Indefinite Delivery Contract 140P2120D0002

The National Park Service awarded a single-award IDV contract to Otak, Inc. to provide socioeconomic research and analysis services supporting visitor use, rulemaking, and agency initiatives. The solicitation sought a contractor to conduct primary and secondary data collection, analysis, and reporting across six study types involving visitor studies, personnel studies, economic impact analyses, recreation studies, non-visitor studies, and peer review management. Task orders awarded against the IDV include visitor surveys, economic analyses, transportation studies, and strategic planning services in support of park operations. Performance will take place in locations including Portland, Oregon, Moab, Utah, and national park sites. The contract ceiling is $40 million over five potential years, with individual orders not to exceed $3 million. The purpose of the contracted services is to provide data and subject matter expertise to inform the National Park Service's stewardship, public engagement activities, and decision-making across its diverse portfolio.

The original solicitation sought capabilities statements from potential small businesses to support a possible set-aside for the IDV. Responses were to describe relevant experience in socioeconomic research for federal land management within the past five years. The solicitation aimed to identify qualified vendors that could fulfill study requirements through disciplines including project management, senior social science, field logistics, statistics, and economics as it relates to natural resource issues. The market research was intended to facilitate acquisition planning for the IDV to obtain specialized services aligned with the National Park Service's mission.