CALL 46 FIA Data collection work in New Jersey
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Agency
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Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The USDA Forest Service is issuing a Special Notice for Call 46, a competitive Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) Call Order for Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) data collection work in the New Jersey area, specifically in the Trenton region. This contract opportunity was posted on December 19, 2025, with a due date of January 4, 2026. The procurement is being conducted under the agency's Procurement & Property Services division for the Forest Inventory and Analysis Program, which operates under the Northern Research Station. The solicitation is not open to the general public but rather restricted to pre-approved contractors already holding active BPAs under the specified multiple award schedule. This Special Notice serves as notification to eligible companies of the upcoming competitive Call Order.
The primary objective of this contract is to execute urban forest data collection work following Field Guide version 9.5 protocols for the 2026-2027 field seasons, which comprises a base year (2026) and an option year (2027). The scope includes surveying approximately 71 Urban plots, 24 Core P2/Urban plots, 3 Core P2+/Urban plots, and 2 Core P2+ Soils Urban plots, with all work to be completed by September 30 each year. Contractors must be among the 21 businesses pre-approved for the Northern Research Station FIA Data Collection BPA and will be contacted directly via email with solicitation details. Key requirements include crew leader certification, submission of pricing bids using the provided pricing table template, completion of invoice blocks containing a minimum of 20 urban plots or 10 P2/P2+ plots, and adherence to strict quality assurance standards with potential financial penalties for missed deadlines. The point of contact for questions regarding this Call Order is Gayle Geiger at gayle.geiger@usda.gov.
Notice text
CALL 46 FIA Data collection work in New Jersey.
FIA Data collection work in New Jersey. This is an urban data collection contract following Field Guide version 9.5 protocols for the base year. An updated Field Guide may be in place for the option year. Plot types included: Urban, P2/Urban P2+/Urban, P2+Soils/Urban plots. The data collection work is for Two year(s) and includes work for 2026 to 2027 field season/s. The first year of this call is called the base year. Each additional year is called an option year.
The USDA Forest Service (FS), Procurement & Property Services (PPS), Forest Inventory and Analysis | US Forest Service Research and Development (usda.gov) is issuing this synopsis as a means of complying with the USDA’s policy in the Contracting Desk Book, SUBPART 413.3—SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION METHODS, 413.303 Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs). The USDA FS intends on awarding a competitive BPA Call Order against multiple award schedule BPAs for FIA Data collection work located at USDA’s Contract Portal, awarded against solicitation number: 12444825R0001 Inventory and Analysis Program collects, analyzes, and reports information on the status and trends of forests in the Northeast and Midwest.
This is not a solicitation. This synopsis notification of intent to award a BPA Call order does not constitute a request for proposals or submission of any information in response to this notification.
This procurement is restricted to those approved companies eligible for call orders under the Northern Research Station, FIA Data collection Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA)’s. There are currently 21 businesses that will receive this solicitation. The Call Order shall be issued via email to those companies listed on the BPA. Any changes to the Call Order RFQ shall also be emailed to those companies listed on the BPA. Point of Contact is gayle.geiger@usda.gov.
This requirement will be competitively awarded as a BPA Call Order against the aforementioned multiple award schedule BPAs previously solicited on the Government Point of Entry (GPE) at: https://sam.gov/opp/e418e584b2c8410b992fed2688626abd/view . The government will not provide feedback or evaluations to companies regarding their submissions in response to this notice.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Call 46_SOW_NJ_Trenton_2026.pdf | ||
| Call_BID PRICING TABLE_Template_Call 46.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet |
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