Little Wannagan Juniper Reduction Archeological Survey

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service seeks a cultural resource inventory and documentation survey for the Little Wannagan Juniper Project on Dakota Prairie Grasslands in Billings County, North Dakota, with quotations due August 18, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. Mountain Time. This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS 541720 (Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities), with a small business size standard of $28.0 million.

Performance spans approximately 8,000 acre-days across a survey area in Township 141 North, Range 102 West, encompassing roughly 4,000 acres. Work runs September 1, 2026, through May 1, 2027, with all deliverables due May 1, 2027. The scope includes Class I inventory (background research and records search at the State Historical Society of North Dakota), Class III cultural resource inventory using pedestrian survey and limited shovel testing per North Dakota State Historic Preservation Office guidelines, site documentation, GPS boundary confirmation of newly identified and previously recorded resources, and preparation of a professional cultural resources report meeting current DPG and SHPO standards. The contractor must obtain an ARPA permit prior to fieldwork, submit Principal Investigator and field lead credentials, comply with 36 CFR Part 61 qualification standards, and obtain Smithsonian numbers from North Dakota SHPO before report acceptance. Intermediate deadlines include draft summary by January 15, 2027, and 100% draft by March 15, 2027. Delivery is FOB Destination to the Medora Ranger District, Dickinson, North Dakota.

This is a Firm Fixed Price award with one anticipated winner. Offerors must submit pricing for all three line items, a Quality Control Plan demonstrating capability and service management, and past performance information. Award goes to the lowest-priced, technically acceptable offer with acceptable or neutral past performance. Quotations must remain firm for 90 calendar days. Questions are due August 10, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time. Service Contract Act prevailing wage rates apply across eleven North Dakota counties, effective May 13, 2026.