Red-cockaded woodpecker Monitoring

Contractor shall furnish all equipment, labor, transportation, supervision, and perform all work required for Red Cockaded WoodPecker (RCW) Cluster and Tree Inventory; RCW Group Checks; Project-Level RCW Inventory; and Painting and Tagging RCW Trees on the Croatan National Forest in accordance with the specifications and provisions of the contract. The National Forest hosts approximately 140 known clusters of which an unknown percentage are active.

The Forest aims to monitor and manage 100% of known clusters each year. Almost all RCW clusters are located within one-half mile of roads or trails. The , SOW, map,and Schedule of Items are attached. . A vendor report from Fed data check will be pulled on the winning quote to ensure the company is in good standing with no terminations within the last three years. ALL QUOTES (signed 1449) SHALL BE SENT TO marian.feist@usda.gov NLT 18 DEC 2025 AT 2:00 / 1400 ET/ED.