2026 Field Inventory Analysis Ongrid Area 1

The United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service Research Service Pacific Northwest Research Station is soliciting quotations for Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) field work to locate, install, or remeasure forest inventory plots across federal, state, and private lands in California, Oregon, Washington, and Region 6 administered lands in Idaho. The contractor must provide all labor, equipment, supervision, and transportation necessary to complete the work in accordance with established field instructions and specific technical requirements, including the use of prescribed data collection hardware (Juniper Systems Allegro 2 or Trimble Ranger 7 personal data recorders), survey-grade GNSS equipment (Javad Triumph-2 units), and government-provided MIDAS software for data management and submission. Evaluation will be based on technical capability and past performance, both rated on an acceptable/unacceptable basis, with price serving as the primary award factor, and the contract will be awarded on a firm-fixed-price basis to the offeror representing best value to the Government. Quotations must be submitted electronically to ricky.mcclellan@usda.gov by April 8, 2026, at 3:00 PM Pacific Time, with written questions due no later than April 1, 2026, at 1:00 PM Pacific Time; answers to questions will be posted by April 3, 2026.

This opportunity is designated as a Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS code 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry) with a small business size standard of $11.5 million. The contract involves 32 total plots consisting of 27 standard plot remeasurements and 5 wilderness/remote plot remeasurements, with a period of performance from May 1, 2026, through October 31, 2026, and critical plots required to be completed by September 15, 2026. Payment is performance-based on inspection quality scores, with full payment for plots scoring 95 percent or above, reduced payment for scores between 85–94.9 percent, and potential rework requirements for scores below 85 percent; access-denied plots are compensated at 40 percent of the bid price upon contracting officer determination. Work will be performed across multiple land ownerships including the Gifford Pinchot, Mt. Baker Snoqualmie, and Olympic National Forests, as well as corporate lands, Fish & Wildlife properties, National Park Service lands, and state lands located throughout the specified geographic region.