Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Contractor is expected to compile and organize a comprehensive inventory of current, on-going, and planned Delta monitoring activities in support of adaptive management, and of the management and policy needs related to monitoring programs. The monitoring inventory shall include A) physical, chemical and biological components of the Delta, and B) social and economic drivers2 of ecosystem function and processes (e.g., effects of land use and recreational fishing on water quality or aquatic communities). There are many different approaches with compiling and organizing a comprehensive inventory of Delta monitoring activities. Therefore, creative and innovative approaches to the expected work are strongly encouraged. The end goal for Component 1 is for the Contractor to produce a report with inventory results, and review and synthesis of the comprehensive monitoring inventory that sets the stage for Component 2 by the Delta ISB. The intent of both components 1 and 2 of the review is to consider in detail the scientific basis of the monitoring activities and the information generated by that monitoring. The Contractor is expected to communicate progress and seek periodic input from selected members of the Delta ISB during the inventory process and as interim products are developed. The Contractor may consider the following activities when gathering and synthesizing information about monitoring programs throughout the Delta to complete Component 1.