Cultural resource inventory class III, various LOC

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Kremmling Field Office, under the Department of the Interior, is soliciting quotes for Class III cultural resource inventory archaeological survey services across approximately 1,183 acres in northwest Colorado. The contract requires 100% pedestrian inventory at 15-20 meter transect intervals to identify, record, and evaluate all cultural resources greater than 50 years old, including re-visiting previously recorded sites and documenting newly identified sites using current Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (OAHP) forms and BLM Linear Management Data forms. Qualifications include demonstrated key personnel meeting BLM Handbook requirements for Project Director/Principal Investigator and Field Director positions, current or obtainable Colorado Permits for Archaeological Investigation (PAI) and consulting permits, and provision of information on two to four relevant past contracts. Award will be based on best value considering key personnel qualifications, relevant experience, and price, with non-price factors weighted as more important than price alone. Quotations are due by 2:00 p.m. MST on February 20, 2026, submitted via email, with questions due by February 16, 2026, and the quotation remaining valid for 60 days.

This is a Total Small Business set-aside with no named incumbents identified in the solicitation materials. The contract involves three timber sale areas (Bull Mountain, Copper Creek, and Owl Mountain totaling 1,098 acres) and five equipment staging areas (85 acres) related to low-tech restoration projects in northwest Colorado. The contract period runs from March 16, 2026, through December 31, 2026, with firm fixed price compensation structured as three lump sum deliverables: a letter report due within two weeks of fieldwork completion (35% of contract cost), a draft final report due within 90 days (35% of contract cost), and a final report incorporating government comments due within 180 days (30% of contract cost). No specific budget range is provided in the solicitation, though Amendment 001 was issued on February 3, 2026, incorporating two Requests for Information regarding technical approach requirements and access to survey parcels constrained by private property, with the government committing to facilitate contractor access. Performance will take place at various locations in Colorado's BLM Kremmling Field Office in northwest Colorado counties including Eagle, Garfield, Lake, Moffat, Pitkin, Rio Blanco, and Routt.