OpportunityTitle: Puerto Rican Parrot Recovery Efforts
CategoryExplanation: Parrot conditioning in release cage, platform and blind constructions, installations of artificial nest structures, monitoring released birds. provide recommendations on the design and construction of the support facilities for the Puerto Rican parrot at the Maricao Fish Hatchery.
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: This opportunity is not a request for applications. The determination not to compete is based on Departmental policy (505 DM 2.14,B. (2) and is within the discretion of the Agency.
Description: THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD TO A SINGLE SOURCE, AND THERE IS NO FULL ANNOUNCEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS NOTICE. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) intends to award a cooperative agreement to Funds under this award are to carryout priority recovery for the endangered Puerto Rican Parrot. In accordance with this agreement, funds will used to cover the re-habilitation of existing facilities at the Maricao Fish Hatchery where Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (PRDNER) and the Service will co-manage a new third population site. Funds will also cover the construction of a flight cage and a hurricane shelter at the Jos&#65533; Vivaldi Aviary in the R&#65533;o Abajo Commonwealth Forest.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: kerri_heywood@fws.gov
GrantorContactText: Kerri Heywood, Puerto Rican Parrot Recovery Efforts, 404-679-4066&lt;br/&gt;kerri_heywood@fws.gov&lt;br/&gt;
CloseDateExplanation: THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD TO A SINGLE SOURCE ANNOUNCEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS NOTICE.