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Deadline: 10:00AM Central Time on August 11, 2025

Estimated Award: $918,530

Responses to this Request for Statements of Interest will be used to identify potential organizations for this project. Approximately $918,530.74 is expected to be available to support this project for the base period. Additional funding may be available to the successful recipient for optional tasks and/or follow on work in subsequent years.

NOTE: This project will be awarded under the authority of 16 USC 670c-1, Sikes Act. For projects for the implementation and enforcement of integrated natural resources management plans, priority shall be given to award to Federal and State agencies having responsibility for the conservation or management of fish or wildlife.

Period of Performance. The base period of the agreement will extend 12 months from the date of award. There may be up to four 12-month follow-on periods based on availability of funding.

Description of Anticipated Work: See Statement of Objectives.
NOTE: At this time we are only requesting that you demonstrate available qualifications and capability for performing similar or same type of work by submitting a Statement of Interest. A full proposal and budget are NOT requested at this time.

Preparation of your Statement of Interest: Provide the following (Maximum length: 2 pages, single-spaced, 12 pt. font):

• Name, Organization, CAGE Code, Unique Entity ID, CESU Region, and Contact Information (Email)
• Brief Statement of Qualifications (including):
  a. Biographical sketch of the Principal Investigator, to include specific experience and capabilities in areas related to this project’s requirements
  b. Relevant past projects and clients with brief descriptions of these projects
  c. Staff, faculty or students available to work on this project and their areas of expertise
  d. Brief description of other capabilities to successfully complete the project: (e.g. equipment, laboratory facilities, greenhouse facilities, field facilities, etc.)

Submission of Your Statement of Interest

• Statements of Interest (SOI) are due by 10:00 A.M., Central Time, on 11 August 2025 via email to the parties listed below.
• Direct questions no later than 9 18 July 2025 date to the parties listed below.
  
  Maria Lopez
  Grants Specialist
  USACE, Fort Worth District
  Email: Maria.E.Lopez@usace.army.mil
  Office: 817-886-1881
  
  Josh Wurtz Project Manager
  USACE, Fort Worth District
  Email: Joshua.C.Wurtz@usace.army.mil
  Office: 334-790-2568
  
  Kali Evans
  Program Manager/Grants Officer Representative USACE, Fort Worth District
  Email: Kali.L.Evans@usace.army.mil
  Office: 402-768-1048

Review of Statements Received: All statements of interest received from a member of the CESU Region(s) identified above will be evaluated by a board comprised of one or more people at the receiving installation or activity, who will determine which statement(s) best meet the program objectives, offer the most highly qualified Principal Investigator, have the most relevant experience and the highest capability to successfully meet the program objectives. Submitters whose statements are determined to best meet the program objectives will be invited to submit a full proposal.

Timeline for Review of Statements of Interest: RSOIs are required to be posted on www.Grants.gov for 30 days prior to the Government making a decision and requesting full proposals.

TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR AWARD, THE RECIPIENT AND ANY PROPOSED SUBRECIPIENTS AND CONTRACT VENDORS MUST HAVE AN ACTIVE NIST SP 800- 171 DOD ASSESSEMENT (PERFORMED WITHIN THE LAST 3 YEARS).

STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES
Sustainable Range Study at Fort Stewart/Hunter Army Airfield, GA. [Support to FSGA/HAAF Sustainable Range Program (SRP) Integrated Training Area Management (ITAM)].

1.0 PURPOSE

The primary purpose of this document is to provide details of work to be performed in support of the Fort Stewart, GA Hunter Army Airfield (FSGA/HAAF) Integrated Training Area Management (ITAM) Sustainable Range Program (SRP) to implement the FSGA/HAAF Integrated Natural Resources Management Plans (INRMPs) as supplemented by the Range Complex Master Plan.

2.0 SITE DESCRIPTION

The U.S. Army Military Reservation at Fort Stewart, Georgia (FSGA)/Hunter Army Airfield is in southeast Georgia about 40 miles southwest of Savannah, Georgia and serves as a Power Projection Platform.

Fort Stewart was established in June 1940 as an Anti-Aircraft Artillery Training Center to prepare artillery troops for overseas deployment during WWII. Fort Stewart is the main logistic, training, mobilization, and deployment center for the 3rd Infantry Division along with supporting units and regional collective training site for Reserve Component units. Fort Stewart is the largest Army installation east of the Mississippi River covering approximately 280,000 acres in southeastern Georgia.

