Ncmd section 110 cultural inventories

The Bureau of Land Management seeks a Class III cultural resource inventory for approximately 1,700 acres of public land in Petroleum County, Montana, with quotes due August 14, 2026. This is a 100% small business set-aside procured as a request for quote on a firm-fixed-price basis.

Place of performance is the Musselman/Downer Coulee Section 110 inventory area near Roy, Montana (920 NE Main St, Lewistown, MT 59457 for BLM administrative oversight). The work fulfills Section 110 requirements of the National Historic Preservation Act. The contractor must conduct systematic pedestrian survey using 25-meter or less transect intervals, identify and evaluate all pre-contact and historic cultural resources for National Register of Historic Places eligibility, and prepare comprehensive site documentation and an inventory report. The contractor must hold a valid BLM Montana Cultural Resources Permit and serve as Principal Investigator and Field Director. Subsurface testing is prohibited without written BLM approval. The contractor is expressly prohibited from using artificial intelligence or prompt engineering technologies for any work product. Questions are due August 7, 2026, at 1400 MST.

Period of performance runs June 15, 2026, to February 15, 2027, with final delivery February 15, 2027. The NAICS code is 541720 (Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities) with a $28 million size standard; PSC is B503 (Special Studies/Analysis – Archeological/Paleontological). Evaluation uses a best-value tradeoff across three factors: Price, Technical Capability, and Past Performance. The contracting officer is Christopher Brailer (christopher_brailer@ios.doi.gov; 406-896-5196). Quotes must be emailed; mailed and faxed submissions will not be accepted. All offerors must be SAM-registered with current representations and certifications. Payment is milestone-based (10% upon literature search completion, 40% within 45 days of fieldwork completion, 30% upon draft deliverables, 20% upon final submission) by electronic funds transfer through the Department of Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform.