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230 Collins Road, BLDG 4

USGS OAG SACRAMENTO ACQUISITION BR.

MODOC HALL, CSUS

3020 STATE UNIVERSITY DRIVE EAST

SACRAMENTO CA 95819-6027

0044053519140G0326Q0222

Joel Berberena

000-0000 USGS Snake River Field Station

83702

09/14/2026

09/16/2026 1700 PD

09/30/2026

Boise

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This is a solicitation for commercial product prepared in accordance with

FAR/RFO Part 12 and supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.

00010 1 EAProvide one (1) complete digital geospatial mapping data product for the

2015 Soda Wildfire boundary and

100-meter buffer, consisting of

3-meter-resolution fractional-cover data for bare soil, exotic annual grasses, perennial herbs, shrubs, and sagebrush

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140G0326Q0222 for the 2025 growing season, including associated accuracy/error characterization and metadata meeting FGDC CSDGM and ISO 19115 standards, in accordance with the Statement of

Work.

Product/Service Code: 7644

Product/Service Description: DIGITAL MAPS, CHARTS

AND GEODETIC PRODUCTS

Delivery: 09/30/2026

140G0326Q0222 PR0044053519 Soda Wildfire Veg Mapping

This is a solicitation for a commercial product prepared in accordance with FAR/RFO Part 12 and supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.

1. REQUIREMENT

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) requires one complete high-resolution fractional-cover vegetation mapping data product for the 2015 Soda Wildfire area in accordance with the attached Statement of Work (SOW).

The requirement includes multi-date satellite imagery analysis, computational/machine-learning modeling, 3-meter gridded fractional-cover products, quantitative accuracy/error assessment, and USGS-compliant metadata.

a. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary. The Government will not pay for information requested or compensate respondents for costs incurred in preparing a quotation.

b. Solicitation and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2026-01, effective March 13, 2026.

c. NAICS Code: 541370 Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services

d. Size Standard: $19.0 Million

e. PSC Code: 7644 Digital Maps, Charts and Geodetic Products

f. The Government anticipates award of a single Firm-Fixed-Price purchase order.

g. The contractor shall provide the complete digital geospatial mapping data product, including all imagery/data access, software, computational resources, modeling, validation, quality assurance/quality control, metadata preparation, electronic delivery, and incidental effort necessary to satisfy the requirements of the attached SOW.

2. QUOTE SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

To be considered for award, quotations shall include:

a. Signed SF-18 and any applicable amendments.

b. Firm-Fixed-Price quotation for the complete requirement.

c. Technical Approach/Capability. The offeror shall describe the actual methods proposed for imagery selection and preprocessing, model development/application, fractional-cover estimation, validation, quantitative error/accuracy assessment, and metadata preparation. The submission shall demonstrate compliance with the SOW and shall not merely state that the offeror will comply.

d. Directly Relevant Experience. The offeror shall provide a minimum of three (3) references for same or similar work completed within the last five (5) years. Experience shall demonstrate work of comparable technical complexity involving vegetation or land-cover mapping using multi-date multispectral remote-sensing imagery and statistical or machine-learning modeling. For each reference, identify the customer, project scope, mapped area/resolution, methods, deliverables, completion date, and customer point of contact.

e. Relevant Capability. General GIS support, IT/data-processing services, staffing services, aerial photography, or imagery resale, without demonstrated experience performing the remote-sensing vegetation-mapping and modeling work required by the SOW, is not sufficient to establish technical capability.

f. Data and Software. Identify the satellite imagery/data sources and principal software/modeling tools proposed for performance. Identify any third-party license or use restrictions that could affect Government use, archiving, reproduction, publication, or distribution of the required deliverables.

g. The offeror's Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) shall be clearly identified in the quotation.

3. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Submit quotations via email to:

Joel Berberena

Contracting Officer joel_berberena@ios.doi.gov

Quotations must be received by the date and time identified on the SF-18.

Reference the solicitation number identified on the SF-18 in the subject line.

STATEMENT OF WORK

BACKGROUND

The USGS requires 3-meter pixel resolution, high-accuracy maps of dominant rangeland vegetation that prevailed in the 10th post-fire year (2025) across the approximately 285,000 acres of the 2015 Soda Wildfire scar.

The information is needed to help USGS fulfill the information needs of the Bureau of Land Management's

Emergency Stabilization and Rehabilitation program (now Wildland Fire Service), which implemented an unprecedented level of post-fire management aimed at breaking the exotic invasive grass and wildfire cycle.

USGS was able to complete only a portion of the sampling required by BLM for the statutory 10th-year sampling of the burned area, resulting in data gaps and uncertainty in vegetation responses and recovery. Custom map development using spatially complete imagery coverage is therefore required to help fill these information gaps.

