Special Status Botany Surveys, South Zone, Eugene

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Oregon-Washington is seeking a contractor to conduct special status botany surveys in the South Zone of Eugene, Oregon. The solicitation (No. 140L4325Q0022) requires comprehensive botanical surveys for special status vascular plants, lichens, and bryophytes within the Northwest Oregon District. Contractors must survey 6,000 acres per period using an Intuitive Controlled Survey Method, with concurrent noxious and invasive weed mapping. Technical qualifications include personnel with botanical taxonomy expertise, field experience in northwestern Oregon, and ability to use identification keys. Evaluation factors will prioritize technical qualifications and past performance over price, with proposals due by April 11, 2025. The contract will use a firm fixed-price commercial items purchase order with a one-year base period and four one-year option periods from May 1, 2025, to April 30, 2030.

The solicitation is set aside for small businesses and will cover surveys in the Siuslaw and Upper Willamette Field Offices, with survey units averaging around 300 acres and ranging from 20 to 640 acres. The biological survey window spans May 15 to September 30 for vascular plant surveys and March 1 to November 30 for lichen and bryophyte surveys. While specific award values are not fully disclosed, the contract includes provisions for detailed documentation, including GPS coordinates, site flagging, species checklists, and comprehensive site reporting. Surveyors will be required to document special status species across approximately 6,000 acres per contract period, with a balanced distribution between Coast Range and Cascades locations. The place of performance is in the Northwest Oregon District, specifically covering areas in the South Zone of Eugene, with survey locations distributed across different geographic regions.