FY25 RMRS Montana FIA Plots
Closed Solicitation Posted
This opportunity was awarded. See the award notice from .
- Solicitation number
- 1240BG25Q0027
- Agency
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Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 115310 Support Activities for Forestry
- Place of performance
- Montana, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Rocky Mountain Research Station is seeking field-based vegetation sampling services for forest inventory and analysis (FIA) plots across Montana. The contracted work involves locating, monumenting, and photographing inventory plots while conducting comprehensive data collection on trees, shrubs, forbs, and graminoids, including tree core collection and site characteristics documentation using RMRS FIA P2 Field Procedures. Contractors must provide all labor, equipment, supervision, transportation, and supplies (except government-furnished items) with a minimum one-person crew, though two-person crews are recommended in areas with high bear, mountain lion, and wolf activity for safety purposes. The government will evaluate offers based on price, technical capability, past performance, and experience criteria. Critical deadlines include the proposal submission due date of June 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM Mountain Time, with a post-award conference scheduled within 10 days of contract award.
This solicitation is designated as a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry) with a size standard of $11.5 million. The contract scope encompasses 50 total plots, divided between 15 wilderness plots and 35 non-wilderness plots distributed across multiple Montana counties including Beaverhead, Carbon, Flathead, Gallatin, and others within various national forests and wilderness areas. The performance period extends from August 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, with work to be performed exclusively in Montana. The solicitation does not identify current incumbents or specific award values, though it references comprehensive technical requirements including specialized GPS equipment, data recording systems, and strict quality control measures. Contractors must comply with federal wage determinations for Montana forestry workers, with rates ranging from $17.06 to $25.65 per hour plus benefits.
Notice text
3 versions
Update #3 · Latest ·
Work can be performed with a one (2) person minimum crew size. In areas with the potential for high bear, Mountain lion, and/or wolf activities, having a crew of two or more persons is recommended for safety. The contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment, supervision, transportation, supplies (except those designated as government-furnished), and incidentals to perform all work necessary on the areas specified. All aspects of the work program shall be performed in an organized, systematic manner to assure services will be performed over the entire unit.
The work of this contract encompasses field-based vegetation sampling of forested and non-forested condition inventory plots across the Rocky Mountain Research Station. It includes, but is not limited to locating, monumenting, and photographing plots and conducting inventories of trees, shrubs, forbs, graminoids, collecting tree cores, and setting characteristics using a variety of protocols in the RMRS FIA P2 Field Procedures (see Exhibit J).
The work performed and the data collected shall be in compliance with the terms, specifications, conditions and provisions of this solicitation and the RMRS FIA P2 Field Procedures (see Exhibit J). The guide specifies the procedures and definitions for field implementation unless modified by this contract.
6/17/2025 - Extended the solicitation due date in SAM.gov to June 30th, 2025, 11:00am MT
6/27/2025 - Edited the description in SAM.gov and the solicitation on having a 2 person crew instead of a 1 person crew.
Update #2 ·
Work can be performed with a one (1) person minimum crew size. In areas with the potential for high bear, Mountain lion, and/or wolf activities, having a crew of two or more persons is recommended for safety. The contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment, supervision, transportation, supplies (except those designated as government-furnished), and incidentals to perform all work necessary on the areas specified. All aspects of the work program shall be performed in an organized, systematic manner to assure services will be performed over the entire unit.
The work of this contract encompasses field-based vegetation sampling of forested and non-forested condition inventory plots across the Rocky Mountain Research Station. It includes, but is not limited to locating, monumenting, and photographing plots and conducting inventories of trees, shrubs, forbs, graminoids, collecting tree cores, and setting characteristics using a variety of protocols in the RMRS FIA P2 Field Procedures (see Exhibit J).
The work performed and the data collected shall be in compliance with the terms, specifications, conditions and provisions of this solicitation and the RMRS FIA P2 Field Procedures (see Exhibit J). The guide specifies the procedures and definitions for field implementation unless modified by this contract.
6/17/2025 - Extended the solicitation due date in SAM.gov to June 30th, 2025, 11:00am MT
Update #1 ·
Work can be performed with a one (1) person minimum crew size. In areas with the potential for high bear, Mountain lion, and/or wolf activities, having a crew of two or more persons is recommended for safety. The contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment, supervision, transportation, supplies (except those designated as government-furnished), and incidentals to perform all work necessary on the areas specified. All aspects of the work program shall be performed in an organized, systematic manner to assure services will be performed over the entire unit.
The work of this contract encompasses field-based vegetation sampling of forested and non-forested condition inventory plots across the Rocky Mountain Research Station. It includes, but is not limited to locating, monumenting, and photographing plots and conducting inventories of trees, shrubs, forbs, graminoids, collecting tree cores, and setting characteristics using a variety of protocols in the RMRS FIA P2 Field Procedures (see Exhibit J).
The work performed and the data collected shall be in compliance with the terms, specifications, conditions and provisions of this solicitation and the RMRS FIA P2 Field Procedures (see Exhibit J). The guide specifies the procedures and definitions for field implementation unless modified by this contract.
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| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| FY25 RMRS Montana FIA Plots | Award Notice | |
| This notice | Solicitation |
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