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Scientific Consulting Services for the Brown Tree Snake

Federal · Department of AgricultureDue Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Client
Department of Agriculture
RFP Number
—
Posted
10/8/2026
Category
US Federal
Budget
—
NAICS
541690
Set-aside
No Set aside used
Contact
Gerry Hensley
Email
gerry.hensley@usda.gov

Description

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The United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services seeks scientific consulting services for operational support directly related to Brown Tree Snake biology, ecology, barrier testing, and locomotion. The requested scope includes conducting barrier testing, providing data analysis and figures, evaluating barrier designs, and developing or modifying snake removal and control tools with on-field testing in Guam. Interested parties must submit capability statements for market research and acquisition planning purposes. All organizations with direct experience in Brown Tree Snake biology, ecology, and locomotion, as well as the ability to obtain military base access cards, are eligible to respond. Submissions must include the organization's details and UEI, tailored capability statements, and recent relevant past performance information, though no submission deadline or budget is provided in the notice.

Key solicitation details

AI-extracted from PWS Scientific Consulting Services_Guam.pdf. Confirm against the original documents before bidding.

The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Wildlife Services Guam State Office seeks scientific consulting services for brown tree snake barrier testing, data analysis, and tool development. Services include fence testing, report generation, data analysis, and developing snake control tools. This request is for capability information and market research purposes only.

Issued by
USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Wildlife Services Guam State Office
Kick-Off Meeting
within 30 days of contract award
Notice for rare BTS size class needs
at least 30 days before planned barrier testing
Findings and Recommendations Reports due
No later than thirty (30) days after testing
Final Reports due
No later than thirty (30) days after receiving comments from WS-Guam
Submission details
Submit capability statements including organization name, address, website, ownership size/type, UEI, tailored capability statement, and recent/relevant past performance.
Place of performance
Guam (including Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz, Anderson Air Force Base, and Navy Base Guam)

Scope of work

  • Kick-off meeting within 30 days of award
  • BTS barrier gate testing, modification creation, and performance evaluation
  • Arena construction for barrier testing preventing BTS escape and barrier damage
  • Photo transcription and analysis of barrier testing data
  • Data analysis support including statistical analysis and summary figures for reports
  • Retesting of deficient BTS barrier fences and gates after USMC upgrades
  • BTS tool modification and development, including 3D trap part design and printing
  • Findings and recommendations reports

Minimum qualifications

  • Direct experience with Brown Tree Snake biology, ecology, and locomotion
  • Ability to obtain a DBIDS or Common Access Card (CAC) for military base access

Documents to include with the bid

  • Organization name, address, email address, website address, ownership size/type, and UEI
  • Tailored capability statement
  • Recent and relevant past performance information

Official SAM.gov notice

Solicitation number
1174626
Agency
Department of Agriculture
Buying office
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service › MRPBS Minneapolis MN
Notice type
Sources Sought
Responses due
Oct 14, 2026, 1:00 PM ET
Posted on SAM.gov
Oct 7, 2026
NAICS
541690 · Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
Product/service code
B529
Set-aside
No Set aside used
Contracting contact
Gerry Hensley
gerry.hensley@usda.gov
6123363430
Read the official notice description

The United States Department of Agriculture - Wildlife Services is looking for scientific consultation directly related to the Brown Tree Snake and barrier testing. Reference the attached Performance Work Statement for specific details. Only direct experience with Brown Tree Snake biology, ecology, and locomotion will be acceptable due to the documented unique climbing ability of the BTS compared to other arboreal snakes. There is no solicitation at this time. This is a request for capability information for market research purposes only. The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of the acquisition. Submission of any information in response to this notice is purely voluntary. The government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred. All interested parties are invited to submit capability statements for acquisition planning purposes. The following information should be provided: 1. Organization name, address, email address, website address, and size and type of ownership for the organization, and UEI 2. Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this requirement 3. Recent and relevant past performance information Based on the responses to this sources sought notice/market research, this requirement may be set aside for small business. Respondents should ensure the information provided is current accurate, and complete. The government will not provide feedback or evaluations to companies regarding their submissions in response to this notice.

Source: SAM.gov contract opportunities data (U.S. federal public data).

Incumbent

No incumbent history found for this requirement. The notice does not cite a current contract, and no earlier award from this buying office matches it.

Market context

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