Soapstone Heritage Survey
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 1282B124R0053
- Agency
-
Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541620 Environmental Consulting Services
- Place of performance
- Kamas, Utah 84036, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service is seeking a contractor to provide heritage and botanical resource surveys, data collection, and corresponding reports for the Soapstone project area within the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. The purpose is to implement the forest's land and resource management plan by treating hazardous fuels to reduce risks to watershed, wildlife habitat, and recreation resources from catastrophic fire. Key requirements include conducting surveys, preparing reports for tribal and State Historic Preservation Officer consultations, and providing a detailed project work plan. Proposals will be evaluated based on technical approach, experience/qualifications, and past performance, which are equally important to price. The solicitation is due on July 25, 2024, with a contract period of performance from July 30, 2024, to November 16, 2026.
This is a full and open competition with no set-aside designation. The procurement is classified under NAICS code 541620 Environmental Consulting Services with a $19M small business size standard. The total expected value of the contract is not specified, but the solicitation includes both base and optional survey items covering approximately 1,349 acres of required surveys and up to 9,987 additional optional survey acres across multiple project areas in the Soapstone region of the national forest.
Notice text
Introduction: The Heber/Kamas Ranger District, Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest is in need of
services for Heritage surveys, data collection & corresponding reports.
2. Background: Contract archeological clearance will occur in the Soapstone area with the potential for
phasing with survey work over multiple years. Level of survey required based on slope conditions can found
in Appendix A. Project work will be a combination of timber sales using mechanical equipment, fuel
treatments using hand thin/piling, lop and scatter, and prescribed fire.
3. Purpose: The purpose of the Soapstone NEPA project is to implement the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National
Forest Land and Resource Management Plan (LRMP) by treating hazardous fuels to reduce risks to
watershed, wildlife habitat, and recreation resources from catastrophic fire.
4. Scope of Work: The Contractor shall furnish all tools, labor, supervision, equipment, materials, supplies,
transportation, and incidentals necessary to accomplish heritage and botanical resources within the Soapstone
project areas, consisting of the following:
Conduct all surveys or collect on-site field data in the identified project areas (heritage). Reports necessary for
completing consultations with Tribes and State Historic Preservation Officer will be prepared in coordination
with Agency specialists. Agency personnel will complete actual consultations.
Complete a detailed project work plan and track progress on specific weekly tasks
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