Blanket Purchase Agreement 47QRAA19D004C-140L0623A0013

This is a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) contract awarded by the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to SWCA, Incorporated, doing business as SWCA Environmental Consultants. The contract, valued at $30,000,000, is to provide a range of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and administrative support services to the BLM. SWCA, a 100% employee-owned environmental consulting firm, will leverage its extensive experience working with federal agencies like the BLM, Fish and Wildlife Service, and Forest Service to support the agency's natural and cultural resource management initiatives. The contract is issued under the Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) vehicle, allowing the BLM to issue task orders for SWCA's environmental consulting expertise on an as-needed basis.

The contracted services include environmental assessments, biological surveys, wetland mapping, archaeological studies, cultural resource inventories, environmental impact statements, and NEPA compliance support. A specific task order valued at $2,971,869.05 has been issued to provide NEPA and administrative support for oil and gas leasing activities. The contract does not have any set-aside designations and will be performed primarily in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This BPA allows the BLM to efficiently procure SWCA's specialized environmental consulting services to meet its obligations under NEPA, the Endangered Species Act, and other environmental regulations.