Black Hills National Forest Botany

The Black Hills National Forest Botany Master Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract provides botanical survey services for the United States Forest Service, specifically targeting watershed planning units within the Black Hills region. The contract supports critical environmental management activities including timber harvesting, range management, and prescribed fire planning. These botanical surveys are designed to collect comprehensive ecological information that will be shared with the Wyoming and South Dakota Heritage Programs, facilitating informed land management decisions.

Task orders under this vehicle typically involve detailed botanical surveys across different zones and districts of the Black Hills National Forest, with values ranging from approximately $23,000 to $85,000 per task order. The majority of recent task orders have been set aside for small businesses, covering survey work in areas such as the Bearlodge Ranger District, Northern Hills, and various specific zones like Slate/Storm and Mystic. Task orders have consistently used firm fixed price contracts with completion dates typically spanning 4-12 months. While specific prime contractors are not directly identified in the provided data, the consistent use of small business set-asides suggests multiple small environmental consulting or ecological survey firms are likely participating in this contract vehicle. The primary funding agency is the United States Forest Service, with all task orders focused on botanical survey work within the Black Hills National Forest in Wyoming and South Dakota.