Purchase Order 12FPC326P0016

The Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) issued a purchase order to Catherine Anne Schnurrenberger, operating as C.S. Ecological Surveys and Assessments, a woman-owned small business, for $1,674,253.90 on April 16, 2026, under a Total Small Business set-aside.

The order covers data collection services for the Southern California National Resources Inventory on grazing lands across Inyo, Riverside, San Bernardino, and adjacent counties. Work is performed in Truckee, California. The contractor supplies qualified personnel, equipment, and materials to collect comprehensive inventory data—including landscape information, soil determinations, ecological site assessments, rangeland health evaluations, plant identification and census data, and disturbance indicators—from approximately 276 data collection points. A team leader with a degree in range management and minimum one-year specialized rangeland inventory experience, plus crew members with at least two years of undergraduate training in biological or earth sciences, are required; all personnel must complete mandatory annual NRCS training and confidentiality agreements. The Service Contract Labor Standards wage determination establishes an Environmental Technician minimum of $33.56 per hour. The base period runs April 15, 2026, through January 31, 2027, followed by four optional one-year periods extending through January 31, 2031. The Government furnishes a Samsung Galaxy XCover 6 Pro smartphone with CASI software and a Bad Elf Mini GPS unit; the contractor provides all other equipment and materials. Data collection occurs annually between March 15 and July 31. Payment is made only for completed points meeting quality standards and successfully uploaded to the Iowa State University server at unit rates specified in the quotation. Solicitation 12FPC326Q0007 was posted March 30, 2026, with a due date of April 10, 2026.