Description of goods to services to be bid:

The Adirondack Long Term Monitoring (ALTM) Program was started to evaluate the effectiveness of acid deposition controls called for under the Federal Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. In conjunction with various contractors, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have supported the ALTM Program since 1998. This cooperative arrangement has proven to be successful in providing high quality data documenting environmental change over multiple decades and providing a better understanding of the processes involved in ecosystem acidification and its recovery through interpretation of the trends and other data analysis.
NYSERDA seeks proposals from knowledgeable and experienced organizations or teams interested in conducting the routine sampling of Adirondack lakes and streams as part of the ALTM Program. The selected contractor(s) will be responsible for the field activities, which includes:
• Collecting water samples;
• Measuring field parameters;
• Documenting all field and sampling activities;
• Packing and delivering samples for analysis;
• Maintenance of field equipment; and
• Communicating with private and public entities to schedule and gain access to sampling locations.

In addition, the selected contractor(s) will work effectively with NYSERDA, DEC, EPA, and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in maintaining the consistency and continuation of this long-term monitoring data set and advancing the goals of the ALTM Program to better inform policy decisions.

NYSERDA anticipates selecting up to three (3) contractors for this effort. Proposers may elect to submit a proposal for any combination of, or for all of the following ALTM Program components: ALTM Lake Monitoring, ALTM Bi-Weekly Stream Monitoring, and ALTM Spatial Stream Monitoring.

If changes are made to this solicitation notification will be posted on NYSERDA’s website at: www.nyserda.ny.gov/funding-opportunities

Eligibility/Qualifications Requirements/Preferences:

None