USFS National Geospatial Services 2017

The United States Forest Service (USFS) National Geospatial Services 2017 Master Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract provides advanced geospatial analysis, consultation, and technical support services across various natural resource management domains. The contract encompasses comprehensive geospatial solutions including advanced raster, vector, and imagery data analysis, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) support, remote sensing, Global Positioning Systems (GPS) integration, and mobile field collection system services. Contractors are expected to deliver innovative approaches to solving USFS business requirements through sophisticated geospatial tools, models, and analytical procedures, with a particular focus on supporting system operations like FS-Topo and Active Fire Mapping.

Key task orders under this IDIQ vehicle demonstrate a consistent pattern of firm fixed-price delivery orders ranging from approximately $23,000 to $2.5 million, with typical contract durations between 12-24 months. Prime contractors including Critigen LLC and NV5 Geospatial, Inc. have been awarded multiple task orders, predominantly for projects supporting geospatial web application development, data management, forest plan revision, and infrastructure information management. The contract awards have consistently been made without specific small business set-asides, indicating full and open competition. The Department of Agriculture Forest Service Technology and Development Geospatial Service and Technology Center appears to be the primary funding and executing agency, with task orders supporting various regional offices and research stations such as the Rocky Mountain Research Station and Region 8 (Southern Region).