OpportunityTitle: Montana State University, Bozeman (MSU) Center for Biofilm Engineering
CategoryExplanation: This Single Source Award is being awarded in accordance with Department of the Interior Policy 505 DM 2.14 B; (1) Unsolicited Proposal and (4) Unique Qualifications, which allows for award without competition to an applicant. This recipient and project meet this criteria due to the fact that the use of constructed wetlands to mitigate effluent from an aquaculture facility is an innovative approach to waste water treatment. There are only a few examples of projects like this being done in the world, and most are taking place in Europe, Asia, and Australia.  Professors at Montana State University have unique expertise in not only designing constructed wetlands to operate in a cold weather climate but also implementing these systems into full scale rather than pilot scale operations.  The unique expertise that is housed at Montana State University, Center for Biofilm Engineering coupled with the fact that it is in close proximity to both Ennis National Fish hatchery and the Bozeman Fish Technology Center makes it uniquely qualified to be involved in the implementation of a constructed wetland at Ennis National Fish Hatchery.
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: This is a Notice of Intent to award a Single Source Cooperative agreement to Montana State University, Bozeman (MSU) Center for Biofilm Engineering for the purpose of strengthening and advancing collaborations and fully utilizing the expertise and capabilities of Ennis National Fish Hatchery (NFH), the Bozeman Fish Technology Center (BFTC), and  the Center for Biofilm Engineering (CBE) to increase knowledge of constructed wetlands, and to construct a vertical flow subsurface constructed wetland system at Ennis NFH.
Description: The tasks to be performed under this agreement are as follows: Design of raceway and hatchery effluent modifications/vacuum system Construction and installation of raceway and hatchery effluent modifications/vacuum system piping, pumps, and accessoriesDesign of constructed wetland system Construction of constructed wetland systemWater sampling and monitoring of system / system evaluation Construct information kiosks and interpretive displaysSystem design for quarantine buildingConstruction of quarantine building constructed wetlands
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Connie_Keelerfoster@fws.gov
GrantorContactText: Connie Keeler-Foster, Project Officer, 406-682-4847 &lt;br/&gt;Connie_Keelerfoster@fws.gov &lt;br/&gt;
CloseDateExplanation: This Single Source Award is being awarded in accordance with Department of the Interior Policy 505 DM 2.14 B; (1) Unsolicited Proposal and (4) Unique Qualifications.