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The USDA Forest Service, Siuslaw National Forest, solicited and negotiate a single/sole source, firm fixed price contract with Oregon Biodiverity Information Center (ORBIC), Portland State University.... The USDA Forest Service, Siuslaw National Forest, solicited and negotiate a single/sole source, firm fixed price contract with Oregon Biodiverity Information Center (ORBIC), Portland State University. The procurement is for Snowy Plover Nest Protection and Monitoring. The ORBIC is the only organization that has permits under Section 10 of the Endangered Species Act to handle Western Snowy Plovers. They are the only Master Banders licensed and certified in the State of Oregon to band Western Snowy Plovers through the US Fish and Wildlife Service that meet the obligations of the of the Migratory Bird Act. The ORBIC will complete tasks that ensure that all aspects of data collection for Western Snowy Plover monitoring along the beaches managed by the Siuslaw National Forest is accomplished in accordance with data collected from 1990 to present. They will receive direction for the Forest Service on locations and timing of data collection. They will collect information to meet standards of previous years and to inform the Forest Service on a weekly basis of monitoring progress. The single/sole source justifications using the format at 6.303-2, modified to reflect that the procedures in FAR subpart 13.5 were used in accordance with 41 U.S.C.1901 since the value of award and options is estimated to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold