Columbia River Placement Site-Streaked Horned Lark Monitoring

Summary (Newest Update)

Background The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is conducting a Sources Sought for the Columbia River Placement Site-Streaked Horned Lark Monitoring. The purpose of this notice is to gather information about firms capable of providing monitoring services for the federally listed Streaked Horned Lark (SHLA) in the lower Columbia River area. This is crucial for evaluating the environmental effects of Columbia River channel maintenance activities. This initiative follows consultations with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services (USFWS) to ensure compliance with monitoring requirements. Work Details The contractor shall provide comprehensive monitoring services for the Streaked Horned Lark, including: - Conducting occupancy and abundance surveys following established protocols. - Evaluating avian population trends and habitat conditions at multiple dredged material placement sites along the Lower Columbia River between Astoria, OR and Vancouver, WA. - Providing all necessary personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items required to perform the work. - Submitting interim survey reports detailing lark observations per site, habitat conditions, occupancy status, and behavior summaries. - Delivering a final report that includes methods and findings, population estimates relative to baseline data, GIS data on lark detections and habitat surveys, as well as recommendations for future monitoring. - Preparing a Work Plan (WP) and Quality Control Plan (QCP) within ten working days post-notice to proceed that outlines project objectives, organization, schedule with milestones and deliverables. Period of Performance The anticipated period of performance is from April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027. Place of Performance Multiple dredged material placement sites along the Lower Columbia River area between Astoria, OR and Vancouver, WA. Access to many sites will require a boat.