Forest Inventory and Management Plan, Hodges Village Dam, Oxford, MA

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District seeks a forest inventory and management plan for Hodges Village Dam in Oxford, Massachusetts, covering approximately 578 forested acres of the 864-acre property, with proposals due August 18, 2026. The procurement is set-aside for Women-Owned Small Businesses under the total small business category, NAICS 115310 with a size standard of $11.5 million.

Place of performance is Hodges Village Dam, Oxford, Massachusetts. The contractor must conduct a comprehensive forest inventory using variable radius point sampling with a 15 or 20 Basal Area Factor prism and deliver a written report with maps, GIS data in ESRI ArcGIS Pro format using NAD 1983 (2011) State Plane Massachusetts spatial reference, forest stand assessments, timber volume evaluations, and a ten-year management plan addressing USACE environmental stewardship objectives including ecosystem health, species diversity, sustainable harvesting, and forest reserves. Allowable error tolerance is 10% at a 95% confidence limit, and climate change data must comply with current State of Massachusetts standards. Performance period is 270 calendar days from award.

The contractor must hold a Licensed Consulting Forester credential with a minimum of five years of timber survey experience; personnel performing GIS work must have at least two years of professional GIS experience. All work must comply with USACE Safety and Occupational Health Requirements (EM 385-1-1), and the contractor must submit an Accident Prevention Plan and Activity Hazard Analysis prior to field work commencement and designate a Level 3 Site Safety and Health Officer.

Amendment 0001, issued August 13, 2026, clarifies that contractors may use their own forest management plan template with no required template specified; all other solicitation terms remain unchanged. Vendors must have active SAM.gov registration at submission and must acknowledge receipt of the amendment prior to closing. Evaluation criteria are technical capability, price, and past performance. Payment is per-job basis after final inspection and acceptance.