The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources requests proposals for
competitive-bid contracts to survey for birds in the prairies and
grasslands of southwest Minnesota. This project will be used to develop a
long-term monitoring program that will require experienced bird surveyors
for years to come. Four surveyors will each conduct 130 hours of whole-
community bird surveys (25 – 30 mornings with suitable weather) between 25
May and 30 June 2018. Surveyors will be responsible for arranging and
supplying their own transportation and lodging, but can include those
expenses in their cost proposal. Survey locations include sites near
Marshall, Ortonville, and Glenwood, Minnesota. Responders will have the
option of submitting proposals to work in a single area or to work as a
rover covering all sites.
Responders must first register as a vendor with the state of Minnesota:
https://mn.gov/mmb/accounting/swift/vendor-resources/. Approval for
vendor registrations may take 3 - 4 days. After receiving vendor status,
responders will be able to access the Request for Proposals with more
details and instructions. All proposals must be submitted through the
state of Minnesota's supplier portal http://supplier.swift.state.mn.us/ by
2 April 2018, 2:00 PM CST. The State requires that surveyors carry $1
million general liability insurance before they can be offered the
contract.
