Late Summer Farmlands Habitat Program Bid Form

DEADLINE: April 4, 2025 at 11:59 p.m.

Late Summer Farmlands Habitat Program Bid Form DEADLINE: April 4, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. [formassembly formid=5166683]

BirdReturns-Late Summer Farmlands Habitat Program Bid Form

Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. Please submit your bid(s) below for the Late Summer Farmlands Habitat program by 11:59pm on April 4, 2025. Questions about this form or the bidding process can be directed to:


Billy Abbott		Bekka Rosenkrantz
Avian Field Science Manager		Project Associate
The Nature Conservancy		The Nature Conservancy
william.abbott@tnc.org (530) 228-1862		bekka.rosenkrantz@tnc.org (916) 243-0428

For this bid you will need to attach an aerial or online map or maps, such as a Google maps, that include each of the fields proposed in your bid.

How did you hear about this program?

Email solicitationFlyerOther

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Contracting Party Name

Organization's legal name

CorporationPartnershipLLCIndividualOther

Mailing Street

Mailing City

Mailing State

Mailing Zip

County

County where the fields included in this bid are located. If your fields span multiple counties, choose the one where most of your fields are located.

Primary Contact Information

Contact First Name

Contact Last Name

Title

Phone

Street Address

City

State

Zip

Are you authorized to sign contracts on behalf of the contracting party?

YesNo

Contract Representative

First Name

Last Name

Title

Phone

Street Address

City

State

Zip

Property Details

Property Name

Name of the property that the fields are on.

Describe Property Location

Include as much detail as possible and attach a map (below).

Bid Details

The Late Summer Farmlands Habitat program is designed to provide habitat for migratory shorebirds, early arriving wintering waterfowl and other waterbirds. This Late Summer program requires the maintenance of shallow flooded conditions, using either flood irrigation or subsurface drip tape, on fallow or harvested fields that are managed to minimize crop stubble and vegetation. Enrolled acreage must be fully flooded by the selected program start date and maintained for 5 weeks between July 14 and September 30. Weeks 1-3: flood up to 4 inches. Weeks 4-5: evaporative drawdown and maintain moist soil conditions. For sloping fields, the deep end may be greater than 4 inches, and the shallow end should have moist soil conditions or mudflats.

Are you applying for more than one field in this bid?

YesNo

Since you are applying with more than one field in the same bid, are you willing to accept an enrollment option that does not include all of the fields? This may improve your chances of being selected:

Yes, I am willing to enroll any combination of fields in this bidNo, I will only participate if all of the fields in my bid are selected

Fields included in your bid

Click the “Add Another Field” link at the end of this section to include an additional field in this bid.

Field Name

The field name as listed on the map that you attach to this bid.

Bid Price Per Acre

Include all costs required to deliver this habitat except for
anticipated mosquito abatement fees, which will be reimbursed
and should not be part of your bid.

Field Start Date (please choose any Monday between July 14 and September 2)

Date by which required field depths are achieved.

Number of Acres

30 acres minimum

Please list crop type or if idle in 2025

Please separate multiple crops with a semi-colon or indicate if idle. (ex: Wheat; Alfalfa)

Production Type

ConventionalOrganicDo you produce conventional or organic crops?

Irrigation Method

Flood IrrigationSubsurface Drip TapeOther

If other, please describe:

Please separate multiple irrigation methods with a semi-colon. (ex: Method 1; Method 2)

Calculation: IrrigationMethod

Water Source

Surface - districtSurface - riparianGroundwaterSource(s) of water to be used for this program.
Check all that apply.

Calculation: InitialWaterSource

Please list post-harvest field management practices needed to meet required field conditions. Select all options that apply.

DiscChiselRollStompChopBaleBurnPull bermsOtherYou can select multiple options.

Number of discing passes:

If other, please describe:

Please separate multiple preparation types with a semi-colon. (ex: Type 1; Type 2)

Calculation: FieldPrep

Crop History

Have you ever maintained flooding on this field in the past?

YesNo

Crop type(s) in previous year(s)

Please separate multiple crops with a semi-colon. (ex: Wheat; Alfalfa)

Attach Field Maps

Please attach an image or pdf file that clearly shows a map of the field(s) corresponding to this bid. Click 'Attach Another Map' below to attach more than one file. Aerial or online maps, such as Google maps, are preferred.

Label the field(s) with their name
Label 1-2 nearby roads
Click here for an example map

Note: the attachment must be no larger than 5MB in size.

Description of Attachment

Please include any additional information that will help us to understand your attached map(s).

Signature

Please check each of these boxes and enter your full name below (required):

I represent and warrant that the acres included in this bid are not currently enrolled in any flooding programs (such as NRCS EQIP) for which I am not receiving any incentive payment to provide flooded habitat.

I understand that typing my name in the box below is the electronic equivalent of a written signature.

If selected, I consent that the information on this application will be shared with my mosquito vector control district(s).

By signing below, I acknowledge that the information I am providing in this bid is accurate. I understand that selection or rejection of any bid is at the sole and absolute discretion of the Migratory Bird Conservation Partnership and if the Partnership selects my bid, I will be provided a contract to execute setting forth the terms under which I would implement the above specified flooding on the above named acres in exchange for payment at least equal to my bid. Unless the Partnership and I both execute the contract in the requested timeframe, neither I or any member of the Migratory Bird Conservation Partnership shall have any obligations regarding this bid.

By submitting this form, I consent to providing my contact data to The Nature Conservancy ("TNC"). I understand that TNC will use my contact data for purposes of administering this program and communicating with me about this program. I also understand that my contact data may be provided to TNC's partners for administration of this project. For more information on TNC's privacy practices, please visit nature.org/privacy.

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