JH26-40 Great Salt Lake Wetland Hydrology and Phragmites Monitoring

The State of Utah Division of Purchasing, on behalf of the Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands, is soliciting statements of qualifications for professional services to monitor wetland hydrology and invasive Phragmites plant cover across the Great Salt Lake's 100,000+ acres of wetlands. This is a small purchase procurement under Utah Administrative Rule R33-105 with a threshold of $100,000, issued on February 26, 2026, with a submission deadline of March 5, 2026. The contractor must develop a comprehensive time-series dataset using remote sensing technology, specifically Landsat and Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 satellite imagery, to reconstruct monthly seasonal wetland surface water hydrology from the mid-1980s to the present, with data validation supported by high-resolution NAIP imagery and existing field observations. Key deliverables include raster data layers in GeoTiff format showing monthly wetland surface water extent categorized by hydroperiod class (temporary, seasonal, and semi-permanent) and a comprehensive metadata report documenting methods and accuracy assessment results using Cohen's Kappa statistic with stratified random sampling. The project must be completed by June 30, 2026, with the contract to be awarded as soon as possible, and pricing should not be included in qualifications submissions. The resulting dataset will serve as a foundational tool for the second phase of the project, which will map Phragmites expansion, quantify water consumption impacts, and assess effects on migratory shorebird and waterfowl habitat availability.

No specific set-aside designations or restrictions on organization types are identified in the procurement documents provided. The contract does not identify any incumbent vendors or current contractors. Vendors must comply with multiple regulatory requirements, including anti-boycott provisions under Utah Code 63G-27, restrictions on forced labor and foreign entities under Utah Code Annotated 63G-6a-121, and applicable cloud services requirements through State of Utah Department of Technology Services accounts. All contractors must maintain workers' compensation insurance with statutory limits, commercial general liability insurance of at least $1,000,000 per occurrence and $3,000,000 aggregate, and commercial automobile liability insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence if vehicles are used. The contract carries a budget of $50,000 and will be governed by Utah law with venue in Salt Lake City's Third Judicial District Court. All procurement items, documents, and records developed specifically under the contract shall be considered work made for hire, with ownership transferring to the State Entity upon completion.