GSA Contract

BRI has a General Services Administration Contract, and you can search for us under: Services – Environmental Services – Environmental Consulting

  • GSA Contract Number: GS-10F-226AA
  • Contract Period: August 6, 2019 through August 5, 2028
  • Contact: BRI-GSA@briwildlife.org

899-1 and 899-1RC Environmental Advisory Services

  • Capture and tagging of birds, bats, and other small mammals
  • Radio and satellite telemetry deployment/monitoring/analysis
  • Acoustic bird and bat monitoring
  • Species inventories/censuses (terrestrial and aquatic)
  • Nocturnal and diurnal migration movements
  • Identifying migration and movement corridors
  • Population productivity and survival estimates
  • Ecological modeling
  • Endangered species surveys
  • Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) studies
  • Information retrieval and synthesis

899-7 and 899-7RC Geographic Information Services (GIS)

  • Spatial extent and patterns of individuals marked with VHF/satellite transmitters
  • Identify spatial extent of contaminants
  • Assess distribution and potential impacts of contaminants in ecosystems and populations
  • Data consolidation from various sources into one single integrated tool
  • Natural resource planning
  • Migration pattern analysis
  • Habitat modeling and conservation plans

Scientific and Ecological Services

Biodiversity Research Institute has been conducting scientific inquiries for government and private sector clients nationwide and globally since 1998. Using both traditional and innovative approaches, BRI scientists collect, analyze, and interpret scientific results on how ecological stressors impact living systems. By incorporating regional data and developing strategies for collecting additional data, BRI has effectively modeled such stressors on species and community distributions, phenology, adaptive strategies, and population viability across tropical, temperate, and Arctic biomes. BRI researchers provide comprehensive ecological services in the following areas of expertise.

Contaminants and Toxicology

BRI is an international leader in collecting, analyzing, and publishing data on the fate and transport of mercury in ecosystems. 

  • Assessing contaminant levels in populations of:
    • Mammals
    • Marine Birds
    • Migratory Birds
    • Raptors
    • Waterfowl
  • Assessing contaminants in various ecosystems, including:
    • Wetlands (food-webs, demographic and migratory studies)
    • Tropics (bioaccumulation and biomagnification)
  • Laboratory services provided by:
    • BRI's Toxicology Lab
    • Affiliated accredited laboratories

Wildlife Movements and Distributions

Capturing and tagging animals to gain insight on migratory patterns, local demographics, and other population-related metrics is one of BRI’s premier areas of expertise:

  • Wildlife surveys and monitoring
  • Wildlife capture for research
  • Wildlife tracking

Data Management and Analysis

  • Data management
  • GIS mapping and analysis
  • Ecological data analysis and modeling
  • Quantitative Wildlife Ecology Research Lab
  • Remote Acoustics and Imagery Lab

Renewable Energy Development

BRI staff have a breadth of expertise researching and monitoring wildlife in relation to energy development. BRI’s staff have experience working at a range of geographic scales, from monitoring energy development sites to addressing complicated regional-scale research questions. We collect data on all aspects of the ecosystem, from environmental covariates to invertebrates to apex predators. We manage ecological data, conduct geospatial analysis, and create ecological models. Below are some examples of the work we have conducted within three different energy sectors.

Wind Energy

BRI has conducted over 30 projects related to wind energy development in partnership with state and federal agencies, developers, environmental consultants, universities, and nongovernmental organizations, examining wildlife and its relationship with offshore and terrestrial wind energy development.

Petroleum-based Energy

BRI has considerable experience providing data on the short-term and long-term effects of oil and other petroleum-based (natural gas) energy development on avian and bat species. Experience includes working with trustees on Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDAR) studies.

Hydropower-based Energy

For more than 10 years, BRI has conducted wildlife, habitat, and contaminant research related to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) requirements.

Wildlife Health

BRI concurrently studies diseases such as avian influenza and botulism in avian species, and white-nose syndrome in bats. Specific research includes:

  • Evaluating avian health conditions
  • Assessing oxidative blood damage from birds exposed to oil
  • Long-term effects of biotic (prey) and abiotic (water and sediments) on avian health

Other Services

  • Wildlife research permit management
  • Stakeholder engagement processes
  • New technology development
  • Reporting

Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

BRI is part of the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESU), a national consortium of federal agencies, tribes, academic institutions, state and local governments, nongovernmental conservation organizations, and other partners working together to support informed resource stewardship. The CESU Network is well positioned as a platform to support research, technical assistance, education, and capacity building that is responsive to long-standing and contemporary science and resource management priorities. BRI is part of the North Atlantic Coast CESU, hosted by the University of Rhode Island.

Certifications and Insurance

Biodiversity Research Institute is committed to the safety of our staff, our clients, and the public. BRI operates under an ISNetWorld-approved safety plan, and we are fully insured to industry standards.