Hunter Army Airfield (HAAF) is in the city of Savannah, Georgia occupying approximately 5,400 acres. HAAF is an active operation base for strategic support units of the 3rd Infantry Division as well as other non-division support units, special operations units, Air force combat support units, and a Coast Guard air station.

Military training from all services train to standard on mission essential task lists (METL) utilizing unit equipment (Weapons, Vehicles, Ammunition, and other Modified Table of Organization and Equipment/Table of Distribution and Allowances Equipment) on existing FSGA/HAAF training facilities within the cantonment area, on existing ranges, and on installation training lands. Types of training include, but are not limited to tank maneuvers, field artillery, helicopter gunnery, impact areas, parachute drop zones, large caliber and small arms live fire training. All ranges and training areas operate simultaneously throughout the year.

3.0 AUTHORITY

In accordance with the Sikes Act (Sec. 103A [16 USC 670c-1]) “the Secretary of a military department may enter into cooperative agreements with States, local governments, Indian Tribes, non-governmental organizations, and individuals.” This project is in support of the Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan (INRMP), as directed in the Sikes Act.

In agreement with the above stated goals, the recipient agrees to provide the necessary personnel, equipment, and materials required to implement, in part, the responsibilities pursuant to the Sikes Act Improvement Act (16 USC 670 et seq.)

In accordance with Section 6, Use of Cooperative Agreements, of the Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreements Act of 1977 (31 U.S.C. § 6301 et seq.), all Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESU) projects must carry out a public purpose of support or stimulation; however, under the authority of the Sikes Act (16 USC 670c-1 (c) (2)), notwithstanding chapter 63 of Title 31, a cooperative agreement under this section may be used to acquire property or services for the direct benefit or use of the United States Government. Examples of carrying out a public purpose may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Project results are made available to a wide audience (including nonfederal entities (NFE))
• Project results/outputs add to the scientific literature/knowledge base, with applicability and utility beyond the scope of the project footprint/study area
• Academic and other nonfederal partner institutions (and their personnel) gain professional experience, increase knowledge, and develop skills and abilities
• Students benefit from direct interaction with federal scientists, program and technical staff, and field unit managers

In accordance with section 6305 – Using cooperative agreements of the Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreements Act of 1977 (31 U.S.C. § 6301 et seq.), substantial involvement is expected between the Department of Defense (DoD) and the recipient when carrying out the activity contemplated by the cooperative agreement. The DoD installation further agrees to provide substantial involvement to include, but not limited to, the following:

Fort Stewart will be involved in development of study methodology, data gathering, analysis, and/or report writing. Fort Stewart will actively participate and collaborate in carrying out the project plan of work and review and approve activities.

4.0 OBJECTIVES

The primary objectives of this project are to assist FSGA/HAAF with the optimal management of training lands; to minimize restrictions to the military mission due to natural and cultural resource related constraints; to protect and enhance biological diversity and ecological health on all lands; to ensure compliance with all environmental laws and regulations; and to contribute to sound and balanced decision‐making regarding land use and resource management on public lands and military installations by the provision of the best research, data, and analytical tools available.

4.1 Task 1- Provide Range and Training Land (RLTA) Support

General Information

RTLA is a core component of the SRP and ITAM. RTLA acquires and assesses land condition data to provide information supporting decisions that maximize the capability and sustainability of Army land to support maneuver training. Information gathered through RTLA feeds Training Requirements Integration (TRI) decision support and the LRAM project development process. Assessment procedures maximize the use of available information from all installation land management programs, as applicable, and do not replicate any inventories or mapping efforts of those programs. It is expected that some assessments are subject to modification depending on evolving mission needs and changing LRAM project scopes. RTLA assessments occur on all Army training lands in FSGA/HAAF and field sampling provides data used to evaluate the capability of training lands to meet multiple use demands on a sustainable basis. Relational databases and Geographic Information System (GIS) data support land use planning decision processes including location and timing of military training events, natural resources management and prioritizing land rehabilitation and restoration efforts.

Assessment of Ranges and Training Lands is accomplished using targeted assessments to assess land condition. Assessments objectives are in concert with Fort Stewart’s training mission and are executed to maximize training area access and training potential with respect to standards defined in TC 25‐1 (reference section 10).

