Superior National Forest Rare Plant Survey
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 12443926Q0066
- Agency
-
Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541620 Environmental Consulting Services
- PSC
- AH24 Natural Resources & Environment R&D Svcs; Conservation & Land Mgmt; R&D Administrative Expenses
- Place of performance
- Duluth, Minnesota 55808, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service seeks quotations for a 2026 botanical survey of Regional Forester Sensitive Species across the Superior National Forest, Minnesota, with quotations due May 20 and questions due May 15. This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS 541620 with a $25.5 million size standard.
Place of performance is Duluth, Minnesota. The survey covers 1,813 acres across 65 stands in St. Louis and Lake Counties, spanning the Kawishiwi, Laurentian, and Tofte Ranger Districts. The contract period runs May 25 through November 30, 2026. The contractor must conduct pedestrian surveys using random meander technique to locate rare vascular and non-vascular plants, document findings on provided forms, provide GPS coordinates in UTM NAD83 format, submit digital photographs of minimum 8 megapixels for each rare plant occurrence, and deliver a comprehensive report in Microsoft Word or PDF by November 30. Deliverables include rare plant occurrence forms, noxious weed documentation, habitat summaries, georeferenced maps, GIS shapefiles of point locations and traverse paths, and voucher specimens to the University of Minnesota herbarium. The contractor must demonstrate botanical expertise with specific experience identifying vascular plants, lichens, and rare species of northern Minnesota forests.
Pricing is structured as a unit cost per acre under CLIN 0001. Amendment 001 (posted May 14) adds CLIN 0002, an incentive line item providing up to 20 percent maximum incentive payment mathematically added to award funding, with actual incentive payments of $60 per new, unknown RFSS plant population determined by verified detections, limited to one location per species per stand. Invoices must be submitted electronically through the Department of Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform. The acquisition incorporates FAR Part 12 commercial item provisions and is subject to Service Contract Labor Standards for applicable Minnesota counties.
Notice text
2 versions
Update #2 · Latest ·
AMENDMENT 001
Solicitation number 12443926Q0066 was issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for 2026 Botany Rare Plant Survey. Amendment 00001 is issued as follows:
1.CLIN 0002, Incentive, is added to include 20% (maximum possible incentive) will bemathematically added to each line item for award funding purposes to account for allowablerange of incentive payment(s). Actual amount of incentive payment(s) will be determined by thenumber of detections verified.
2.Superior Stand Survey (Zip file attached)
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This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the
format in FAR Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations are being
requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.
Solicitation number 12443926Q0066 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for 2026 Botany
Rare Plant Survey.
This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. The applicable North American Industry
Classification Standard Code is 541620 The small business size standard is $25.5 million. This
acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. All responsible sources may submit a quotation
which will be considered by the agency.
Update #1 ·
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the
format in FAR Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations are being
requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.
Solicitation number 12443926Q0066 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for 2026 Botany
Rare Plant Survey.
This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. The applicable North American Industry
Classification Standard Code is 541620 The small business size standard is $25.5 million. This
acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. All responsible sources may submit a quotation
which will be considered by the agency.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| C05.3 Superior_survey_stands_spatial_v01.zip | ZIP file | |
| C05.0 Amendment 001.pdf | ||
| 12443926Q0066_SNF Rare Plants Solicitation.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Solicitation | |
| Superior National Forest, 2026 Botany Rare Plant Survey | Special Notice |
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