The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service awarded a purchase order to Common Sense LLC for $86,000 on August 27, 2026, under a total small business set-aside for an Indiana areawide market analysis supporting the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program–Wetland Reserve Easement component.
Common Sense LLC is a woman-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned small business. Performance takes place in New Augusta, Indiana. The firm will conduct fair market value analysis across five geographic regions within Indiana, covering Cropland and Non-Cropland land use categories, using minimum ten comparable sales per category per market area with sales no older than 24 months. Deliverables include a draft report within 60 days and a final report with supporting documentation within 14 days of draft review. The base period runs August 30, 2026 through August 29, 2027, with four one-year option periods extending through August 26, 2031. The contract is firm fixed price. The originating solicitation was posted July 29, 2026, with quotations due August 12, 2026, evaluated under lowest price technically acceptable criteria.