RMRS FIA-R1-All Conditions Inventory (ACI)
Closed Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- 1240BG25Q0055
- Agency
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Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 115310 Support Activities for Forestry
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The USDA Forest Service's Rocky Mountain Research Station is procuring field-based vegetation sampling services for the All Conditions Inventory (ACI) project under NAICS code 115310. The contract requires contractors to furnish all labor, equipment, supervision, transportation, and supplies to perform comprehensive forest inventory work including locating, monumenting, and photographing plots, conducting inventories of trees, shrubs, forbs, and graminoids, collecting tree cores, and setting characteristics using RMRS FIA P2 Field Procedures. Contractors must provide certified field crews with relevant educational backgrounds in forestry, ecology, or botany along with field experience in vegetation sampling. The work involves using specialized equipment including Personal Data Recorders, GPS units, survey-grade GNSS systems, and specific software for data collection and processing. Proposals are due by September 16, 2025, at 11:00 AM Mountain Time via email submission.
This opportunity is designated as a total small business set-aside with a size standard of $11.5 million. The contract covers 74 inventory plots across Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota, organized into four line items based on access difficulty levels ranging from easy to moderate plot access to difficult terrain locations. Work will be performed during the growing seasons from August 15, 2025, through September 30, 2025, with minimum crew sizes of two persons required in Idaho and Montana, and one person minimum in North Dakota and South Dakota, though larger crews are recommended in areas with potential grizzly bear, mountain lion, and wolf activities. The contract is structured as a firm fixed price arrangement covering National Forest lands, National Grasslands, and the Custer National Forest across the specified states. All work must comply with strict confidentiality protocols regarding plot locations and landowner information, with crews required to sign non-disclosure agreements and follow specific data security procedures.
Notice text
Work will be performed with a two (2) person minimum crew size in Idaho and Montana. In areas with potential for high Grizzly bear, Mountain lion, and/or wolf activities, having a crew of three or more people is recommended, and may be required in some Forests, Wilderness Areas, and/or Bear Management Areas, for safety. Prior to commencing work, check with the appropriate Forest/Districts for any bear protocol. Work can be performed with a one (1) person minimum crew size in North Dakota and South Dakota. In areas with the potential for high Grizzly bear, Mountain lion, and/or wolf activities, having a crew of two or more persons is recommended for safety. The contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment, supervision, transportation, supplies (except those designated as government-furnished), and incidentals to perform all work necessary in the areas specified. All aspects of the work program shall be performed in an organized, systematic manner to assure services will be performed over the entire unit.
The work of this contract encompasses field-based vegetation sampling of forested and non-forested condition inventory plots across the Rocky Mountain Research Station. It includes, but is not limited to locating, monumenting, and photographing plots and conducting inventories of trees, shrubs, forbs, graminoids, collecting tree cores, and setting characteristics using a variety of protocols in the RMRS FIA P2 Field Procedures (see Exhibit J).
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| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| RMRS FIA-R1-All Conditions Inventory (ACI) | Award Notice | |
| This notice | Solicitation |
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