REQUIREMENTS

The contractor shall provide 3-meter-resolution gridded maps over the full extent of the Soda Wildfire plus a 100-meter buffer beyond the wildfire boundary (the Area of Interest or AOI) for fractional cover of: (1) bare soil, (2) exotic annual grasses, (3) perennial herbs, (4) shrubs, and (5) sagebrush, as estimated through machine-learning computation for the 2025 growing season.

Each map shall be accompanied by quantitative estimates of error or accuracy for the entire burned area and an analysis identifying how error changes with the relative dominance of each cover type, topography, and elevation.

Mapping requires application and, as necessary, development of computational models that estimate fractional cover from satellite imagery.

Minimum imagery standards are 3-meter pixel resolution with six spectral bands in the visible range, plus longer-wave visible red and near infrared.

Parameterization shall be based on a minimum of 12 whole-AOI image dates acquired during May 1, 2025 through

August 6, 2025, including six image dates from the wet/green early season and six image dates from the dry/brown end of season.

Data shall be delivered electronically. Metadata meeting USGS standards is required, including FGDC CSDGM and

ISO 19115.

LOCAL / AGENCY CLAUSES

DOI-AAAP-0028 V4 - Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements - Invoice Processing Platform (IPP)

(February 2021)

Payment requests must be submitted electronically through the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform System (IPP).

"Payment request" means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment by the Contractor. To constitute a proper invoice, the payment request must comply with the requirements identified in the applicable Prompt Payment clause included in the contract, or the clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Products and Commercial Services included in commercial item contracts.

The IPP website address is: https://www.ipp.gov.

Under this contract, the following documents are required to be submitted as an attachment to the IPP invoice:

CONTRACTOR GENERATED INVOICE.

The Contractor must use the IPP website to register access and use IPP for submitting requests for payment. The Contractor Government Business Point of Contact (as listed in SAM) will receive enrollment instructions via email from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRBSTL) within 3 - 5 business days of the contract award date.

Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP Production Helpdesk via email IPPCustomerSupport@fiscal.treasury.gov or phone (866) 973-3131.

If the Contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the Contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer with its quotation.

GS0231 Technical Liaison - Technical Clarification (DEC 2024)

(a) The performance required herein shall be subject to the technical clarification of the Technical Liaison (TL) as identified below. As used herein, "technical clarification" is defined as communication to help the contractor fully understand the requirements.

(b) The Technical Liaison is not delegated any Contracting Officer's Representative responsibilities.

(c) The Technical Liaison may not modify the requirements in any way. All modifications must be authorized by the Contracting Officer.

(d) The contractor shall immediately notify the Contracting Officer, in writing, if they believe the Technical Liaison is directing work outside the requirements of this contract. The contractor may not be reimbursed for any work outside the requirements of this contract.

(e) The Technical Liaison assigned for this contract is:

USGS Snake River Field Station

230 Collins Road, BLDG 4

Boise ID 83702

(f) Only the Contracting Officer may designate a new Technical Liaison.

GS0301 General Requirements (JUL 2001)

The contractor shall furnish all facilities, labor, and materials to provide goods in accordance with the terms and conditions herein and the specifications set forth in the attached Statement of Work.

GS1131 - Unilateral Deobligation of Unexpended Funds (MAY 2013)

The contractor shall submit all invoices under the award no later than 90 calendar days after the period of performance has expired, unless a request for extension has been submitted to the Contracting Officer. After 120 days has passed since the expiration of the performance period, the government reserves the right to issue a unilateral modification deobligating any unexpended funds, and to initiate closeout procedures.

GS1338 - Notice to the Government of Delays (JUL 2001)

In the event the contractor encounters difficulty in meeting performance requirements, or when it anticipates difficulty in complying with the contract delivery schedule or date, or whenever the contractor has knowledge that any actual or potential situation is delaying or threatens to delay the timely performance of this contract, the contractor shall immediately notify the contracting officer and the COR (if one has been designated), in writing, giving pertinent details. This data shall be informational only in character. Notice under this provision shall not be construed as a waiver by the Government of any delivery schedule or date or of any rights or remedies provided by law or under this contract.

GS2115 - Independent Review of Protests to the Agency (MAY 2024)

Interested parties may request an independent review at a level above the Contracting Officer of protests filed directly with the agency. This review is available as an appeal of the Contracting Officer's response to the protest.

Requests for independent review shall be submitted to the chief of the acquisition office issuing the solicitation who will designate the official(s) to conduct the independent review.

CLAUSES

52.252-2 - Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide

52.252-6 - Authorized Deviations in Clauses (Nov 2020)

The use in this solicitation or contract of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the clause.

