This contract provides the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Branch of Natural Resources (CTWS – BNR) with the necessary support to administer implementation of the Columbia Basin Fish Accords both internally and in broader policy forums. Internal administration tasks includes contracting, travel and payroll processing and invoicing support along with integration of Accord projects with other Branch of Natural Resource duties such as harvest and hatchery management.

Additionally CTWS-BNR staff will coordinate tribal Accord projects with the many forums of the Columbia River Basin, to the extent they relate to the Accord including United States v. Oregon, US – Canada Treaty, Regional Implementation Oversight Group, Northwest Power and Conservation Council, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC) coordination, Army Corps of Engineers, and Bureau of Reclamation operations, Willamette Biological Opinion, Mid Columbia Recovery Plan Steering Committee and Pacific lamprey coordination.  The Columbia River planner, will represent the CTWS in the forum and policy level authority on behalf of the CTWS.

Additional administrative work identified in this contract include the development and updating of accord collected data into the CDMS and Project Tracker databases.  These data bases will be managed with QA/QC brand identified database specialist. Other additional duties is the hiring of a hydraulic engineer for technical support of Columbia River Dam operations. Finally, this contract provides the funds for the management of Cultural Resource contracts required for environmental compliance on the accord restoration projects.