Purchase Order 12FPC326P0010

North Wind Resource Consulting LLC, a small disadvantaged business and Alaska Native Corporation subsidiary headquartered in Idaho Falls, Idaho, was awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) on March 6, 2026, to conduct National Resources Inventory (NRI) data collection services across Utah through February 28, 2031. The contract, valued at $2.77 million and designated as a Total Small Business set-aside, requires North Wind to collect comprehensive landscape and rangeland data across federal Bureau of Land Management and non-federal private grazing lands in Utah. The awarded modification (MOD P00001) adjusts funding allocations for the base year contract line items while maintaining all other terms and conditions. This procurement supports NRCS's broader mission to inventory natural resources and inform conservation planning, with data collection performed on designated sample segments using NRCS-approved Computer Assisted Survey Instrument software, with work conducted in remote and rugged terrain across multiple counties throughout Utah.

North Wind Resource Consulting brings substantial relevant experience to this engagement, having previously executed multiple NRCS contracts for cultural resource investigations and natural resources inventory data collection services across Arizona, Utah, Wyoming, and Nevada. The company maintains a $2.0 million single-award Indefinite Delivery contract with NRCS Western Region for cultural resource survey services and holds additional significant federal vehicles including a $48 million Army contract and $47.7 million Department of Energy Blanket Purchase Agreement. Personnel assigned to this project must meet U.S. Office of Personnel Management qualification standards for Rangeland Management Specialist positions, with compensation structured on a per-unit basis for completed segments under prevailing wage rates established by Service Contract Labor Standards.