FAR Title Date / Status

52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights Nov 2023 [DEVIATION]

52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements Jan 2017 [DEVIATION]

52.204-13 System for Award Management - Maintenance Oct 2018 [DEVIATION]

52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications Dec 2014 [DEVIATION]

52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations Nov 2015 [DEVIATION]

52.212-4 Terms and Conditions - Commercial Products and Commercial Services Nov 2023 [DEVIATION]

52.219-28 Postaward Small Business Program Rerepresentation Jan 2025 [DEVIATION]

52.222-3 Convict Labor Jun 2003 [DEVIATION]

52.222-19 Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies Mar 2026 [DEVIATION]

52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities Jun 2020 [DEVIATION]

52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons Nov 2021 [DEVIATION]

52.222-90 Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors Apr 2026 [DEVIATION]

52.223-23 Sustainable Products May 2024 [DEVIATION]

52.225-1 Buy American—Supplies Oct 2022 [DEVIATION]

52.226-8 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving May 2024 [DEVIATION]

52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - System for Award Management Oct 2018

52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations Jun 2013 [DEVIATION]

52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors Mar 2023 [DEVIATION]

52.233-3 Protest After Award Aug 1996 [DEVIATION]

52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim Oct 2004 [DEVIATION]

52.240-91 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions Nov 2025 [DEVIATION]

52.243-1 Changes—Fixed-Price Aug 1987 [DEVIATION]

52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services Oct 2025 [DEVIATION]

SOLICITATION PROVISIONS

52.252-1 - Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The Offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the Offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the Offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide

52.252-5 - Authorized Deviations in Provisions (Nov 2020)

(a) The use in this solicitation of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the provision.

FAR Title Date / Status

52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements - Representation

Jan 2017 [DEVIATION]

52.204-7 System for Award Management - Registration Nov 2024 [DEVIATION]

52.209-2 Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations - Representation Nov 2015 [DEVIATION]

52.209-11 Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law

Feb 2016 [DEVIATION]

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Products and Commercial Services Sep 2023 [DEVIATION]

52.219-1 Small Business Program Representations Feb 2024 [DEVIATION]

52.225-2 Buy American Certificate Oct 2022 [DEVIATION]

52.225-18 Place of Manufacture Aug 2018 [DEVIATION]

52.240-90 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions Representations and Certifications Nov 2025 [DEVIATION]

52.212-2 – Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (DEVIATION)

(a) Evaluation Factors.

The Government intends to issue one Firm-Fixed-Price purchase order to the responsible Quoter whose quotation conforms to the solicitation, is determined technically acceptable, and has the lowest evaluated price.

This acquisition will be evaluated using Lowest-Priced Technically Acceptable (LPTA) procedures. Technical acceptability is a threshold requirement and will be evaluated on an Acceptable/Unacceptable basis. There will be no tradeoff among technically acceptable quotations, and features exceeding the Government’s minimum requirements will not receive additional evaluation credit.

Technical Acceptability

A quotation will be rated Acceptable only when the Government determines from the quotation and supporting documentation that the Quoter demonstrates the capability to successfully perform all mandatory requirements of the Statement of Work.

The Government will evaluate whether the quotation:

a. Provides a technically credible approach for producing the required 3-meter-resolution fractional-cover maps for bare soil, exotic annual grasses, perennial herbs, shrubs, and sagebrush over the entire Area of Interest.

b. Demonstrates directly relevant organizational experience performing high-resolution vegetation or land-cover mapping using multi-date multispectral remote-sensing imagery and statistical or machine-learning modeling, supported by at least three completed projects within the past five years of comparable technical complexity.

c. Demonstrates an approach for acquiring and processing the required 2025 imagery and meeting the temporal, spatial-resolution, and spectral requirements of the Statement of Work.

d. Provides a technically adequate approach for model development/application, validation, and quantitative assessment of error or accuracy, including evaluation of error in relation to vegetation-cover dominance, topography, and elevation.

e. Demonstrates the capability to provide the required electronic mapping products and metadata meeting FGDC CSDGM and ISO 19115 requirements.

f. Demonstrates the ability to complete the requirement within the required performance schedule.

General GIS support, IT or data-processing services, staffing services, aerial photography, imagery resale, or other experience that does not demonstrate the remote-sensing vegetation-mapping and modeling capability required by the Statement of Work will not, by itself, establish technical acceptability.

A quotation that fails to demonstrate the required directly relevant organizational experience, or provides insufficient information for the Government to verify that experience, will be rated Technically Unacceptable and will not be considered for award.

Price Evaluation

Price will be evaluated for reasonableness. Among quotations determined technically acceptable, award will be made to the responsible Quoter with the lowest evaluated Firm-Fixed-Price.

(b) Award.

A quotation submitted in response to this Request for Quotation is not an offer and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. The Government’s purchase order will constitute the Government’s offer. A binding contract will be formed when the supplier accepts the Government’s offer in accordance with the terms of the purchase order.

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LOCAL SOLICITATION PROVISIONS

GS2301 - Single Award (AUG 2001)

Offers (bids) will be evaluated on the basis of total aggregate price for all items. Offerors (bidders) are required to submit prices on each separately priced item and subline item listed in Section B, or to indicate that the item is "not separately priced" (NSP).

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