Lahontan Basin Area Office (LBAO) Cultural Surveys Grazing Plan Implementation

This is a Sources Sought for small businesses capable of providing cultural resource investigation services for the Newlands Project in compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. Activities may include but are not limited to environmental compliance for archaeological and architectural history investigations; cultural resources archival research and records reviews; field surveys; resource recordation; reporting; evaluations of cultural resources to determine eligibility for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (National Register); collection and processing of global positioning system (GPS)/geographic information system (GIS) data; and Grazing Management Plans on 25,676 acres of Reclamation land as described in the attached draft performance work statement. This notice is being issued to help determine the availability of qualified small businesses technically capable of meeting the governments requirement and to determine the method of acquisition, including whether a small business socioeconomic set-aside is possible.

This notice is not to be construed as a commitment by the government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a purchase order. Responses will not be considered as proposals or quotes. No award will be made as a result of this notice. The government will not be responsible for any costs incurred by the respondents to this notice. The notice is for research and information purposes only.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 541620 and the associated small business size standard is $19 million. All businesses with the capability and availability to perform the requirement under the applicable NAICS code are invited to submit a response to this notice.

The information requested is:
1. Company name, address, UEI number, and point of contact name and email address
2. Business size and small business size classification if applicable (e.g. 8(a), HubZone, Veteran Owned, Woman Owned, etc.)
3. Information that would demonstrate that your business has the capability and resources to meet the specifications of the requirement as described in the attached Draft Performance Work Statement (Attachments not included).
4. Your intent to submit a quote if a solicitation is issued

All responses to this Sources Sought notice shall be submitted electronically (via email) to Sarah Rodrigues at srodrigues@usbr.gov no later than Monday April 8, at 3:00 p.m. PT.
Please include notice number 140R2024Q0076 with your response.