Sdfo - 2025 cultural inventory contract

The Bureau of Land Management's Montana State Office is soliciting proposals for a Cultural Resource Inventory (CRI) for the South Dakota Field Office, which involves conducting Class III cultural resources surveys and preparing associated reports across seven project units totaling 2,985 acres in Fall River and Custer Counties, South Dakota. The contractor will perform intensive pedestrian surveys to document cultural resources, evaluate archaeological sites over 50 years old for National Register of Historic Places eligibility, and support fuels reduction and prescribed fire projects through comprehensive site recording and impact mitigation recommendations. The work must comply with national historic preservation regulations and BLM guidelines, with deliverables including draft and final reports, site forms, GPS data, and potential artifact collections. The government will evaluate offers based on price, technical capability, and past performance to select the most advantageous proposal representing the best value. Critical deadlines include September 4, 2025 at 1400 MDT for all questions and September 11, 2025 at 1400 MDT for quote submissions.

This procurement is designated as a 100% small business set-aside under NAICS code 541720 (Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities) with a size standard of $28 million. The contract will be awarded as a firm-fixed price, single award arrangement with a performance period from September 29, 2025 to September 30, 2026, requiring fieldwork completion by July 1, 2026 and final deliverables by December 31, 2026. Payment will be structured in five stages tied to project milestones, with 100% payment upon final acceptance of all deliverables by the BLM. The work will be performed at 309 Bonanza Street, Belle Fourche, South Dakota, and must comply with Department of Labor wage determinations that require minimum hourly rates of $17.75 per hour for workers on contracts entered into after January 30, 2022. No current incumbents or specific budget ranges were identified in the solicitation materials.