89094: Contract Summary

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Contract 89094: 2002-077-00 EXP ERTG MEMBERS & FACILTATION

Last Modified: Gary Johnson, 08/24/2021 11:14 AM
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Project Number:

2002-077-00

Title:

Estuary/Ocean Research, Monitoring and Evaluation (RM&E) Support

BPA PM:

Jason Karnezis

Stage:

Implementation

Area:

Province	Subbasin	%
Columbia River Estuary	Columbia Estuary	50.00%
Lower Columbia	Columbia Lower	50.00%

Contract Number:

89094

Contract Title:

2002-077-00 EXP ERTG MEMBERS & FACILTATION

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Contract Status:

Closed

Contract Description:

CR-349551 supports the Expert Regional Technical Group for BPA's Estuary Program, known as the Columbia Estuary Ecosystem Restoration Program. The goal of this project is to continue successful implementation the Expert Regional Technical Group (ERTG) for the Columbia Estuary Ecosystem Restoration Program (CEERP). The ERTG process is mandated in the 2020 Biological Opinion on the Columbia River System (CRS), just as it has been in every CRS-related Biological Opinion since 2008. This project covers technical coordination and facilitation specific to the ERTG process, as well as participation of certain ERTG members.

Account Type(s):

Expense

Contract Start Date:

11/01/2021

Contract End Date:

10/31/2022

Current Contract Value:

$166,512

Expenditures:

$166,512

* Expenditures data includes accruals and are based on data through 31-Mar-2025.

BPA CO:

Karen Wolfe

BPA COR:

Christine Read

Env. Compliance Lead:

Shawn Skinner

Contract Contractor:

Bioanalysts, Inc. - BIOANALY00

Work Order Task(s):

WO: 00114012, Task: 1

Contract Type:

Contract

Pricing Method:

Cost Reimbursement (CNF)

Road Aerial Hybrid

Photo Locations

30 km

20 mi

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Contract Contacts

Full Name	Organization	Write Permission	Contact Role	Email	Work Phone
Gary Johnson	Bioanalysts, Inc.	Yes	Contract Manager	gary.johnson@bioanalysts.net	(360) 808-2901
Jason Karnezis	Bonneville Power Administration	Yes	F&W Approver	jpkarnezis@bpa.gov	(503) 230-3098
Jennifer McKenna	Bonneville Power Administration	No	CO Assistant	jmmckenna@bpa.gov	(503) 314-8915
Kellee Murphy	Bioanalysts, Inc.	No	Contract Manager	kellee.murphy@bioanalysts.net	(208) 321-0363
Christine Read	Bonneville Power Administration	Yes	COR	clread@bpa.gov	(503) 230-5321
John Stevenson	Bioanalysts, Inc.	No	Supervisor	john.stevenson@bioanalysts.net	(541) 904-5358
Karen Wolfe	Bonneville Power Administration	Yes	Contracting Officer	ktwolfe@bpa.gov	(503) 230-3448

Statement Of Work (SOW)

Viewing 5 of 5 Work Statement Elements


Sort Order	WSEV ID	WE ID	Work Element Name	Title	Description	WSE Effective Budget	% of Total WSE Effective Budget	WSE Start	WSE End


