2025 ALF - Common Stand Exam (CSE) Inventory

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region is seeking technical forestry services to conduct Common Stand Exam (CSE) inventory field work on the Allegheny National Forest across Elk, Forest, McKean, and Warren Counties in Pennsylvania. The contract requires collecting forest inventory data through 6,153 total plots using GPS-enabled Android tablets with specific FSVeg Exams Mobile software to gather site and setting characteristics that inform natural resource management decisions. Contractors must provide qualified personnel capable of identifying trees and shrubs common to northwestern Pennsylvania and demonstrate relevant past performance in similar forestry projects. The government will award the contract based on best value determination, with technical factors and past performance weighted more heavily than price in the evaluation process. The solicitation was posted on July 24, 2025, with quotations due by August 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM CT to the contracting officer.

This opportunity is set aside for small businesses under NAICS code 115310 with a size standard of $11,500,000, though no specific contract value or budget range is disclosed in the solicitation materials. The work involves two distinct areas: 2,640 plots in the Bradford Ranger District and 3,513 plots in the Marienville Ranger District, totaling 6,153 data collection points across the forest. The performance-based, fixed-price service contract has a one-year period of performance with two specific work windows - from contract award through October 15, 2025, and from June 1 through October 15, 2026. Performance will take place in Warren, Pennsylvania, with fieldwork spanning the broader Allegheny National Forest region. No incumbent contractor is identified in the solicitation documents, suggesting this may be a new procurement or rebid opportunity for the forest inventory services.