UT_2026_Certified_Pts.zip

This is a solicitation file containing certified points and geographic data for the NRCS-Utah National Resources Inventory (NRI) Data Collection Services contract (Solicitation Number 12FPC326Q0004). The file appears to be a compressed archive (UT_2026_Certified_Pts.zip) containing shapefiles and screenshots that identify the general locations of data collection points within selected sample segments in Utah, as referenced in Amendment 0001 to the original solicitation.

The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), under the Department of Agriculture, is seeking contractor personnel and resources to collect specified inventory data on one or two data collection points per selected sample segment in Utah. Required data collection includes landscape information, soil determinations, ecological site determinations, rangeland health assessments, plant identification and census, disturbance indicators, sagebrush identification, resource concerns, conservation practices and needs, plant species composition and production, and plant cover, density, and height measurements. Contractors must enter collected data into hand-held computers using NRCS-approved Computer Assisted Survey Instrument (CASI) software, with all data submitted to the Iowa State University Center for Survey Statistics and Methodology server. Sample segments are often located in remote areas with steep, rugged terrain, and data collection must comply with standards outlined in the National Resources Inventory Grazing Land On-Site Data Collection Handbook of Instructions. The shapefiles and location screenshots provided in this archive enable contractors to identify and access the specific survey locations.