The USGS Western Ecological Research Center requires veterinary services to surgically implant GPS-GSM transmitters in diving ducks and provide postoperative care at Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge in Newark, CA, and the San Francisco Bay Estuary Field Station in Moffett Field, CA.
Quotes are due 11/03/2026 at 17:00 Pacific time; the base period of performance is 10/30/2026 to 10/29/2027 with one option year through 10/29/2028.
The solicitation is a Combined Synopsis/Solicitation (RFQ) under NAICS 541940 (Veterinary Services) with full and open competition; evaluation is by tradeoff considering Experience, Technical Capability, Past Performance, and Price.
The contractor must surgically implant up to 100 radio transmitters in diving ducks within 10 hours of capture, provide postoperative care including medications, and be on call when ducks are captured by USGS.
The USGS will provide radio transmitters, surgical equipment, and all permits and licenses; the contractor must provide their own food during on-call hours.
Requirement: Veterinarian must be licensed in California.
Licence
licensed in California
Term
Base year: 10/30/2026 -…
Method
Combined Synopsis/Solicitati…
Documents
2 files
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Requirements
From the documents
Licence
licensed in California
Posted Scope of Work
Veterinary Services
Scope, read from the documentsAI-generated
The contractor shall provide veterinary services to surgically implant up to 100 radio transmitters in diving ducks and provide for postoperative care as needed, including medications. Within 10 hours of capture, the contractor shall implant a GPS-GSM (Ornitela) with external antenna in after second year (ASY) male and female diving ducks. After a recovery period of between two (2) and eight (8) hours, marked birds will be released to the same area that they were captured. The contractor shall advise support crew in assisting with each surgery and shall also be trained how to properly perform the surgery, as well as collect blood for contaminant and other analysis from each bird. The contractor is on call and must be available in the window when ducks are captured by USGS. Up to 20 work days per year are expected to complete this contract.
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Questions & answers
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What is the place of performance?
Services shall be performed at the USGS offices on Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge, 1 Marshlands Road, Newark CA 94560, and at the San Francisco Bay Estuary Field Station at 350 N. Akron Road, Moffett Field, CA 94035.
When are quotes due?
The deadline to submit quotations is 11/03/2026 at 17:00 Pacific time.
What license is required?
Veterinarian must be licensed in California.
How will quotes be evaluated?
Quotes will be evaluated by Tradeoff. Evaluation factors include Experience, Technical Capability, Past Performance, and Price.
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