B--Tide Water Goby Analysis

The United States Fish and Wildlife Service, California Nevada Office, intends to award a contract to UCLA without full and open competition for a specialized project focused on microsatellite-based metapopulation analysis of recovery units in the tidewater goby. UCLA is uniquely qualified for this task as it possesses the most comprehensive collections of tidewater goby tissues, DNA, and microsatellite primers, resources not available elsewhere. This contract aims to leverage UCLA's exclusive capabilities to support conservation and recovery efforts for the species. The contract, titled "B--Tide Water Goby Analysis" and identified by solicitation number DOI-SNOTE-070904-001, was posted on September 4, 2007. It is managed by the Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters office in Falls Church, Virginia. Interested parties or contracting inquiries may be directed to Ginger Thacker at the Fish and Wildlife Service, and no further notices regarding this opportunity will be provided. This award approach highlights the agency's reliance on unique scientific expertise to fulfill critical environmental research needs.