NPR-a soil stations data

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Alaska State Office is seeking annual data plans for soil monitoring stations in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A) through solicitation number 140L6325Q0030. The procurement involves providing data services for 14 existing BeadedStream satellite data loggers plus 2 new loggers (16 total) that monitor near real-time snow depth and soil temperature along the Community Winter Access Trail from Ocean Point near Nuiqsut to Utqiagvik. This sole source solicitation supports oil and gas development management decisions, permitting evaluations, and tundra access planning in the Arctic region. The contract structure includes a base period from October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026, with four additional one-year option periods that may be exercised annually through September 30, 2030. Quotes must be submitted by August 13, 2025, and may be emailed to kmaldona@blm.gov, with final delivery required by September 30, 2030.

This solicitation is designated as a sole source procurement with no set-aside provisions, though it is specifically targeted toward small business concerns with a size standard of $19 million under NAICS code 541690 for Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services. The contract will involve maintaining and potentially expanding monitoring infrastructure across 16 data logger stations in the NPR-A region, with funding that is scalable based on the actual number of operational data loggers due to potential equipment damage or failure. The anticipated option exercise dates are September 1st of each year from 2026 through 2029, providing up to five years of total contract performance. The procurement will be administered by the BLM-AK Fairbanks District Office in Fairbanks, Alaska, with performance occurring across the Arctic monitoring stations along the Community Winter Access Trail in northern Alaska.