FSGA/HAAF RTLA conducts training land sustainability assessments to monitor impacts of training on landscape and quantify natural resource status. Land condition in this sense is a measure of vegetation and soil resource availability and the health of biological systems that support continued realistic training. Assessments of this nature have occurred at FSGA/HAAF under the name Land Condition Trend Analysis and has evolved to meet training needs and to fit landscape conditions at FSGA/HAAF. The current model is a random sampling scheme stratified by training use and is termed FSGA/HAAF RTLA which encompasses numerous assessments tailored to specific information needs. At the core of these needs are measures of vegetation disturbance, vegetation density, ground cover, and erosion.

4.1.1 Task Objectives

• Collect RTLA data necessary for the sound management of military lands. The land must be maintained in a condition to provide for optimal military training experiences while mitigating or minimizing impacts on cultural resource sites and maintain soil, water, vegetation, and wildlife resources.
• Assemble, edit, analyze, summarize, reply, and apply RTLA data for the management of FSGA/HAAF range and training lands using the Training Requirements Integration (TRI) model of analysis.
• Determine land condition in response to training activities.
• Determine training land capability to support multiple use trainings.
• Identify and recommend land rehabilitation and maintenance priorities.
• Recommend protocols, procedures, and methodologies for gathering information and assessing land condition trends.
• Provide Global Position System (GPS) support to FSGA/HAAF Sustainable Range Program.
• Daily tasks in support of the ITAM program.

4.1.2 Specific Sub tasks for Task 1 (refer to section 10.0 Applicable References for execution details)

• Provide RTLA Administration
• Monitor Field Artillery Indirect Fire Range (FP/PAAs)
• Monitor Low Water Crossings (LWX)
• Monitor LRAM Mid-Story Vegetation Control Areas
• Monitor LRAM Reconfigure/Repair Maneuver Trail Projects
• Maneuver/Engagement Landscape Development Areas
• Execute RTLAs for Military Exercises

4.2 Task 2- Provide Land and Rehabilitation and Maintenance (LRAM Support)

General Information

LRAM is a core component of the SRP and ITAM. LRAM repairs, maintains, and reconfigures Army training lands to support sustainable and safe maneuver training conditions.

4.2.1 Task Objectives

• Execute Administration requirements for daily LRAM operations.
• Provide support and execute LRAM repairs, maintenance actions, and reconfiguration actions on Army lands to meet maneuver training requirements.
• Daily tasks in support of the ITAM program.

4.2.2 Specific Sub tasks for Task 2 (refer to section 10.0 Applicable References for execution details)

Provide LRAM Administration

• Maintain Existing Low Water Crossings (LWX)
• Maintain Existing Turn Pads (TP)
• Maintain Existing Position Artillery Area and Firing Points (PAA/FPs)
• Maintain the HedgeRows Battle Position
• Maintain Concurrent Training Area(s)
• Maintain Existing Maneuver/Engagement Open Area(s)
• Maintain Existing Maneuver Trails

4.3 Task 3- Provide GIS Support

General Information

The SRP GIS is a foundational support element to the entire SRP. The SRP GIS mission is to create, analyze, manage, and distribute authoritative standardized geospatial information, products, and services for the execution of training strategies and missions on U.S. Army ranges and training lands. ITAM GIS provides superior information to ensure ITAM provides effective mission support. The ITAM GIS Program provides the best and most accurate, complete data through user‐friendly GIS products and applications.

The SRP GIS Mission is to create, analyze, manage, and distribute authoritative standardized spatial information, products, and services for the execution of training strategies and missions on U.S. Army ranges and training lands. Through information excellence, one of the three tenets upon which the SRP was founded, the SRP GIS Program strives to provide the SRP Community, Trainers, and Soldiers with the ability to leverage the most accurate and complete datasets through easily accessible and user- friendly products and applications.

Providing SRP GIS support activities is inherently iterative in nature and requires daily coordination, updates, and support to SRP program areas. Suspense timelines are often subject to schedules outside the control of the installation SRP support office. SRP GIS products and deliverable(s) are largely dependent on weather events, Unit training schedules, land and range maintenance schedules, wildfire/natural disasters, and other garrison office timelines.

SRP GIS support deliverable(s) may be required in as little as one hour for range safety/scheduling and mission support products and in as little as 24 Hours (next day) for project planning reviews (e.g., LRAM and Range Modernization projects), and approvals at other garrison and external offices (e.g., dig permits).

4.3.1 Task Objectives

• Provide Intra-FSGA/HAAF DPTMS GIS Support and Coordination.
• Provide Inter-FSGA/HAAF Directorate GIS support and Coordination.
• Provide Intra-Army GIS Support and Coordination concerning FSGA/HAAF.
• Provide Extra-Army GIS Support and Coordination concerning FSGA/HAAF.
• Daily tasks in support of the ITAM program.

