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Pease board waives RFP and approves USDA Wildlife Services agreement for airport wildlife control
Summary
The Pease Development Authority approved a one‑year cooperative services agreement with USDA Wildlife Services for integrated wildlife control at Portsmouth, citing continuity of data, FAA recognition, and a cost‑share with the New Hampshire Air National Guard; a roll call recorded the agreement as approved.
The Pease Development Authority on Dec. 12 authorized a one‑year cooperative services agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services to continue integrated wildlife controls and monitoring at Portsmouth for Jan. 1–Dec. 31, 2025, at a contract value of $44,211.65.
Staff presented a memorandum (dated Nov. 20, 2024) recommending a waiver of the RFP requirement. The board record lists four justifications for the waiver: a long‑standing relationship between PDA and WS; preservation of an ongoing wildlife data stream; WS’s role in training airport operations staff to meet FAA wildlife hazard management requirements (14 CFR 139); and cost‑sharing with the New Hampshire Air National Guard. The motion language in the record also states that any wildlife take would comply with federal and state law.
Because this item required roll call, the board recorded individual votes: Director Parker (aye), Connor (aye), Soprani (aye), Borneo (aye), Tom (aye) and the clerk (yes). The motion passed.
Board members cited the importance of maintaining the continuity of wildlife data and FAA compliance. The meeting record does not show competing bids or a detailed procurement analysis; the board relied on the stated continuity and training reasons to justify waiving the RFP requirement.
What happens next: the executive director was authorized to finalize the agreement and proceed with implementation consistent with federal and state permits and the stated memorandum.
Quote: “PDA has a long standing relationship with WS… WS conducts training classes for PDA airport operations personnel on airport wildlife hazard management,” staff said in presenting the packet.
The transcript shows no formal challenge to the waiver rationale during the motion discussion; the roll-call approval completed the action.
