Boat Capacity Survey, Grapevine Lake, TX | W9126G 21 2 SOI 3491

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The Boat Capacity Survey, Grapevine Lake, TX opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number W9126G-21-2-SOI-3491) is a US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Fort Worth District request for Statements of Interest (SOI) to identify a qualified investigator or team to carry out a Recreational Boating Survey (RBS) at Grapevine Lake in Tarrant and Denton counties, Texas. The project is planned to start in 2021 and is intended to generate practical, decision-ready data that USACE can use for Grapevine Lake management and master plan decisions, with an emphasis on understanding boating use levels and capacity-related conditions on and around the lake.

Eligibility is tied to the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESU) network. Applicants must be members of one of these CESU regions: Desert Southwest, Great Plains, or Gulf Coast. While the listing notes eligible applicants as broadly “unrestricted,” this CESU membership requirement is a key gate in the text. The award is expected to be made as a CESU cooperative agreement (not a standard procurement contract), consistent with Section 6305 of the Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreements Act (31 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.). That means the work must serve a public purpose (benefiting boaters, marina users, and nearby communities), and USACE anticipates substantial federal involvement during performance, with coordination details to be further defined in a later statement of objectives. The CESU Network indirect cost rate of 17.5 percent may be applied, but only by mutual agreement and official authorization.

Funding for the effort is anticipated at approximately $150,000 total, with one expected award and no option periods. The period of performance runs from award through December 31, 2021. Because the effort is field-based, the opportunity makes clear that onsite personnel must be physically present at Grapevine Lake to conduct the survey work, and that actual survey execution is contingent on lake elevations being suitable for boating activity.

The core technical scope is to plan and execute a set of standardized recreation-use counts and surveys that collectively describe boating utilization, patterns, and stakeholder perspectives. The major task areas include: utilization counts at boat ramp parking lots (explicitly including unauthorized parking); marina slip occupancy counts at existing marinas; counts of empty boat trailers in campgrounds and, where appropriate, in designated day-use areas; on-the-water vessel counts conducted at specified locations and times; boat ramp exit interview surveys at specified ramps, times, and locations; and administration of marina tenant and broader stakeholder surveys. The recipient is also responsible for compiling and analyzing the resulting data and producing a summary report that documents methods and presents findings from the counts and surveys.

The anticipated work products and project management expectations include holding a kickoff meeting, providing monthly status reporting, conducting the scheduled utilization counts and exit interviews according to defined RBS locations/dates/conditions/protocols (noted as detailed in an attached RSOI document), administering stakeholder and marina tenant surveys, and delivering both a draft summary report and a final summary report. The work is designed to be closely coordinated with USACE personnel, including the Fort Worth District Project Manager, staff in the Regional Planning and Environmental Center (RPEC), and the USACE Lake Manager at Grapevine Lake.

This announcement is a solicitation for qualifications only, not a request for a full technical proposal or budget at this stage. Interested parties must submit a Statement of Interest/Qualifications capped at two pages (single-spaced, 12-point font). The SOI must include organizational identifiers and contact details (name, organization, CAGE code, DUNS number, and email), plus a concise qualifications package covering a biographical sketch, relevant past projects/clients, available staff/faculty/students and their expertise, and any additional capability information (for example, field equipment or facilities) that supports successful performance.

Statements received are to be reviewed by an evaluation board at the receiving installation/activity, and selections for invitation to submit a full proposal will be based on how well the investigator’s experience and capabilities match the study requirements. The RSOI had to remain posted at least 30 days before USACE makes a decision and requests full proposals. The SOI deadline was 5:00 PM Central Time on May 28, 2021. Questions and submissions were directed to Alisa.marshall@usace.army.mil and Jason.G.Harrison@usace.army.mil.

• The Department of Defense, Fort Worth District in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Boat Capacity Survey, Grapevine Lake, TX" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 12.300.
• This funding opportunity was created on May 02, 2021.
• Applicants must submit their applications by May 28, 2021. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $150,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.

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