4.3.2 Specific Sub tasks for Task 3 (refer to section 10.0 Applicable Publications for execution details)

• Provide SRP GIS Program Administration
• Provide SRP GIS Program Support to Range Operations.
• Provide SRP GIS Program Support to Range Modernization/Development.
• Provide SRP GIS Program Development of Training Mission Support Products.
• Provide SRP GIS Program Data Development and Sustainment.

5.0 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

The following requirements are common to all tasks listed above in section 4.

• Recipient will have access and usage of government assets.
  • Access and usage are dependent on availability as determined by the government.
• Recipient will be properly licensed on the equipment/vehicles being operated.
• Incumbent upon recipient to procure assets beyond issued by the government on a reimbursable basis.
• Recipient must inform a Government Point of Contact prior to start of Procurement Process.
• Government assets are accounted for via the following means by the individual recipient, and the singed forms are maintained by the government.
  • Hand Receipt [DA Form 2062] updated annually and inventoried as needed and/or.
  • Equipment Dispatch [DA Form 5987-E] updated monthly and inventoried as needed.
  • Local sign out sheet.

5.1 Government Furnished Property

5.1.1 Specified Requirements

Specific items in subject category are listed Appendix A. Appendix A is not all inclusive and, as equipment is changes (lifecycle or otherwise), specific pieces will be replaced with in-kind equipment.

5.2 Incidental Government Furnished Property

5.2.1 Specified Requirements

Government Furnished Incidental Supplies, Material, Vehicles and Equipment listed in Appendix B. Appendix B is not all inclusive and, as items change, (lifecycle or otherwise), specific pieces will be replaced with in-kind equipment.

5.3 Supplies (to include general office and field supplies)

5.3.1 Specified Requirements

• Provide services to include professional report preparation and printing.
• For safety reasons, cellular phones are required for Recipient to operate in the field.
• Provide independent Wi-Fi Capabilities for recipient usage
• Government Furnished Incidental Supplies, Material, Vehicles and Equipment listed in Appendix B.
• Appendix B is not all inclusive and, as items change, (lifecycle or otherwise), specific pieces will be replaced with in-kind equipment.

5.4 Materials (to include construction materials)

• Government Furnished Incidental Supplies, Material, Vehicles and Equipment listed in Appendix B. Appendix B is not all inclusive and, as items change, (lifecycle or otherwise), specific pieces will be replaced with in-kind equipment.

5.5 Vehicles

5.5.1 Specified Requirements

• Government Furnished Incidental Supplies, Material, Vehicles and Equipment listed in Appendix B.
• Appendix B is not all inclusive and, as items change, (lifecycle or otherwise), specific pieces will be replaced with in-kind equipment.
• Recipient personnel may be required to travel on government military ground equipment or government‐provided rotary or fixed wing aircraft during execution of tasks and subtasks contained within this cooperative agreement.

5.6 Employee Government Information System Access Requirements

5.6.1 General Requirements

All Recipient employees with access to a government info system must be registered in the Account Validation System (AVS) at commencement of services and must successfully complete the DoD Information Assurance Awareness prior to access to the IS and then annually thereafter.

5.7 Access and General Protection Policy and Procedures

5.7.1 General Requirements

• Recipient and all associated sub-recipient employees shall have access to government facilities in support of accomplishment of Tasks.
• Recipient and all associated sub-recipient employees shall provide all information required for background checks to meet installation access requirements to be accomplished by installation Provost Marshal Office, Director of Emergency Services or Security Office.
• Recipient workforce must comply with all personal identity verification requirements as directed by DoD, HQDA and/or local policy. In addition to the changes otherwise authorized by the changes clause of this cooperative agreement, should the Force Protection Condition (FPCON) at any individual facility or installation change, the Government may require changes in Recipient security matters or processes.
• Recipient and all associated sub‐recipient’s employees shall comply with adjudication standards and procedures using the National Crime Information Center Interstate Identification Index (NCIC‐III) and Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB), applicable installation, facility, and area commander installation/facility access and local security policies and procedures (provided by government representative).

5.8 Common Access Cards (CAC)

5.8.1 General Requirements

Before CAC issuance, the recipient personnel requires, at a minimum, a favorably adjudicated National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI) or an equivalent or higher investigation in accordance with Army Directive 2014‐05.

