Legal Land Survey, BIE

The Bureau of Indian Education seeks legal land survey and consultation services for three school sites within the Tohono O'odham Nation in Arizona, with proposals due October 9, 2026. The procurement is set aside as a Total Small Business Concern.

Place of performance includes three designated school sites: Tohono O'odham High School (HWY 86, Mile Post 74.5, Sells, AZ), Santa Rosa Day School (Indian Rte 15, Sells, AZ), and San Simon School (HC 01, Box 8292, Sells, AZ), encompassing approximately 238 acres combined. The contractor must hold a Professional Land Surveyor license issued by the Arizona State Board of Technical Registration; CFedS certification is not required. Work requires minimum 10 years of legal boundary and cadastral survey experience, with familiarity in tribal or federal survey environments preferred. All deliverables—survey plats, signed and sealed legal descriptions, boundary analysis documentation, field notes, control reports, and GIS datasets with FGDC metadata—remain the property of BIE. Contractor must comply with Arizona professional surveying standards, BLM Manual of Surveying Instructions, Tohono O'odham Nation access protocols and safety guidelines, and OSHA requirements. Prior to commencing work, contractor must contact the Tohono O'odham Nation Tribal Employment Rights Office to complete a non-construction exemption form.

The solicitation employs two line items: Legal Land Survey Services (three units) and Consultation Services (three units), each with 30-day delivery after order receipt. Evaluation criteria weigh capabilities, key personnel qualifications, and price reasonableness. The NAICS code is 541370, Surveying and Mapping Services, with a $19 million small business size standard. Arizona prevailing wage determination 2015-5473 applies. The procurement was originally set aside for Indian Economic Enterprise (ISBEE) vendors; Amendment 0002 (September 18) converted it to Small Business to broaden competition after insufficient ISBEE responses. Amendment 0003 (October 5) posted 17 questions and answers without extending the deadline.