Lidar Forest Estate Modeling Savannah River

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation is issued as an Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-04. This procurement is set aside for Small Business. The NAICS code is 541690 and the Small Business Size Standard is $16.5.

The United States Forest Service, is in need of a vendor to assist the Pacific North West researchers in developing a forest estate model with both a Lidar inventory and a Continuous Forest Inventory (CFI) plot grid for the Savannah River Site in South Carolina in accordance with the attached statement of work.  Vendors are encouraged to read the solicitation in its entirety.

 All communication will be through sam.gov.  Interested parties are responsible for monitoring the site to ensure they have the most up-to-date information about the acuisition.  Interested parties must acknowledge all ammendments. Questions must be submitted to Rochelle Infante via email at Rochelle.Infante@usda.gov.  All questions recieved, will be considered and responses provided where deemed appropriate via an amendment to the  posting on sam.gov so as not to give any one vendor an advantage over another.    

MOD1 to answer asked questions: 

Question: What is the number of acres that is to be processed?

Answer: Approximately 200,000 acres

Question: Can you please provide estimates on the File sizes that are to be provided?

Answer: Approximately 800 GB of raw lidar data, ground models, and forest inventory data