• The recipient employee will be issued a CAC only if duties involve one of the following:
  • Both physical access to a DoD facility and access, via logon, to DoD networks on‐site or remotely.
  • Remote access, via logon, to a DoD network using DoD‐approved remote access procedures; or
  • Physical access to multiple DoD facilities or multiple non‐DoD federally controlled facilities on behalf of the DoD on a recurring basis for a period of 6 months or more. At the discretion of the sponsoring activity, an initial CAC may be issued based on a favorable review of the FBI fingerprint check and a successfully scheduled NACI at the Office of Personnel Management.

Recipient and all associated sub‐recipient’s employees shall comply with adjudication standards and procedures using the National Crime Information Center Interstate Identification Index (NCIC‐III) and Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB), applicable installation, facility, and area commander installation/facility access and local security policies and procedures (provided by government representative).

5.9 Travel

5.9.1 General Requirements

Recipient will travel CONUS only during the performance of this project to attend project related meetings, conferences, and training. Recipient may be required to travel to project related off-site training locations and to ship training aids to these locations in support of this SOO. Recipient will follow 2 CFR 200 regulations.

5.9.2 Specified Requirements

• Travel is required to accomplish survey, evaluation, and reporting, and professional development requirements.
• In addition, travel is required to attend the annual ITAM workshop, and to meet with various consulting agencies and stakeholders.
• Travel as necessary within and outside of Georgia to meet agreement objectives.
• Travel will be coordinated with the installation POC.

5.10 Required Training

5.10.1 Specified Requirements

The required training applies to all recipient and subrecipient personnel providing services under this cooperative agreement.

iWatch Training.

• Individuals will be briefed on the local iWATCH program (training standards provided by the requiring activity ATO). This local developed training will be used to inform individuals of the types of behavior to watch for and instruct employees to report suspicious activity to the Technical Representative (TR). This training shall be completed within 60 calendar days of cooperative agreement award and within 60 calendar days of new employees commencing performance with the results reported to the TR NLT 90 calendar days after cooperative agreement award.

Accomplish training IAW and as listed in AR 350-1, Table F-1, as required for contractors, including, but not limited to:

• Anti-Terrorism (AT) Level 1.
  • All individuals are requiring access to Army installations, facilities and controlled access areas shall complete AT Level l awareness training within 60 calendar days after start date or effective date of incorporation of this requirement, whichever is applicable. Individuals shall submit certificates of completion for each affected individual to the TR or to the grants officer, if a TR is not assigned, within 60 calendar days after completion of training by all employees and sub‐ recipient personnel. AT Level I awareness training is available at the following website: http://jko.jten.mil.
• Operation Security (OPSEC).
  • Per AR 530‐1 Operations Security, individuals must complete Level 1 OPSEC Awareness training. New individuals must be trained within 30 calendar days of their reporting for duty and annually thereafter.
• Information Assurance.
  • All individuals must complete the DoD IA awareness training before issuance of network access and annually thereafter. All individuals in IA/IT functions must comply with DoD and Army training requirements in DoDD 8570.01, DOD 8570.01‐M and AR 25‐2 within six months of appointment to IA/IT functions.
  • Per DoD 8570.01-M, and AR 25‐2, ind IA/IT functions shall be appropriately certified upon award. The baseline certification as stipulated in DOD 8570.01‐M must be completed upon award.

Any associated training to meet task requirements.

5.11 Briefings

5.11.1 Specified Requirements

Attendance at briefings throughout the year are required.

• Recipients will attend briefings related this agreement only as directed by a Government Point of Contact (POC).

5.12 Meetings

5.12.1 General Requirements

• Post Award Planning Meeting shall take place within 1 month of award between the Technical POC and Recipient technical POC.
• Technical Coordination Meetings shall take place twice annually. The first meeting shall take place within a month of award and the second meeting shall take place at the completion of the projects for review and acceptance.

5.12.2 Specified Requirements

• Attendance for this agreement only for meetings throughout the year are required.
• Recipients will attend meetings related to this agreement only as directed by a Government POC.

5.13 Process for Procurement

5.13.1 Specified Requirements

• Recipient will track the amount for each purchase to ensure available funding is not exceeded.
• Recipient will submit a list of potential consumables or rentals outside of government furnished supplies, materials, equipment, and vehicles.
  • Recipient will include costs as a separate tab.
  • Associated assumptions as a separate tab.

6.0 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

6.1 Base Effort

The base period of performance will be 12 months, not to exceed 18 months from the date of the award.

6.2 Follow on Efforts

Based on project conditions, project needs, and funding available, there will be 4, 12- month follow-on periods with the first follow-on period beginning at the end of the Base Period.

