Bat Surveys for Mine Closures on Bureau of Land Management Lands

This procurement is for a small business set-aside.

The Contractor shall perform external bat surveys and internal bat surveys (as deemed necessary by the contractor) at 350 mine hazards. Sites are located within the boundaries of White Pine County, Nevada; Lincoln County, Nevada; and in the Carson City, Nevada area. These surveys shall be conducted in accordance with current professional standards for these surveys and within the requirements of the State of Nevada Division of Wildlife as they pertain to bat handling or collecting. Due to the physical hazards and cultural significance of some of these sites, specific locations are not provided in this Scope of Work but are available upon request. Mine sites are located on the following topographic quad sheets: Minerva Canyon, Badger Hole Spring, Ward Charcoal Ovens, Hogum, Comins Lake, Sacramento Pass, Windy Peak, South Bastian Springs, Ruth, Riepetown, East Ely, Duck Creek Valley, Lusetti Canyon, McGill, Kalamzoo Summit, Egon Canyon, Ward Mountain, Yerrington, Yerrington NE, Churchill Butte, Silver Springs South, Fourmile Canyon, Frenchman, Fourmile Flat, Parker Butte, Wabuska, Wadsworth, Olinghouse, and Pah Rah Mountain. The Contractor shall provide technical consultation services on the significance of habitat and closure recommendations. The Period of Performance will be twenty-four (24) months from date of award.

The estimated cost range is $200,000 - $300,000.00.

The award will be based on best value method of Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA). Eligible small businesses interested in participating are required to submit a technical and price proposal for evaluation by the Government. All offeror's are advised that this project may be delayed, canceled or revised at any time during the solicitation, selection, evaluation, negotiation and/or final award process. The solicitation will be available on or about 13 May 2010. Plans and specifications will not be provided in paper copy. The solicitation, amendments and planholder's list for this solicitation will be posted on www.fbo.gov Viewing/downloading documents from www.fbo.gov will require prior registration in Central Contractor Registration (www.ccr.gov). Please note that all firms who want to access to the solicitation, primes and subcontractors, must be CCR-registered, have a MPIN, and either a DUNS number or CAGE code. All interested contractors are reminded that the successful contractor will be expected to place subcontracts to the maximum practicable extent with small and disadvantaged firms in accordance with the provisions of Public Law 95-507. It is the responsibility of the contractor to check www.fbo.gov website frequently for any amendments or changes to the solicitation. The Government is not responsible for any loss of internet connectivity or for offerors inability to access the documents posted at the referenced website. No CDs or paper copies will be made available. If you would like to list your firm so that others can see you are an interested vendor, you must click the Add Me to Interested Vendors button in the listing for this solicitation on www.fbo.gov.