SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS for CULTURAL RESOURCES SITE INVESTIGATIONS FOR MASSACHUSETTS FINAL.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS for USDA NRCS CULTURAL RESOURCES SITE

INVESTIGATIONS AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR MASSACHUSETTS

1. This is a sources sought notice ONLY. THE PURPOSE OF THIS NOTICE IS TO SEEK

POTENTIAL LARGE AND SMALL BUSINESS FIRMS, TO INCLUDE ALL SOCIO-

ECONOMIC GROUPS, TO DETERMINE IF THERE ARE SUFFICIENT

TECHNICALLY COMPETENT LARGE OR SMALL BUSINESS SOURCES,

2. The U.S. Government intends to procure a non- personal services BPA contract to provide cultural resources site investigations for Massachusetts. The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform Cultural Resources Site Investigation and management services as defined in the Statement of Work (SOW) except for those items specified as government furnished property and services. The Contractor shall perform to the standards in this contract. The Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services herein. Such contract service providers shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn is responsible to the Government.

3. On a small business set-aside basis, provided 2 or more qualified small businesses respond to this source sought synopsis with information sufficient to support a set-aside.

Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. We encourage all small business concerns, in all socioeconomic categories to identify their capabilities by meeting the requirement at a fair market price.

4. This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service.

Furthermore, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this source sought notice. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFQ, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Government wide Point of Entry. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the Government wide Point of Entry for additional information pertaining to this requirement.

5. The anticipated NAICS code is 541620 Environmental Consulting Services, which has a Small Business Size Standard of $19 million dollars.

6. A continuing need is anticipated for cultural resources management services in Massachusetts. The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform Cultural Resources Management Services as defined in the Statement of Work (SOW) except for those items specified as government furnished property and services. The Contractor shall perform to the standards in this contract. See the attached SOW for clarifications. Respondents shall refer to the attached, copy of the Statement of Work (SOW) & QASP for a full description of the anticipated requirement.

The SOW has been posted for reference.

7. In response to this source sought, please provide: Name of the firm point of contact, phone number, email address, SAM.GOV UEI number, GSA Schedule Number (if applicable), a statement regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code. Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement.

8. The estimated period of performance consists of five (5) years. One year base period and four (4) year option period. The estimated start date is:

Base Year: February 23, 2026 to February 22, 2027 Option Year 1: February 23, 2027 to February 22, 2028 Option Year 2: February 23, 2028 to February 22, 2029 Option Year 3: February 23, 2029 to February 22, 2030 Option Year 4: February 23, 2030 to February 22, 2031

*THESE DATES ARE TENTATIVE AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE*

9. If interested please Email your response including information listed previously in section number 6 and any questions to Contract Specialist Crystina Lopez at Crystina.lopez@usda.gov and cc Contracting Officer Shermeka Showers at Shermeka.showers@usda.gov NLT 5pm EST January 9th, 2026.

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