OpportunityTitle: Trinity River Fisheries: Run Size Survey
CategoryExplanation: fish monitoring analysis
Description: The Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Region, intends to award a sole-source Cooperative Agreement, to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, under the authority of CFDA 15.512, Central Valley Project Improvement Act, Public Law 102-575, Section 3406 (b)(1) and 3407 (e) on the following program: Trinity River Fisheries: Run Size Survey. The purpose of this project is to (1) conduct surveys and produce annual spawner escapement, harvest and run size estimates for Trinity River basin spring and fall-run Chinook, Coho salmon and fall steelhead; (2) estimate survival and contributions to spawner escapements made by Coho salmon produced at Trinity River Hatchery; (3) estimate survival and contributions to the in-river sport fisheries and spawner escapements made by spring- and fall-run Chinook salmon produced at Trinity River Hatchery; (4) participate in a cooperative salmon spawner survey and determine size, sex, and hatchery composition, pre-spawning mortality to report annual natural to hatchery fishery resource success; (5) conduct angler creel surveys in the Lower Klamath to determine how the Trinity River Restoration Program (TRRP) activities contribute to the sport and commercial fisheries enjoyed by the public; and (6) compile fisheries information into a summary report; participate in Trinity Management Council (TMC) meetings and TMC technical meetings. Period of Performance is from the date of award to June 30, 2018. Estimate amount: $892,383 (total estimated project amount $4,562,137). A determination by the government not to compete this proposed financial assistance based upon Departmental Manual 505 DM 2 is solely within the discretion of the government. This notice of intent (NOI) is NOT a request for competitive proposals. The System of Award Management (SAM) applies to this Notice of Intent. Information on SAM registration can be obtained via the Internet at www.sam.gov. Questions concerning this NOI should be directed to Christina Mu&#241;oz /Grants Management Specialist by e-mail at cmunoz@usbr.gov.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Christina Mu&#241;oz
GrantorContactText: Christina Munoz &lt;br/&gt;Grants Management Specialist &lt;br/&gt;E-mail: cmunoz@usbr.gov