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Award notice, first published as solicitation

Bat Surveying and Mist-Netting, Camp Grayling, MI

W9132T26QA004

Department of the Army, W2R2 Const Engrg Lab. Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology).

127 open like this View on SAM.gov Markdown

Awarded

University of Illinois

$24,000.00 obligated so far on USAspending

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This one was awarded in 2026

127 like it are open now in research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology)

All 127 open in research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology)

Description

As published on SAM.gov with the solicitation of May 13, 2026.

The Engineer Research and Development Center Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (ERDC CERL) requires services of a contractor in support of a research effort aimed at documenting long-term trends in bat occupancy at the Army installation of Camp Grayling, MI. The contractor will perform bat capture and tracker fixation activities, as well as guano sample collection activities focused on several species of bats over a 2-week period during the bat roosting season at the installation (July August 2026).

Interested vendors should review the attached solicitation document for a full description of the services required, for detail on the information required from offerors (specifically see page 52), and for detail on the procedures planned for awarding the contract.  Contract award is anticipated to occur in mid-June 2026.

Please provide responses to this notice no later than the date and time above to: CERL-CT-QUOTES@usace.army.mil. Telephone responses will not be accepted.

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The contract, on USAspending

Federal procurement data the awarding office reported to FPDS, matched to this solicitation by its number.

Recipient
University of Illinois
UEI
Y8CWNJRCNN91
CAGE
4B808
Vendor location
Urbana, IL
Contract
W9132T26PA003, purchase order
Obligated
$24,000.00
Actions
1 between June 3, 2026 and June 3, 2026
Competition
Competed Under SAP, 5 offers received
Set-aside reported
No Set Aside Used.
Described as
Mist-Netting of Imperiled Bats on Camp Grayling, Michigan
Match
award number W9132T26PA003 equals the contract number; same awarding office W9132T (high confidence)
Record
USAspending award page
Recipient
The Research Foundation for the State University of New York
UEI
GMZUKXFDJMA9
CAGE
0ECA7
Vendor location
Albany, NY
Contract
W9132T26PA004, purchase order
Obligated
$42,386.00
Actions
1 between June 3, 2026 and June 3, 2026
Competition
Competed Under SAP, 6 offers received
Set-aside reported
No Set Aside Used.
Described as
Mist-Netting and Radio Telemetry of Imperiled Bats on Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
Match
award number W9132T26PA004 equals the contract number; same awarding office W9132T (high confidence)
Record
USAspending award page

Publications

Every notice SAM.gov issued under this solicitation number, oldest first. Each is a separate record on SAM.

  1. April 29, 2026

    Solicitation

    Due May 21, 2026 at 1:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice b0f50225b3094b4690b3669d7760ab11

    2 revisions on SAM
    • May 13, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • April 29, 2026: publish, solicitation

  2. May 13, 2026

    Solicitation

    Due May 21, 2026 at 1:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice 4a8a7c16e7df4057ba9280c9e78600ee

    3 revisions on SAM
    • June 4, 2026: publish, award notice
    • May 13, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • April 29, 2026: publish, solicitation

  3. June 4, 2026

    Award notice, originally solicitation

    Mist-netting and radio telemetry of imperiled bats on Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland

    Awarded to The Research Foundation for The State University of New York for $42,386. SAM.gov, notice 1e2f1a0b11bd403f9dfec8ed7163dcfc

    2 revisions on SAM
    • June 4, 2026: publish, award notice
    • May 13, 2026: publish, solicitation

  4. June 4, 2026

    Award notice, originally solicitation

    Awarded to University of Illinois for $24,000. SAM.gov, notice d9b1d50b4b134c99b761f4a6c7290982

    2 revisions on SAM
    • June 4, 2026: publish, award notice
    • May 13, 2026: publish, solicitation

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