FY25 botany surveys

The Bureau of Land Management Medford District Office is seeking a small business contractor to conduct Special Status vascular and nonvascular plant surveys across three field offices in Josephine and Jackson Counties, Oregon. The solicitation (140L4325Q0014) requires a contractor with extensive botanical expertise, including key personnel possessing a bachelor's degree in botany or a related field, who will perform surveys on approximately 24,000 acres of timber, silviculture, and fuels units from April 1 to December 1, 2025. Contractors must document findings through GPS tracking, detailed site forms, photographs, and progress reports, with a specific focus on identifying special status species, including threatened and endangered plants like Fritillaria gentneri. The evaluation will be based on three factors: relevant experience, past performance, and price, with quotes due by February 24, 2025, at 1000 PDT. Responses must be submitted via email and will remain valid for 60 days.

The contract is set aside exclusively for small businesses under NAICS code 541620 with a size standard of $19.0 million. The work will be awarded as a firm-fixed price commercial items contract with a lump sum pricing structure, covering survey work across the Medford District's Grants Pass, Butte Falls, and Ashland Resource Areas. Contractors will be required to conduct walk-in surveys to unit boundaries and complete comprehensive documentation of special status plant sites, with final deliverables due by November 10, 2025. The contract will include specific requirements for key personnel, mandating that they conduct at least 50% of the survey work and have specialized botanical knowledge. While no specific incumbent is mentioned, the solicitation provides detailed attachments including invasive species lists, survey form templates, and wage determination documents to guide potential contractors in understanding the full scope of the botanical survey requirements.