7.0 QUALIFICATIONS

Recipient will provide a Principal Investigator (PI) who will be responsible for the performance of the work. The name of this person and an alternate who will act for the Recipient when the PI is absent. Recipient should provide a PI with practical working knowledge of the ITAM Program. The LRAM and/or GIS components of the ITAM Program should be the primary areas of expertise. At least three years of ITAM experience and/or natural resources management is preferred.

7.1 Task 1. Provide Range and Training Land (RLTA) Support

7.1.1 RTLA Lead Technician [Experience level: Advanced to Expert]

• BS/BA in Natural Resources Management to include Fisheries and Wildlife, Ecology, Forestry, or closely related field or equivalent experience is required.
• Experience in field sampling and data management.
• Experience with vegetation and soils in the southeastern US.
• Experience in forest and vegetation plot inventory and/or natural resources assessments.
• Experience of Global Positioning System (GPS) techniques and data development.
• Experience in Geographic Information System (GIS) techniques and data development.
• Experience with vegetation and field data collection, analysis, and report preparation.
• Experience operating personal computer workstations.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Strong team and motivational skills.

7.1.2 RTLA Technician [Experience level: Basic to Intermediate]

• BS/BA/AA in Natural Resources Management to include Fisheries and Wildlife, Ecology, Forestry, or closely related field or equivalent experience is required.
• Experience in field sampling and data management.
• Experience with vegetation and soils in the southeastern US.
• Experience in forest and vegetation plot inventory and/or natural resources assessments.
• Experience of Global Positioning System (GPS) techniques and data development.
• Experience in Geographic Information System (GIS) techniques and data development.
• Experience with vegetation and field data collection, analysis, and report preparation.
• Experience operating personal computer workstations.
• Demonstrated written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated organizational skills.
• Strong team and motivational skills.

7.2 Task 2. Provide Land and Rehabilitation and Maintenance (LRAM Support)

7.2.1 LRAM Work Supervisor [Experience level: Expert to Advanced]

• Experience with supervising efforts of a Land Rehabilitation and Maintenance Crew using heavy, light, and hand-held power and manual tools.
• Experience in scheduling and estimating labor, equipment efforts, conducting parts and equipment, research and preparing purchase requests.
• Experience in preparing, summarizing equipment and labor written reports that pertain to work activities and periodically submit that information to your supervisor.
• Experience with running and maintaining small agricultural tractors, chainsaws, and handheld power and manual tools, and maintaining equipment and job logs.
• Experience in operational readiness/safety and to keep machinery, equipment, and tools in good working condition.
• Experience to facilitate planting operations, land clearing, site preparations, soil stabilization, grading, and road maintenance.
• Experience with wilderness/agricultural land rehabilitation, horizontal construction techniques, and erosion control practices in the southeastern U.S.
• Should have excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Experience in operating personal computer workstations to produce schedule, reports, and estimations.

7.2.2 LRAM Lead Equipment Operator [Experience level: Advanced to Intermediate]

• Experience with leading on-site work and labor efforts of a Land Rehabilitation and Maintenance Crew using heavy, light, and hand-held power and manual tools.
• The remaining points are the same as the LRAM Senior Equipment Operator below.

7.2.3 LRAM Senior Equipment Operator [Experience level: Intermediate]

• Experience with running and maintaining small agricultural tractors, chainsaws, and handheld power and manual tools, and maintaining equipment and job logs.
• Experience with performing operational, routine, and operator maintenance and inspections on all equipment to maintain operational readiness/safety and to keep machinery, equipment, and tools in good working condition.
• Experience to facilitate planting operations, land clearing, site preparations, soil stabilization, grading, and road maintenance.
• Experience with wilderness/agricultural land rehabilitation, horizontal construction techniques, and erosion control practices in the southeastern U.S.
• Should have excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Basic experience operating personal computer workstations.

7.2.4 LRAM Equipment Operator [Experience level: Basic to intermediate]

• Experience with running and maintaining small agricultural tractors, chainsaws, and handheld power and manual tools, and maintaining equipment and job logs.
• Experience with performing operational, routine, and operator maintenance and inspections on all equipment to maintain operational readiness/safety and to keep machinery, equipment, and tools in good working condition.
• Experience to facilitate planting operations, land clearing, site preparations, soil stabilization, grading, and road maintenance.
• Experience with wilderness/agricultural land rehabilitation, horizontal construction techniques, and erosion control practices in the southeastern U.S.
• Should have excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Basic experience operating personal computer workstations.

