Cultural and Natural Resources Technical Reporting at Pacific Installations Bellows Air Force Station and Ka’ena Point Space Force Station Oahu, HI | W9126G 25 2 SOI 6564

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The Department of Defense, through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Fort Worth District, is seeking Statements of Interest (SOIs) for a cooperative agreement project titled "Cultural and Natural Resources Technical Reporting at Pacific Installations Bellows Air Force Station and Ka'ena Point Space Force Station, Oahu, HI" (Funding Opportunity Number W9126G 25 2 SOI 6564; CFDA/Assistance Listing 12.005). This announcement is not requesting a full technical proposal or a detailed budget at this stage. Instead, the government is using SOIs as a screening step to identify qualified organizations that could perform the work described in the Statement of Objectives.

The anticipated scope centers on technical reporting that supports management of cultural resources and natural resources at two military installations on Oahu: Bellows Air Force Station and Ka'ena Point Space Force Station. While the detailed tasks are referenced as being in an attached Statement of Objectives, the framing indicates the work is meant to generate documentation, analyses, and reports that help the installations meet resource stewardship and compliance needs. In practice for projects of this type, "technical reporting" commonly includes compiling and synthesizing existing data, documenting field findings when applicable, producing management-support deliverables, and creating records suitable for regulatory, planning, and decision-making use tied to natural resource management plans and cultural resource responsibilities. The activity category is listed as Science and Technology and other Research and Development, which signals that the deliverables are expected to be technical, defensible, and usable for ongoing installation planning and compliance.

Funding is expected to be about $490,000 for the base period, with the possibility of additional funding later for optional tasks and/or follow-on efforts. The base period of performance is 12 months from the date of award. The opportunity also contemplates up to six follow-on periods, each 12 months long, suggesting the government is considering a multi-year relationship where subsequent years could expand the reporting workload, add new task areas, or continue recurring reporting requirements as needs evolve and funds remain available. The listing also shows an award ceiling of $3,600,000, which aligns with the idea that follow-on work over multiple years could bring the total value significantly above the initial base-period estimate, depending on the final scope and options exercised.

Eligibility is limited and highly specific. This funding opportunity is only available through Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESU), and only under the Alaska, Colorado Plateau, and Hawaii-Pacific Islands CESU networks. In addition, the announcement emphasizes "SIKES AUTHORITY ONLY," referencing 16 USC 670c-1 (the Sikes Act). That means the project is being executed under statutory authority that supports the implementation and enforcement of Integrated Natural Resources Management Plans (INRMPs) on military lands. The notice further highlights a priority preference under the Sikes Act for Federal and State agencies that have responsibility for conservation or management of fish or wildlife, which is a practical signal about how the government may weigh partners or collaborating institutions when selecting among respondents.

The submission process is straightforward and email-based. SOIs must be submitted by 10:00 A.M. Central Time on August 18, 2025. Questions must be sent by email no later than Noon Central Time on July 30, 2025. Points of contact are Yvonne Howard, Grants Specialist at USACE Fort Worth District (Yvonne.Howard@usace.army.mil; 817-751-9737), and Greg Bonnell, Project Manager at USACE RPEC (Gregory.W.Bonnell@usace.army.mil; 918-951-0591). The key practical takeaway is that organizations interested in being considered should focus their SOI on demonstrating qualifications, relevant experience, capacity to perform technical cultural and natural resource reporting for Pacific installation settings, and alignment with CESU and Sikes Act constraints, rather than investing time in a full work plan and budget that the government is explicitly not requesting at this stage.

• The Department of Defense in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Cultural and Natural Resources Technical Reporting at Pacific Installations Bellows Air Force Station and Ka’ena Point Space Force Station Oahu, HI" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 12.005.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2025-07-17.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-08-18. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $3,600,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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