Colorado Bumble Bee Atlas Long Term Monitoring

Description: Colorado Parks and Wildlife, through the State of Colorado's Natural Resources Purchasing Office, is seeking the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation as the sole-source vendor for a multi-state, long-term Bumble Bee Atlas monitoring program. The work spans Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Washington, and California and includes standardized surveys, data acquisition and management, volunteer training, baseline assessments, occupancy modeling, a regional conservation plan, and outreach through June 30, 2030. This is a sole-source procurement rather than a grant, with an estimated three-year value of approximately $900,000; a brief cover letter referencing solicitation NPSS1-PMAA-2027000035-1 is due by August 25, 2026, at 5:00 PM MDT.