Gas Hills Paleontological Survey of High Potential
Award Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 140L6225Q0032
- Agency
-
Wyoming Region
Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior
- Awarded
- to Bargas Environmental Consulting, LLC
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- 140L6225P0033 Federal contract award
- NAICS code
- 541620 Environmental Consulting Services
- Place of performance
- 1335 Main Street Lander, Wyoming 82520, United States
- Points of contact
-
- Crystal Martinez crystalm@blm.gov (307) 775-6336
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Wyoming Region has awarded contract 140L6225P0033 to BARGAS ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING, LLC for $28,665 to conduct a paleontological resources sampling survey of 275 acres within the Gas Hills High Potential Fossil Area (Gas Hills HPFA) in the Lander Field Office during 2025. The contractor will record all paleontological localities within the survey area using BLM Locality Forms and evaluate them for significance determination to assist the agency in making land management decisions. The Gas Hills HPFA is located in central Wyoming's Wind River Basin, approximately 40 miles southeast of Riverton, and is one of five High Potential Fossil Areas totaling 392,000 acres identified in the 2014 Resource Management Plan. The contractor must obtain or maintain a current BLM Wyoming Paleontological Resources Use Permit to perform the work within the specified 2025 project timeline.
Notice text
The contractor shall conduct a paleontological resources sampling survey of 275 acres of the Gas Hills High Potential Fossil Area (Gas Hills HPFA) within the Lander Field Office (LFO) in 2025 (see attached maps). All paleontological localities within the sampling survey area will be recorded using the BLM Locality Form and evaluated to make a significance determination. In 2014 LFO issued the Record of Decision for its Resource Management Plan (RMP), which identified five High Potential Fossil Areas (HPFAs): the Beaver Rim HPFA, the Bison Basin HPFA, the Gas Hills HPFA, the Lander Slope HPFA, and the Lysite to Lost Cabin HPFA. These five areas total approximately 392,000 acres. In order assist in making land management decisions, the LFO would like to complete paleontological surveys in the Gas Hills HPFA in 2025.
The contractor must have a current BLM Wyoming Paleontological Resources Use Permit or be able to obtain a permit in time to meet the project timeframes described in the schedule below.
Project Location and Scope
As depicted on the attached map, the Gas Hills HPFA1 is located in the Wind River Basin of central Wyoming, approximately 40 miles (64 kilometers [km]) southeast of Riverton, Wyoming. Awarded contract 140L6225P0033 to BARGAS ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING, LLC for 28665 on 2025-07-08.
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Award Notice | |
| Paleontology survey - gas hills hpfa | Solicitation |
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