Cultural inventory shoshone BLM idaho

The Bureau of Land Management Shoshone Field Office is soliciting bids for Class III Cultural Inventory and archaeological survey services covering approximately 2,886.76 acres across two fuel break project areas in Idaho. The contractor must conduct a comprehensive cultural resources inventory including records searches, background research, field work, site recording and evaluation, effects assessment, and final report preparation in compliance with Idaho State Historic Preservation Office standards and the 2014 Idaho State Protocol Agreement. Key requirements include pedestrian surveys at 30-meter or less intervals, GPS recording with 5-meter accuracy, digital site documentation, and NRHP eligibility evaluations for eight known cultural resources within the area. Evaluation will be based on technical capability, applicant qualifications, past performance, price, staff organization, technical approach, project timeline, organizational capability, and individual qualifications of key personnel including the contract administrator, principal investigator, and crew chief. All quotes must be submitted by April 30, 2026 at 5:00 PM Eastern time via email to charles_dodson@ios.doi.gov, with all fieldwork required to be completed by October 15, 2026 and final deliverables due by May 15, 2027.

This solicitation is set aside 100% for small businesses under NAICS code 541620 (Environmental Consulting Services) with a size standard of $19 million, with no incumbent or current contractor identified. The contract will be awarded as firm fixed-price with payment structured at 30% upon Task 1 completion (fieldwork and GIS data), 30% upon Task 2 completion (draft deliverables), and 40% upon final deliverable acceptance, though specific budget or award values are not disclosed in the solicitation materials. Work encompasses 67.32 miles of roads with a 400-foot corridor across the Thorn Creek Fuel Break (16 miles northwest of Shoshone in Camas and Lincoln Counties) and the Carey-Kimama Fuel Break (near Kimama and Craters of the Moon National Monument in Blaine and Lincoln Counties). All personnel must meet professional qualification requirements established by BLM Manual 8150 in cultural resource management, archaeology, history, or architecture, and work must be performed during regular business hours (7:30 AM to 5:30 PM Mountain time, Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays). Applicable service contract labor standards wage determinations apply, with rates ranging from $11.90 to $49.02 per hour plus fringe benefits.