Field Technician For Vegetation Survey

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service seeks field technician services for vegetation survey work in Puerto Rico, with quotations due August 21, 2026, and questions due August 11 at noon Eastern Time. This is a Total Small Business set-aside; the small business size standard is $19 million.

Place of performance is Cambridge Park E 3 Chestnut Hill, San Juan, PR 00926. The work spans approximately 32 vegetation inventory plots across diverse land uses including forests, pastures, wetlands, orchards, beaches, and field crops throughout Puerto Rico. Performance period runs September 1, 2026, through May 31, 2027. The work is governed by an Interagency Agreement between the USDA Forest Service and Natural Resources Conservation Service.

Key personnel must hold a minimum of two years of university-level education in agricultural or natural sciences and three years of experience in natural resource conservation and field activities in tropical ecosystems, with English and Spanish language proficiency. Field technicians will establish 0.01-hectare fixed-size vegetation inventory plots, record species and percent cover, inventory trees using variable radius plots with diameter and height measurements, collect land management and disturbance history data, and provide high-quality digital photographs. The Government furnishes field sampling equipment, supplies, and authorized access to sampling locations.

The NAICS code is 541620, Environmental Consulting Services. The PSC code is B599, Special Studies/Analysis – Other. This is a firm-fixed-price acquisition with one award anticipated. Evaluation criteria include key personnel qualifications and price, with award to the responsible offeror offering the best overall value. Quotations must be submitted electronically in PDF or Microsoft Word format to winston.buchanan@usda.gov. Service Contract Act wage rates apply; rates for forestry technicians are $20.74 hourly plus fringe benefits including health and welfare at $5.55 per hour.