and summarize capability, approach, and alignment with the stated objectives, with detailed scoping and budgeting likely occurring later with the selected partner. Any instructions on what to include, evaluation factors, formatting, and the review timeline are deferred to the RSOI package rather than spelled out in the public synopsis.

The anticipated period of performance is structured as an 18-month base period starting from the award date, with 12 months allocated to technical work and an additional 6 months for administrative closeout or related administrative tasks. The opportunity also contemplates up to six follow-on periods, each 18 months long, but these are explicitly contingent on funding availability. This structure indicates the government is planning for a longer-term grazing and restoration program that may need multiple cycles to achieve invasive control, track ecological response, and adapt methods over time, while still preserving flexibility to continue or stop based on performance, mission needs, and appropriations.

Eligibility is restricted: this opportunity is available only to members of Cooperative Ecosystem Study Units (CESU) within the Californian, Colorado Plateau, and Great Basin regions. The legal authority cited is the Sikes Act (16 USC 670c-1), which governs natural resources management on military installations and emphasizes implementing and enforcing Integrated Natural Resources Management Plans (INRMPs). Consistent with that statute, the notice highlights that priority will be given to Federal and State agencies with responsibilities for conservation and management of fish or wildlife, which signals a preference for partners with direct management mandates, regulatory experience, and strong applied conservation capacity.

From a funding and competition standpoint, the opportunity lists an award ceiling of $2,350,206 and anticipates a single award. It is categorized under “Other” for opportunity type, uses a cooperative agreement instrument (implying substantial involvement by the agency during performance), and falls under the Natural Resources activity category with CFDA number 12.005. The posting shows a creation date of 2024-07-09 and an original closing date of 2024-08-08, so prospective applicants would need to verify current submission status and any amendments in the official posting and the RSOI package.

For communications, the notice directs all clarifications and questions to the points of contact listed in the RSOI package, with a stated deadline for questions of 19 July 2025. The specific procedures for submitting questions and the schedule for reviewing SOIs are also housed in the RSOI materials. Overall, the opportunity is best read as an initial partner-identification step under the CESU framework for a multi-phase, grazing-centered invasive plant control and habitat restoration effort tied to arroyo toad recovery objectives at Fort Hunter Liggett.

• The Fort Worth District in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Fort Hunter Liggett Conservation Support" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 12.005.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2024-07-09.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-08-08. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $2,350,206.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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