7.3 Task 3. GIS Support

7.3.1 GIS Coordinator

• A minimum of BS/BA degree in Geography or related field is required, or MS/MA degree in Geography or closely related field is preferred.
• Must be trained and knowledgeable in SRP, Army, and Federal geospatial data standards (which include, but are not limited to: SRP Geospatial Data Quality Assurance Plans (QAPs), Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC), and the Spatial Data Standard for Facilities Infrastructure and Environment (SDSFIE) suite of standards).
• GIS personnel must remain fully trained and maintain capabilities to implement the most current versions of these capabilities and the current releases of GIS, Global Positioning System (GPS), and image processing software, including: (ESRI ArcGIS and Arc-Pad, Terra-Go, Geo-PDF, Trimble Positions, ERDAS Imagine, and Lizard-Tech Mr. Sid applications).
• Ensure support personnel executing SRP GIS support tasks can successfully complete Range Officer Professional Development (ROPD), or equivalent level of technical training, familiarization, and/or qualification.
• GIS personnel conducting Range Operations/Safety GIS related functions/capabilities (i.e. The use of the Range Manager’s Toolkit [RMTK]) must have successfully completed the Range Safety Course (Intermediate), or equivalent level of technical training, familiarization, and/or qualification.
• Ensure personnel are knowledgeable of AR 350‐19, AR 385‐63, AR 385‐10, Department of the Army (DA) Pamphlet (PAM) 385‐63, DA PAM 385‐64, Training Circular (TC).

8.0 COORDNATION

8.1 Government Points of Contact

USACE Fort Worth District Project Manager
Josh Wurtz
(334) 790-2568
Joshua.c.wurtz@usace.army.mil

USACE Fort Worth District Program Manager/Grants Officer Representative
Kali Evans
(402) 768-1048
Kali.L.evans@usace.army.mil

ITAM Coordinator (Primary Installation POC)
Mr. Drew C. Brown
Desk: (571) 801-1280
Teams Direct Dial In: (520) 942-0412
drew.c.brown2.civ@army.mil

Supervisor Range Officer (Alternate Installation POC)
Mr. John P. (JP) Wheatley
Desk: (571) 801-1327
Mobile: (912) 210-9355
John.p.wheatley.civ@army.mil

9.0 POST AWARD INVOICE AND PROCESSES

9.1 Payment Requests and Progress Reports (Invoice Package) – Submit Payment Request and additional required documents to: swf-cesu-invoice@usace.army.mil. Carbon Copy the assigned USACE Project Manager as well as your organization’s point of contacts (POCs) for the additional required documents and for delinquent accounts.

9.2 Frequency: Quarterly plus 30-day grace period (except for the final invoice package noted below). If the coverage dates are not quarterly or preapproved by the PM (or the first/last submittal), the invoice package will be rejected.

Quarters                          Invoice pkgs due No Later Than (NLT):
Q1: Oct-Dec                  Q1: 31 Jan
Q2: Jan-Mar                   Q2: 30 Apr
Q3: Apr-Jun                    Q3: 30 Jul
Q4: Jul-Sep                     Q4: 31 Oct

9.3 Payment Requests must be submitted on form SF270 Request for Advance or Reimbursement with the accompanying Standard Form-Performance Progress Report (SF-PPR), otherwise the SF270 will be rejected.

9.3.1 SF270 Request for Advance or Reimbursement

9.4 Block 9, Recipient Organization. For successful set up of Electronic Transfer of Funds (EFT), the Recipient’s name and address shall reflect the exact name and physical address that appears in the System for Award Management (SAM), https://sam.gov/.

9.5 Blocks 11, (a), (b), & (c) are for the description of funds. Preferred description is: CLIN/POP Type, POP start and end dates, amount awarded (see example below); at minimum include the CLIN. If the description or the minimum CLIN information is missing, the SF270 and SF-PPR will be rejected.

Example:
CLIN 0001 / Base 22SEP23 – 21SEP24
$100,000.00

Funding must be separated as specified on the Award document. Sub-CLINs that specify “for funding only” (e.g., numbered 000101, 000102, etc.) may be rolled into the primary CLIN (e.g., 0001) unless otherwise instructed. All others required PM approval.

The SF270 may have multiple pages. An SF270 in Excel format may be requested at: swf-cesu-invoice@usace.army.mil, however, must be submitted in pdf format otherwise will be rejected.

