PNW Alaska On-Grid Plots - Prince of Wales

The United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service is soliciting quotations (RFQ 1240BG26Q0004) for locating, remeasuring, and installing Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) fixed-radius sample plots in the Prince of Wales area of Alaska, along with digital data delivery services in accordance with the 2026 Alaska Annual Inventory Field Manual. The contractor must furnish all labor, equipment, supervision, transportation, and operating supplies except for government-furnished equipment, which includes portable data recorders, high-precision GNSS receivers, field manuals, and MIDAS software. Evaluation will be based on three primary factors: technical capability (available resources, ability to perform, and key personnel qualifications), past performance (assessed on recency and relevance), and price, with price serving as the primary evaluation factor. Firms must submit questions by March 6, 2026 at 11:00 AM (MT), with answers posted by March 9, 2026, and quotations are due March 13, 2026 at 11:00 AM (MT), submitted electronically with three separate PDF attachments covering technical capability, past performance, and pricing on a per-plot basis.

This solicitation is designated as a Total Small Business Set-Aside with a small business size standard of $11.5 million under NAICS 115310. The contract covers approximately 40 regular plots plus certification plots (quantity based on crew leader qualifications), with performance running from April 1, 2026 through September 1, 2026, with all field work required to be completed by August 1, 2026. Plots achieving 90 percent or greater quality receive full bid price, while those below 90 percent are paid at 90 percent of the bid price; hazardous or access-denied plots are paid at 40 percent of the bid price. The Government intends to make one award, though it reserves the right to make multiple awards if determined to provide best value, with an assumed administrative cost of $500 per purchase order. Work will be performed in the Prince of Wales area of Alaska on National Forest and other lands, with specific plot locations distributed across approximately 40 sites ranging from coastal regions near Ketchikan, and contractors are solely responsible for identifying access methods and obtaining necessary landowner permissions.