Appraisal services: 124 Herencia Bendecida, Ltd.

The Department of the Interior's Interior Business Center is soliciting professional real property appraisal services for the Herencia Bendecida, Ltd. property, comprising 3,437.39 acres in Willacy County, Texas, for potential partial acquisition of the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge. The appraisal must conform to the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions (UASFLA), 6th Edition, and Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), with the effective appraisal date no later than 30 calendar days prior to report submission. Offerors must hold a current Certified General Appraiser license, demonstrate verifiable general and technical appraisal experience, show geographical competency in the relevant area, and provide a UASFLA course completion certificate along with references and comparable sale write-up sheets. Evaluation will be based on Technical Qualifications (Factor A), Past Performance (Factor B), Delivery (Factor C), and Price (Factor D), with technical qualifications, past performance, and delivery weighted more heavily than cost. The proposal submission deadline has been extended to April 27, 2026, at 10:00 AM Eastern Time, with a statement of intent deadline of April 10, 2026.

This procurement is designated as a 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS Code 531320 (Offices of Real Estate Appraisers) and PSC R411 (Support-Professional: Real Property Appraisals). The contract is issued on a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) basis with a target period of performance of 100 calendar days from purchase order award, including an initial appraisal submission target of 60 calendar days from award, though alternative schedules will be considered. All offerors must maintain an active Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) and be registered in SAM.gov, with payment to be made electronically through the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) upon Government approval and acceptance. The contractor must comply with a minimum wage requirement of $15.00 per hour under Executive Order 14026 and various federal compliance obligations related to equal opportunity and labor standards. Performance will take place in Willacy County, Texas, for this single property appraisal assignment.