R--NM BITTER LAKE NWR AERIAL IMAGING

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking a contractor to provide topographic and bathymetric LiDAR and survey services at the Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico. The contractor will be required to provide high-resolution digital orthophotography, topographic and bathymetric LiDAR acquisition and processing, and field survey data collection. The project aims to support future analyses and design for construction to repair damages to waterbird/waterfowl and threatened and endangered species habitat from the August 2022 flood. The key tasks include: • Project Plan and Contractor Quality Control Plan (CQCP) • Survey Ground Control • Aerial Topographic and Bathymetric LiDAR Survey • Detailed Field Survey • Aerial Imagery and Orthophotography The contractor must have expertise in LiDAR, orthophotography, and field survey data collection to support hydrologic and hydraulic analyses and designs to USGS standards.