NRCS-Utah Cultural Resources Inventory Services, Iron County

The Natural Resources Conservation Service is soliciting proposals from cultural resource management firms to conduct an intensive pedestrian cultural resources inventory across approximately 775 acres of private land in Iron County, Utah, with quotations due August 10 and questions due July 31. This is a Total Small Business set-aside with an estimated contract period from August 15, 2026, through July 31, 2027.

The work supports Section 106 National Historic Preservation Act compliance for an NRCS-funded conservation initiative on land owned by Jared Spender Bayles and Randall Adams Land & Livestock, involving mechanical brush management, range planting, and forest stand improvement treatments. Place of performance is Iron County, Utah.

The Principal Investigator must hold a current permit from the State of Utah's Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation and meet the Secretary of Interior's Standards for Archaeology. The contractor must conduct a literature and historical research review within one-half mile of the area of potential effects, perform intensive pedestrian survey using transects spaced no more than 15 meters apart, evaluate identified archaeological sites for National Register of Historic Places eligibility, and deliver a comprehensive cultural resources report with GIS shapefiles, digital images, and Utah Archaeological Site Forms. Fieldwork completion is required within 60 days, with draft report due within 30 days thereafter and final report within 15 days of NRCS comments.

Payment is structured at 40 percent upon fieldwork completion, 30 percent upon draft report submission, and 30 percent upon final report acceptance and State Historic Preservation Office concurrence. The contractor will be paid for actual acres surveyed, with equitable adjustment if quantities vary more than 15 percent from the estimated 775 acres. Service Contract Labor Standards apply at $26.02 per hour for Environmental Technician positions plus fringe benefits. Award will be made on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable basis. Evaluation criteria are Personnel Qualifications/Technical Capability, Compliance/Capacity and Management Capability, Past Experience, and Price. Quotations must include a technical capability narrative, completed quote sheet, vendor information form, and proof of active SAM registration, submitted to amy.smith2@usda.gov.