Opportunity Summary THIS IS AN INTERMEDIATE PROCUREMENT (OAR 125-047-0270). Agency will not be accepting protests. The Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife is currently accepting proposals for the attached Request for Proposal (RFP) that will result in a Personal Services Contract (PSK). Attachments: 1) A MANDATORY Request for Proposal (RFP) is attached. You must download the attachment and use the attached RFP to bid on this solicitation. 2) A Sample Contract is also attached. This is optional to download, but shows what requirements will be needed for a Personnel Service Contract with OFDW. The Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife (ODFW), is seeking a contractor to provide a helicopter,experienced pilot, with licensed fuel truck and driver (if Needed). In order to fly three (3) biologists over selected areas of the Deschutes River to survey Chinook spawning nests. ODFW projects 20 flight hours needed to complete the surveys. ODFW has authorization to conduct wildlife management activities under ORS. 496.012 with related tag issuance under ORS. 496.146 (4). The purpose of this project is to count fall Chinook REDDs(spawning nests) from Pelton Re-regulating Dam (river kilometer 160) to the mouth of the Deschutes River twice during fall 2020,and perhaps an additional flight winter 2020/2021. Redd counts are used, in part, to estimate abundance of fall Chinook returning to the Deschutes River to spawn (escapement). ODFW monitors fall Chinook population trends in the Deschutes River and reports escapement estimates of Deschutes River fall Chinook to the Pacific Salmon Commission Chinook Technical Committee, the body who manages Pacific Coast Ocean and river harvest of Chinook salmon. ODFW CONTACT PERSON(S): All contact regarding this RFP must be directed to the ODFW Contact Person identified below. Contact with other ODFW staff regarding this project without prior clearance from the Contact Person shown below may lead to Procurement & Contract Specialist: Alan Hansen Phone: (503) 947-6134 E-Mail: [email protected] PROPOSAL DELIVERY: The Proposal must be addressed as indicated below. Proposers are solely responsible for the means of Proposal delivery. PROPOSERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONFIRM DELIVERY WITH THE CONTACT PERSON PRIOR TO PROPOSAL DUE DATE. LATE PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Mail, E-Mail, Fax or Deliver Proposals in person, addressed as follows: Bid Close: Tuesday, September 17, 2020 @ 3:00 pm MAIL: 2019 Deschutes River Fall Chinook Aerial Redd Counts ODFW-3338-19 OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE Alan Hansen/Contract Services 4034 Fairview Industrial Drive SE Salem, OR 97302 E-MAIL: E-Mail Address: [email protected] When E-Mailing in bids, Proposers must address the Subject line as follows: Subject: BID FOR ODFW-1038-20 FAX: Fax Number: 503-947-6069 Bidders may submit facsimile bids in response to this solicitation. The entire response must arrive at the place and by the time specified. To submit your bid via fax machine is as follows: Fax number: (503) 947-6069 The agency is not responsible for any failure attributable to the transmission or receipt of the Facsimile bid [proposal] including, but not limited to the following: -Receipt of garbled or incomplete documents. -Availability or condition of the receiving facsimile machine. -Incompatibility between the sending and receiving facsimile machine. -Delay in transmission or receipt of documents. -Failure of the Offeror to properly identify the offer documents. -Illegibility of offers documents. -Security and confidentiality of data. ODFW reserves the right to cancel the solicitation, or reject in whole or in part, any or all quotes when the cancellation or rejection is in the best interest of the contracting Agency, in accordance with ORS 279B.100. ODFW also reserves the right to negotiate term and conditions. ARE YOU A CERTIFIED FIRM IN OREGON? Help Grow your Business in Oregon. Visit http://www.oregon4biz.com/How-We-Can-Help/COBID/

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