Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Iowa Cultural Resources Inventory BPA
Closed Solicitation Posted
This opportunity was awarded. See the award notice from .
- Solicitation number
- 12FPC125Q0002
- Agency
-
Farm Production and Conservation
Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541620 Environmental Consulting Services
- PSC
- F999 Other Environmental Services
- Place of performance
- Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is seeking professional services from a Secretary of Interior (SOI) qualified consultant to assist with cultural resource inventories in Iowa over a five-year period. The NRCS requires these services to comply with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act for an estimated 40 NRCS undertakings annually in Iowa, which may include archaeological and historic architectural components. The solicitation outlines firm fixed price line items for various levels of cultural resources surveys and assessments, including Phase IA reconnaissance surveys, Phase IB intensive investigations, and intensive level architectural surveys. Contractors must submit quotes by October 22, 2024 at 10:00 AM CT, and no questions will be answered verbally.
This solicitation is a 100% small business set-aside under NAICS code 541620 - Environmental Consulting Services, which has a $19.0 million size standard. The government has not determined an estimated utilization budget for the Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA), and the average plot size per call is not specified. However, the updated price schedule provides quantity and acreage range details for the cultural resources investigation services over the five-year ordering period. The place of performance is Des Moines, Iowa.
Notice text
2 versions
Update #2 · Latest ·
****Amendment 0001****
Amendment serves to provide Government responses to contractor questions, incorporate revised S01 RFQ, and Revised Price Schedule. See attachments. All changes made in RFQ are annotated with red text and/or left red line in margin. No other terms or conditions are changed.
Contractors must acknowledge amendment when submitting quote. Quote due date and time remain unchanged.
****End of Amendment 0001****
This is a total (100%) small business set-aside. NAICS code is 541620 – Environmental Consulting Services, which has a size standard of $19.0 million. For more information on size standards, visit http://www.sba.gov/size.
Government intends to award one (1) Blanket Purchase Agreement consisting of firm fixed price line items for cultural resources inventory services for a five (5) one (1) year ordering periods. Use of general or vague statements such as “standard procedures will be used” will not satisfy this requirement. Any quote that does not comply with these instructions may be considered non-responsive and rendered ineligible for award.
Contractor SAM Representations and Certifications must be complete and accurate at time of quote submission.
Iowa NRCS requires professional services from a Secretary of Interior (SOI) qualified consultant to assist with cultural resource inventories in Iowa for a period of five (5) years. Government will use Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to fulfill a portion of compliance requirements.
Investigations of NRCS-Iowa undertakings will follow but are not limited to Section 106 of the NHPA and Association of Iowa Archaeologists Guidelines for Archaeological Investigations in Iowa. Annually, an estimate of 40 undertaking will need a cultural resources investigation which may include archaeological and/or historic architectural components. Undertakings will also include services for assessing unknown and known cultural resources within an area of potential effect.
Contractors shall submit questions to Points of Contact by 10:00 AM CT on October 15, 2024. No questions will be answered verbally. Answers to questions will be posted to www.SAM.gov via solicitation amendment.
Contractors shall submit quotes to Points of Contact no later than October 22, 2024 at 10:00 AM CT.
Update #1 ·
This is a total (100%) small business set-aside. NAICS code is 541620 – Environmental Consulting Services, which has a size standard of $19.0 million. For more information on size standards, visit http://www.sba.gov/size.
Government intends to award one (1) Blanket Purchase Agreement consisting of firm fixed price line items for cultural resources inventory services for a five (5) one (1) year ordering periods. Use of general or vague statements such as “standard procedures will be used” will not satisfy this requirement. Any quote that does not comply with these instructions may be considered non-responsive and rendered ineligible for award.
Contractor SAM Representations and Certifications must be complete and accurate at time of quote submission.
Iowa NRCS requires professional services from a Secretary of Interior (SOI) qualified consultant to assist with cultural resource inventories in Iowa for a period of five (5) years. Government will use Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to fulfill a portion of compliance requirements.
Investigations of NRCS-Iowa undertakings will follow but are not limited to Section 106 of the NHPA and Association of Iowa Archaeologists Guidelines for Archaeological Investigations in Iowa. Annually, an estimate of 40 undertaking will need a cultural resources investigation which may include archaeological and/or historic architectural components. Undertakings will also include services for assessing unknown and known cultural resources within an area of potential effect.
Contractors shall submit questions to Points of Contact by 10:00 AM CT on October 15, 2024. No questions will be answered verbally. Answers to questions will be posted to www.SAM.gov via solicitation amendment.
Contractors shall submit quotes to Points of Contact no later than October 22, 2024 at 10:00 AM CT.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| S01 RFQ Iowa Cultural Resources BPA Amend 0001.pdf | ||
| S01 Solicitation Amend 0001 Q and R.pdf | ||
| S01 Attachment 2 Price Schedule - Revised.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| S01 Attachment 1 Appendix A NRCS Iowa.pdf | ||
| S01 Attachment 2 Price Schedule.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| S01 RFQ Iowa Cultural Resources BPA.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Iowa Cultural Resources Inventory BPA | Award Notice | |
| This notice | Solicitation | |
| Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Iowa Cultural Resources Inventory BPA | Pre-Solicitation |
Similar open opportunities
| Opportunity | Agency | Set-aside | Responses due |
|---|---|---|---|
| BPA CALL for Cultural Resources Investigation Irrigation Pipeline Project | Farm Production and Conservation | Total Small Business |
On GovTribe
Work this opportunity
- Track it in your pipeline
- Find teaming partners
- Similar opportunities
- Ask GovTribe AI about this opportunity