Appraisal Services near Valdez, Alaska

The Department of the Interior's Interior Business Center seeks appraisal services for a 160-acre Native Allotment property near Valdez, Alaska, with quotations due June 10 at 3:00 PM Eastern Time. This is a 100% small business set-aside (NAICS 531320), restricted to Women-Owned Small Businesses.

Place of performance is Valdez, Alaska, with administrative oversight at Interior Business Center, Herndon, Virginia. The contractor must be an Alaska State Certified General Appraiser in good standing with prior experience appraising similar agricultural and rural residential properties in Alaska and geographic competency in the Valdez area. All work must comply with the current edition of the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) and be presented in narrative appraisal report format per USPAP SR2-2(a); Restricted Appraisal Reports are explicitly prohibited. The appraiser must personally inspect the subject property, include all three approaches to value (Cost, Income, and Sales Comparison), and provide detailed analysis of comparable sales with written sale sheets, photographs, and maps. Subcontracting is prohibited; the principal appraiser must perform all work.

The initial appraisal report is due 160 days after award, followed by a 30-day review period, with the final report due 15 days after approval. Total performance period is 205 calendar days. Evaluation weighs Technical Qualifications (State of Alaska certification, appraisal experience, USPAP compliance), Past Performance (minimum two USPAP-compliant references and two recreational land appraisal references), and Price on a best-value trade-off basis. Quotations must include a one-page cover letter with Tax Identification Number, Unique Entity Identifier, and business contact information. All offerors must maintain active Unique Entity Identifier registration and be current in SAM.gov prior to submission.