NRCS-Colorado Cultural Resource Inventory and Recordation Services

The Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation seeks cultural resource inventory and recordation services for Environmental Quality Incentives Program projects in Alamosa and Costilla Counties, Colorado, with quotations due July 14, 2026 and questions due July 6, 2026. This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside.

Work is performed in Colorado under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and 36 CFR 800, requiring pedestrian survey and documentation of historic properties within defined Areas of Potential Effect across three separate EQIP-funded projects totaling approximately 5.9 acres. The contractor must employ a Principal Investigator holding a current permit from Colorado's Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation and meeting Secretary of Interior Professional Standards. Services include Class I literature reviews, intensive pedestrian surveys with transects spaced no more than 15 meters apart, and documentation deliverables comprising cultural resource inventory reports, Colorado State Historic Preservation Office site forms, continuation sheets, sketch maps, photographs, and GIS shapefiles in NRCS and SHPO-compliant formats. All fieldwork must be completed within 60 days of task order effective date, with draft reports due 30 days after fieldwork completion and final reports due 15 days after receiving NRCS comments.

Period of performance runs August 1, 2026 through January 31, 2027. The NAICS code is 541620, Environmental Consulting Services; small business size standard is $19.0 million. Service Contract Labor Standards apply with a wage determination of $25.88 per hour for Environmental Technician positions. Award is Lowest Price Technically Acceptable, evaluated on Personnel Qualifications/Technical Capability, Compliance/Capacity and Management Capability, Past Experience, and Price. Payment is structured as 40% upon 50% fieldwork completion, 30% upon 100% fieldwork completion, and 30% upon Colorado SHPO acceptance of final reports. Amendment 0001 added a revised Statement of Work and GIS shapefiles.