USDA Forest Service Sheyenne Ranger District Plant Surveys

The USDA Forest Service seeks rare plant monitoring surveys within the Dakota Prairie Grasslands Sheyenne Ranger District, with quotations due August 21, 2026 and questions due August 12 at 5:00 PM Mountain Time. This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside; only small business concerns may submit quotations. Amendment 0001, effective August 10, extended the deadline from August 14 and replaced the Performance Work Statement and combined synopsis/solicitation documents; all changes are highlighted in green, and contractors must acknowledge receipt of the amendment with their quotation.

Place of performance is Lisbon, North Dakota. The contractor must revisit and survey 20 rare plant monitoring sites previously surveyed in 2009 and 2018 across Ransom and Richland Counties, documenting the presence or absence of 18 rare plant species during the phenological window between July 10 and September 30, 2027. The requirement comprises four deliverables: eight days of field work, a work plan, a draft report due November 30, 2027, and a final report due January 31, 2028. All travel costs must be incorporated into firm fixed-price quotations; the Government will make one award to the highest-rated technical proposal provided pricing is fair and reasonable and past performance is acceptable or neutral.

Key personnel must hold an M.S. or Ph.D. in botany, biology, or related fields (or equivalent education and experience), demonstrate knowledge of Great Plains flora, and possess at least one field season of rare plant surveying experience plus one summer field season as principal investigator on a floristic or rare plant survey project. Technical proposals must include past performance for similar projects completed within the past three years with project descriptions, dollar amounts, completion dates, and owner contacts. Service Contract Labor Standards apply under wage determinations for Richland and Ransom counties. The NAICS code is 541620; the small business size standard is $19 million.