A	226624	185	Produce CBFish Status Report	Periodic Status Reports for BPA	The Contractor shall report on the status of milestones and deliverables in Pisces. Reports shall be completed either monthly or quarterly as determined by the BPA COTR. Additionally, when indicating a deliverable milestone as COMPLETE, the contractor shall provide metrics and the final location (latitude and longitude) prior to submitting the report to the BPA COTR.	$750	0.45%	01/01/2022	10/31/2022
B	226625	119	Manage and Administer Projects	Project Administration	Manage and administer the contract in compliance with Bonneville Power Administration policies and procedures.	$3,000	1.80%	11/01/2021	10/31/2022
C	226626	191	Watershed Coordination	191a Watershed Coordination/EOS/CEERP	Provide technical support for CEERP’s adaptive management process, especially the annual CEERP Restoration and Monitoring Plan. This work element will require the following knowledge and awareness: journal articles and technical reports on ecosystem restoration and juvenile salmon ecology in estuaries of the Pacific Northwest; ERTG work products and activities; and, conferences and work groups, such as the annual meeting of the Corps’ Anadromous Fish Evaluation Program and the Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership’s Science Work Group. This work will also include review and expertise of selected work products from BPA-funded restoration design challenges to be conducted by others.	$6,000	3.60%	11/01/2021	10/31/2022
D	226627	191	Watershed Coordination	191b Watershed Coordination/ERTG	Ecosystem restoration in the lower Columbia River and estuary (LCRE) by the Action Agencies (BPA and Corps), ongoing since at least 2004, is designed to benefit juvenile salmon and steelhead in the Columbia River basin listed under the Endangered Species Act. The main strategy is to restore hydrologic connectivity between floodplain wetlands and mainstem Columbia River in the LCRE (Krueger et al. 2017). The restoration is implemented through a formal, multi-agency program, the CEERP. The CEERP’s adaptive management process (Ebberts et al. 2017) includes the ERTG, an independent, expert panel. The ERTG’s main function is to review proposed ecosystem restoration actions in the LCRE. The ERTG’s work is directed by a Steering Committee composed of representatives from BPA, NMFS, and the Corps. The Action Agencies established the ERTG in 2009 in response to a mandate in the 2008 FCRPS Biological Opinion (BiOp). The group was incorporated in subsequent BiOps, including the National Marine Fisheries Service’s Columbia River System BiOp issued in July 2020. Here, NMFS stated (PDF p.78): “The Action Agencies will continue to use the Expert Regional Technical Group (ERTG) to provide technical information and analysis of issues to the Action Agencies regarding the most effective types of actions to pursue in the estuary (i.e., what actions will result in the greatest benefit), assist the Action Agencies in developing project prioritization criteria, and reviewing completed projects.” The project described in this statement of work addresses the 2020 BiOp mandate concerning the ERTG. Technical facilitation of the ERTG process by a scientist with extensive experience and knowledge of juvenile salmon and wetland ecology, LCRE hydrology, and ecosystem restoration, as well as BPA and Corps of Engineers management policies and obligations for the CEERP, is essential to fulfill this mandate. The objective of WE 191b is to continue ERTG work by convening, facilitating, and documenting meetings (in-person and virtual) and conference calls generally concerning assessment of the benefits to juvenile salmon from estuary habitat restoration under the CEERP. In particular, ERTG facilitation will require the ability to facilitate two-way communication between scientists (the ERTG and researchers) and policy-makers (the CEERP managers from BPA, Corps, and NMFS). Facilitating two-way communication for the ERTG process involves helping interpret both restoration science for policy-makers and CEERP policies for scientists. ERTG facilitation will focus on producing outcomes that CEERP managers can use to make policy and program decisions based on the best available science. This will require knowledge of CEERP managers’ needs and the best available science on ecosystem restoration aimed at benefiting juvenile salmon and steelhead. For the ERTG process to succeed, the facilitator must have extensive experience and understanding of the following subjects: the ERTG process in general and the origin of the process and how it has adapted and evolved since its inception in 2008; the respective roles of the ERTG, its Steering Committee, and restoration practitioners; the strengths and weaknesses of the process; ecosystem restoration design challenges and uncertainties and how they affect the ERTG process; restoration project action effectiveness research findings and their CEERP management implications; juvenile salmon and wetland ecology, hydrology, and ecosystem restoration in the LCRE; and BPA’s and Corps of Engineers’ management policies and obligations for the CEERP. This work element also covers funding for participation of four (4th added via Amendment #1) of the five ERTG members (Bottom, Jones, and Krueger, plus Thom on 7/1/2022). Knowledge is required of the duties and responsibilities of ERTG members to inform development of clear, specific scopes of work for their subcontracts. Understanding the strengths and weaknesses of the skill sets of individual ERTG members is key to facilitating successful ERTG work products.	$154,511	92.79%	11/01/2021	10/31/2022
E	226628	132	Produce Progress (Annual) Report	Annual Report to BPA for time period covering November 2021 to October 2022	The progress report summarizes work performed over the 12 month period.	$2,250	1.35%	09/01/2022	10/31/2022


						$166,511

Deliverable Status

Deliverable Title	WSE Sort Letter, Number, Title	End	Concluded
Comply with all contract admin rules, regulations	B: 119. Project Administration	10/31/2022	10/28/2022
Watershed Coordination/CEERP	C: 191. 191a Watershed Coordination/EOS/CEERP	10/31/2022	10/31/2022
Watershed Coordination/ERTG	D: 191. 191b Watershed Coordination/ERTG	10/31/2022	10/31/2022
FY22 Contract Annual Report	E: 132. Annual Report to BPA for time period covering November 2021 to October 2022	10/31/2022	10/31/2022

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Sort Order	WE ID	Work Element Name	Title	Description	Metric ID	Metric	End Fiscal Year	Planned	Actual	Contractor Comments	All Measures	Annual Progress Report Measures	Populations

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WSE ID	WSE Start	WSE End	WE ID	Title	WSE Progress	Study Plan	Protocol	Category	Subcategory	Focus 1	Focus 2	Specific Metric Title

Focal Species

Primary Focal Species	Work Statement Elements

Environmental Compliance

Sort	WE ID	WE Title
A	185	Periodic Status Reports for BPA
B	119	Project Administration
C	191	191a Watershed Coordination/EOS/CEERP
D	191	191b Watershed Coordination/ERTG
E	132	Annual Report to BPA for time period covering November 2021 to October 2022

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Last Modified: Gary Johnson, 08/24/2021 11:14 AM Basics

Last Modified: Gary Johnson, 08/24/2021 11:14 AM
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