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

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 Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. The contractor will perform bat capture and tracker fixation activities and initial tracking, as well as guano sample collection activities focused on several species of bats over a 4-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 53), 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.