PNW 5C FFS Wildland-Urban Interface Risk Approaches

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service is soliciting proposals for the development of a comprehensive database of wildfire-affected building footprints covering significant wildfire events in the United States from 2010 to 2022. The contractor will be required to classify building types, document structure separation distances, record construction materials, and categorize data uncertainty while integrating information from the National Fire Incident Reporting Systems and other databases. Key project objectives include acquiring high-resolution pre-fire and post-fire aerial imagery, creating detailed vegetation and topography datasets, conducting accuracy assessments, and examining relationships between defensive actions and property treatments to enhance current wildland-urban interface risk assessment approaches. The evaluation will assess contractors based on skills and certifications in geospatial science and fire incident reporting, experience with LIDAR data extraction and database development, past performance on similar technical contracts, and technical capability including the ability to produce peer-reviewed publications and advanced geospatial analysis products. Proposals consisting of both technical and price quotes must be submitted electronically to anthony.salas@usda.gov by July 2, 2025, at 11:00 AM Mountain Time.

This opportunity is designated as a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 518210 with a size standard of $40 million, and interested contractors must maintain active System for Award Management registration. The contract will be awarded as a firm fixed-price arrangement with a performance period spanning from August 1, 2025, to July 31, 2027, providing a two-year timeline for project completion. Key deliverables include multiple research papers, an interactive website, a stakeholder workshop, project presentations, and the comprehensive wildfire-affected building footprints database, with most deliverables scheduled for completion within the two-year contract period. The scope encompasses geospatial data analysis across significant spatiotemporal extents covering over a decade of wildfire data throughout the United States. No incumbent contractors or specific budget ranges are identified in the solicitation materials, and the place of performance appears to be contractor facilities given the nature of the database development and research analysis work required.