9.6 SF-PPR Standard Form-Performance Progress Report: The Recipient shall tailor the SF-PPR to include, at minimum, the following information:

• Separate details by CLIN as applicable
• Achievements (must detail work during quarter associated with the invoice)
• Percent Completion
• Project Status
• Problems encountered and impact of activities and personnel on schedule
• Anticipated work in next reporting period

If the SF-PPR is incomplete, the SF-PPR and SF270 will be rejected.

A tailored SF-PPR form may be requested at: swf-cesu-invoice@usace.army.mil.

9.7 The Final invoice package is due no later than 90 days from final (funded/exercised) POP end date and must include the following documents: If any of the required information below is missing, the final invoice package will be rejected.

Final SF270
SF-PPR

Final SF425
DD882
SF428 plus attachment B (C&S if applicable)
SF298
Final Report

Forms may be requested from the district office at swf-cesu-invoice@usace.army.mil or found at: https://www.grants.gov/forms.

10.0 APPLICABLE PUBLICATIONS

Recipient (to include subs) must abide by all applicable regulations, publications, manuals, and local policies and procedures. Recipient will use the references listed below to support SOO execution, to develop and provide the services and products required in this SOO. All guidance documentation will be “as of” current release at date of the Request For Proposal (RFP) unless otherwise noted below; however, it is the Recipients responsibility to ensure current documentation is utilized to execute tasks throughout the entire agreement Period of Performance (PoP):

10.1 The described agreement is supported through Sikes Act criteria and the following documents:

• Public Law (PL) 101‐511, Sec 8120, delegation to Army by memorandum dated 21 April 1994.
• Title 32 – National Defense, Chapter 1 – Office of the Secretary of Defense, Part 21 – DoD Grants and Agreements (32 CFR 21.100‐315).
• Title 32 – National Defense, Chapter 1 – Office of the Secretary of Defense, Part 22 – DoD Grants and Agreements – Award and Administrations (32 CFR 22.100‐825).
• 2 CFR 200, Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and other Non‐Profit Organizations.
• The Sikes Act (16 USC 670 a through f and 10 USC 2668 through 2671), within the purview of Public Law 91‐190.
• National Environmental Policy Act (42 USC 4321, 4331 through 4335, and
• 4341 through 4347), PL 74‐46, (16 USC 590 a-f).
• 40 CFR Subpart 265.

10.1.1 Army Publications.

• AR 200‐1.
• AR 37‐27.
• AR 350‐4.
• AR 350-19.
• AR 350-1.
• AR 115-13.
• TC 25-1.
• TC 25-8.
• AR/DA PAM 385-63

10.2 Documents Incorporated by Reference

10.2.1 General

• Verbal and written execution guidance given by the GO, GOR, Installation POCs
• Georgia Erosion and Sediment Control Manual
• ITAM Master Plan

10.2.2 Specific

• Provide Range and Training Land Assessment (RTLA) Support
  • ITAM Programmatic Core Service:
    • RTLA Administration
  • RTLA Assessment Protocols:
    • Monitor Field Artillery Indirect Fire Range (FPs/PAAs) Protocol
    • Monitor Low Water Crossings (LWX) Protocol
    • Monitor LRAM Mid-Story Vegetation Control Areas Protocol
    • Monitor LRAM Reconfigure/Repair Maneuver Trail Projects Protocol
    • Maneuver/Engagement Landscape Development Assessment Protocol
    • Execute Range and Training Land Assessment (RTLA) For Military Exercises Protocol
• Provide Land Rehabilitation and Maintenance (LRAM) Support
  • ITAM Programmatic Core Service:
    • LRAM Administration
  • LRAM Maintenance Scopes of Work:
    • Firing Point/Position Area Artillery Scope of Work
    • Turn Pad Scope of Work
    • Low Water Crossing (LWX) Scope of Work
    • Two Tier Battle Position Scope of Work
    • Open Area Scope of Work
    • Concurrent Training Area Scope of Work
    • Maneuver Trails Scope of Work
• Provide Geographic Systems (GIS) Support
  • ITAM Programmatic Core Services:
    • SRP GIS Program Administration
    • SRP GIS Support to Range Operations
    • SRP GIS Support to Range Modernization
    • SRP GIS Program Training Mission
    • SRP GIS Data Development and Sustainment
• Memorandums:
  • HQDA DCS, G-3/5/7 Sustainable Range Program (SRP) Geospatial Data Strategy
    • Army Installation Geospatial Information Management
    • GIS Quality Assurance Plans.

View Appendices in the PDF