District 18 environmental assessment

The Bureau of Indian Affairs Navajo Region has cancelled solicitation 140A0926Q0033 for a District 18 Environmental Assessment, effective September 23, 2026. The cancellation is in the best interest of the Government.

The original solicitation, posted September 1 with an initial response deadline of September 10 and an amended deadline of September 16, was set aside 100 percent for Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE) firms under the Buy Indian Act (25 U.S.C. 47). Place of performance was the BIA Navajo Regional Office at 301 West Hill, Gallup, New Mexico 87301, with work covering approximately 635,308 acres (404,841 rangelands and 230,467 commercial forest) across six district units in the Navajo Region.

The Environmental Assessment would have supported constructing District 18 Boundary Fencing across Districts 18-1 through 18-6 to delineate boundaries, prevent inter-district livestock trespass, and improve resource and range management. The NAICS code was 541690, Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services; PSC F099, Natural Resources/Conservation-Other. The period of performance was September 28, 2026 through December 31, 2026.

Deliverables included 17 tasks spanning scoping, literature review, alternatives analysis (supporting up to 20 maps), internal and draft Environmental Assessments, camera-ready documents, public review meetings, comment analysis and responses, final EA preparation, Endangered Species Act Section 7 compliance documentation, National Historic Preservation Act Section 106 compliance, biological assessments, and cultural resource surveys. Service Contract Act prevailing wage rates applied per Department of Labor Wage Determination 2015-5477, Revision 32. Offerors were required to submit Indian Economic Enterprise Representation Forms and DIAR 1452.280-4 certifications. Questions were due September 3 at 12:00 p.m. MDT to contracting officer Elsie Begay; Lynelle Benallie signed the cancellation amendment.