Scratchgravel hills cultural resource in

Active Purchase Order Awarded Last action

Contract number
140L3626P0027
Awardee
Awarding agency
Obligated
$57,640

Award facts

Opportunity
Contract value 100% obligated
$57,640.00 Current and potential, with all options
Completion date 24% complete
Current and potential, with all options
NAICS code
541720 Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities
PSC
B503 Special Studies/Analysis- Archeological/Paleontological
Set-aside
Total Small Business
Competition
Competed under SAP · 5 offers Simplified Acquisition
Pricing
Firm Fixed Price
Place of performance
Helena, MT, USA

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About this award

The Bureau of Land Management's Montana-Dakotas Region awarded a purchase order to Patrick Kuntz, operating as Kuntz Field Research Archaeology, on July 21, 2026, for $57,640 under a total small business set-aside to conduct a Class III cultural resource inventory of 2,305.6 acres in the Scratchgravel Hills area near Helena, Montana.

Work performance runs July 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027. The contractor shall execute a comprehensive intensive field inventory with 100% coverage using systematic foot surveys with transects spaced no more than 25 meters apart, perform Montana State Historic Preservation Office site file and literature searches, and may conduct limited hand auger or shovel testing with Contracting Officer Representative approval. Collections are limited to Paleoindian through Early Archaic projectile points and prehistoric pottery. All cultural sites must be recorded using Montana SHPO site forms with Smithsonian site numbers; deliverables include a professional Class III inventory report, hard copies and digital copies of site forms, photographs, field notes, and GIS shapefiles on two digital thumb drives. Payment is structured in five installments: 10% upon pre-field meeting and file search completion, 15% for fieldwork, 15% for site list, 35% for BLM draft report approval, and 25% for final report acceptance. Labor costs are subject to Montana Service Contract Act prevailing wage rates. The work supports the Scratchgravel Hills Recreation Area Management Plan.

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Who was awarded contract 140L3626P0027?

140L3626P0027 was awarded to Patrick Kuntz by Montana-Dakotas Region (Bureau of Land Management) on July 21, 2026.

How much is contract 140L3626P0027 worth?

The government has obligated $57,640 on 140L3626P0027.

Was contract 140L3626P0027 competed?

The extent of competition for 140L3626P0027 was competed under sap. The government received 5 offers. It was set aside: Total Small Business.

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