CALL 50 FIA Data collection work in southwestern West Virginia
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 has published a Special Notice for a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) Call Order to conduct Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) data collection work in southwestern West Virginia. This competitive procurement is being issued by the Forest Service's Procurement & Property Services division through the Northern Research Station and represents a means of complying with simplified acquisition methods under the USDA Contracting Desk Book. The contract covers a two-year period encompassing the 2026 and 2027 field seasons, with the first year designated as the base year and the second as an option year. The FIA program collects, analyzes, and reports information on the status and trends of forests across the Northeast and Midwest regions. Gayle Geiger at gayle.geiger@usda.gov serves as the primary point of contact for this procurement.
This BPA Call Order is restricted to 21 pre-approved businesses that currently hold multiple award schedule BPAs with the Northern Research Station for FIA data collection services, making it unavailable to companies not already on the approved vendor list. The contract requires field data collection following Field Guide 9.5 protocols, encompassing approximately 112 P2 plots, 7 P2+ plots, and 8 P2+ Soils plots in southwestern West Virginia, with potential protocol updates for the option year. Eligible contractors must submit detailed bid packages including pricing summaries, experience questionnaires, and crew leader written tests, with crew leader certification requiring a rigorous process involving written examinations, field experience, and quality assurance inspections. Payment is contingent upon successful completion and passage of quality assurance inspections, with specific delivery schedules and benchmarks for plot completion required throughout the contract term. The solicitation deadline is January 4, 2026, and interested approved companies will receive the formal Call Order and any subsequent modifications via email.
Notice text
CALL 50 FIA Data collection work in southwestern West Virginia.
FIA Data collection work in southwestern West Virginia. This data collection contract will follow field guide 9.5 protocols for the base year. An updated Field Guide may be in place for the option year. Plot types included: P2, P2+, P2+ Soils, 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 |
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| Call 50_SOW_Beckley WV.pdf | ||
| Call 50_BID PRICING TABLE_Beckley WV.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet |
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