Specifications include, but are not limited to: LDWF is developing a transect based aerial survey for the inventory and monitoring of waterfowl in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley (MAV). This project will provide the research and methods needed to develop a statistically sound aerial survey utilizing transects rather than cruise survey methods employed in the past, improving the estimates for wintering waterfowl in the MAV. The project will involve using an aircraft flying low level over varied agricultural and forested habitats within the MAV beginning in Avoyelles parish, then flying east and west transacts north to the Arkansas line. Cell towers and potentially high populations of waterfowl are expected conditions of the surveys. Prospective vendors must meet the following criteria and have all service aspects and costs built into their bid. Flights will begin during the month of November. Daily flight time may vary from two (2) to eight (8) hours. Approximately up to one hundred and twenty (120) total flight time hours per year. Aircraft location and initial departure for each survey will be from Lafayette, La. Overnight use of the aircraft is required for up to a week at a time depending on weather conditions and duration of surveys. Aircraft specifications are as follows: Cessna T210N or Equal Equipment: (Brands/Models listed, or functionally equivalent must be provided) 3 blade Hartzell Q tip Propellor Garmin G-500 Primary Flight Display Garmin 500 Multi-Function Display Garmin G 530 WAAS Moving Map GPS Garmin 430 Moving Map GPS Insight G-3 Engine Monitor TAWS system Traffic Watch XM weather GDL 69 Garmin 345 transponder in/out VG Micro generators STOL KIT for short field take off and landing Speed brakes Dual Vacuum system Dual Electrical system
