Vegetation survey projects

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Idaho Region is seeking a small business contractor to conduct comprehensive vascular plant surveys across seven distinct project areas totaling 9,671 acres in Oregon during the springs and summers of 2025-2027. The primary objectives include determining the presence or absence of target vascular plant species and noxious weeds, documenting and mapping their locations and populations, and providing ecological descriptions of the surveyed areas. Contractors must meet specific technical requirements, including project leaders with botanical degrees and plant identification experience. The contract will be awarded on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable basis, with all evaluation factors detailed in section 52.212-2. Potential offerors must submit questions to Contracting Officer Linda Neely at lneely@blm.gov by April 21, 2025, with final quotes due by May 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM Mountain Time.

This solicitation (Number 140L3725Q0043) is a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 541620 Environmental Consulting Services with a $19M size standard. The contract has no incumbent and will be a firm-fixed-price award covering three consecutive years of field work from May 15, 2025 to July 20, 2027. Survey areas include specific locations such as Brown Rocks, Clevenger Butte, Little Malheur, Lockhart, Poison, and Water Gulch, with individual project areas ranging from 353 to 2,700 acres. Surveys will be conducted using an Intuitively Controlled Survey Method, covering representative cross-sections of topographic features and habitats across the NW Malheur area. The project will specifically focus on documenting special status plant species, noxious weeds, and provide comprehensive ecological documentation using standardized BLM survey forms and mapping techniques.