B--Fern Glade Plant Inventory, Cahaba River NWR, AL

Description: FWS issued a Special Notice of Intent, not a request for quotes, announcing its intent to award a sole-source, firm-fixed-price contract to Southeastern Grasslands Institute for the Fern Glade Plant Inventory at Cahaba River NWR, AL. The contractor must provide personnel, equipment, transportation, GPS units, data-collection materials, and expertise, and survey Fern Glade, adjacent woodlands, forest-glade ecotones, and associated microhabitats through at least six field visits spanning spring, early summer, late summer, and fall. The notice says the work is anticipated between October 2026 and December 2027, and responsible sources may submit capability statements for FWS's competition determination by 2:00 p.m. EDT on Friday, September 11, 2026.