MT-fresno cultural & paleo crest raise

The Bureau of Reclamation Montana Area Office is soliciting proposals to provide cultural and paleontological studies and analysis services to support a reservoir crest raise project at Fresno Reservoir in Montana. Offerors must conduct a file search, Class III cultural resource inventory, and paleontological resource inventory along the shoreline and inundation areas. Proposals will be evaluated based on technical capability, past performance, and price. Draft and final deliverables must be submitted, including site forms, field notes, inventory reports, and geodatabase files. Responses are due by September 13, 2023 and the contract will have a performance period of approximately 450 calendar days.

This solicitation is set aside for small businesses only. The place of performance is Fresno Reservoir, Montana. Offerors must obtain necessary state permits and comply with standards for controlled unclassified information when submitting all deliverables under the potential single-award IDIQ contract. The total contract value is unknown but funding is expected to be available for the approximately 16-month performance period required to complete the defined scope of work.