Management Species - Sea Turtle Nesting Surveys, Wake Island Airfield | W9126G252SOI5805

Opportunity Information: Apply for W9126G252SOI5805

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Fort Worth District is announcing a discretionary funding opportunity for a cooperative agreement titled "Management Species - Sea Turtle Nesting Surveys, Wake Island Airfield" (Funding Opportunity Number W9126G252SOI5805). The agency is not requesting a full technical proposal or a detailed budget at this stage. Instead, it is soliciting Requests for Statements of Interest (RSOIs) to identify qualified organizations that could carry out the work described in the project’s Statement of Objectives (SOO), which is referenced as being attached to the official notice.

The project focuses on sea turtle nesting surveys associated with Wake Island Airfield, indicating field-based monitoring and related management-species work in a remote Pacific location. While the specific tasks are contained in the SOO rather than in the brief public synopsis, the title and framing make clear that the anticipated work centers on surveying nesting activity, which typically supports compliance, conservation planning, and operational decision-making for protected species around active infrastructure such as airfields.

Funding is expected to be about USD 271,430 for the base period. The base period of performance is 18 months from the date of award. The notice also indicates the possibility of continued work through up to four additional 18-month follow-on periods, contingent on the availability of funds and the government’s needs. This structure suggests the government may be planning for multi-year monitoring continuity, with the initial period serving as the starting phase and follow-on periods enabling repeated survey seasons or longer-term data collection.

Only one award is expected under this opportunity. The listing also provides an award ceiling of USD 1,500,214, which likely reflects the potential cumulative value if optional tasks and multiple follow-on periods are funded. The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which generally implies substantial involvement by the federal government in the supported activities compared with a standard grant.

Eligibility is restricted: this opportunity is only available to organizations participating in Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESU) within the Pacific Northwest, Hawaii-Pacific Islands, and Californian CESU regions. In practical terms, applicants need to be part of, or able to apply through, an eligible CESU network unit within those regions to be considered.

The RSOI posting and review timeline notes that statements of interest must be posted on Grants.gov for 30 days before the government makes a selection decision and requests full proposals. The opportunity was created on 2025-06-27, and the original closing date listed is 2025-07-28, aligning with that 30-day minimum posting window. The program is associated with CFDA number 12.005 and falls under the Science and Technology and other Research and Development activity category.

For questions or submission-related coordination, the notice lists two points of contact at USACE, Fort Worth District: Nicholas Aprea, Grants Specialist (Nicholas.A.Aprea@usace.army.mil, 817-886-1925) and David Leptien, Project Manager (David.B.Leptien@usace.army.mil, 402-889-5570).

• The Fort Worth District in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Management Species - Sea Turtle Nesting Surveys, Wake Island Airfield" 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 2025-06-27.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-07-28. (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 $1,500,214.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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