The Bureau of Reclamation seeks environmental information through the Rotary Screw Trap Data contract to manage the Central Valley Project (CVP) and minimize its impact on fish species. This involves real-time operations and status/trend monitoring in the American and Stanislaus Rivers, focusing on juvenile Chinook salmon and steelhead. Objectives include estimating annual fish production, comparing juvenile and adult populations, and providing real-time data. Tasks involve operating rotary screw traps, conducting capture-efficiency trials, collecting biological data, and enhancing databases. Deliverables include study plans, technical memoranda, daily/monthly data uploads to public platforms, and annual data files. The project runs from November 1, 2025, to October 31, 2028, and aims to inform management actions to increase fish abundance and improve ecosystem health.

This government solicitation, RFP 140R2025Q0081, issued by the Bureau of Reclamation, is a 100% small business set-aside for environmental monitoring services. The purpose is to collect rotary screw trap data from the American and Stanislaus Rivers to inform real-time operations and status/trend monitoring of Chinook salmon and steelhead. Key objectives include estimating annual juvenile production, comparing it to adult escapement, and providing real-time data. The contractor will operate rotary screw traps, conduct capture-efficiency trials, collect biological information, and enhance the RST database. Deliverables include a study plan, annual technical memoranda, daily/monthly data uploads to public platforms, data management plans, and project summaries for the Delta Science Tracker. The contract is a Firm-Fixed Price Purchase Order with an anticipated period of performance from February 1, 2026, to January 31, 2027, with two option years. Quotes are due by January 7, 2026, and offerors must be registered in SAM.gov. The document also details various Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses and Department of the Interior Acquisition Regulation (DIAR) clauses incorporated by reference, covering aspects like safeguarding information systems, option to extend services, and electronic invoicing.