Terrestrial AIM Nevada

The Bureau of Land Management National Office is seeking terrestrial Assessment, Inventory, and Monitoring (AIM) data collection services throughout Nevada for the 2026 field season under solicitation 140L0625Q0034. The contractor will collect ecological data at 308 randomly distributed points across BLM lands in Nevada districts including Battle Mountain, Elko, Ely, Southern Nevada, and Winnemucca, following standardized monitoring protocols for grassland, shrubland, and savanna ecosystems. Key requirements include providing qualified personnel with a project manager holding a bachelor's degree in biological sciences and two years of relevant experience, plus field crews with botanical and soil science expertise capable of conducting line-point intercept measurements, vegetation height assessments, soil testing, and specialized surveys including sagebrush shape assessment and Joshua tree demographics. The evaluation will be based on four factors: Technical Approach Plan, Past Performance, Small Business Participation, and Price, with the first three factors combined being significantly more important than price. Questions are due by August 14, 2025, and quotations must be submitted electronically by September 5, 2025, at 5:00 PM Mountain Time.

This procurement is structured as a full and open competition with no set-aside designation under NAICS code 541620 (Environmental Consulting Services) with a $19.0 million small business size standard. The contract features a firm-fixed-price structure for the primary data collection work (CLIN 00010) and cost-reimbursable travel expenses (CLIN 00020), with performance scheduled from December 1, 2025, through November 30, 2026. Data collection will occur during two seasonal windows: early season from April 1 to July 15 for Southern Nevada areas, and late season from May 1 to September 30 for remaining Nevada locations. The contractor must provide all equipment including 4WD vehicles, electronic data capture tablets, field instruments, and camping gear for remote locations up to three miles from roads on slopes as steep as 50 percent. Payment follows a milestone-based schedule with seven deliverables ranging from 5 to 20 percent of the total award, tied to training completion, sampling progress, and quality control milestones. Work will be performed throughout Nevada on public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management across multiple field districts.