Apalachee Research Archaeological Consultants Inc.

Apalachee Research Archaeological Consultants Inc. is a for-profit, small business subchapter S corporation located in Athens, Georgia, specializing in archaeological and cultural resources survey services. Registered in SAM.gov since July 2012, the company provides professional archaeological consulting services to federal agencies, with a primary focus on conducting comprehensive cultural resources surveys and archaeological site assessments. The firm supports federal land management agencies by performing detailed cultural and historical evaluations to ensure compliance with historic preservation regulations during various land management and development activities.

The company has predominantly worked with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service Southern Region, executing multiple firm fixed-price contracts for cultural resources surveys across national forests in South Carolina. These contracts have involved intensive archaeological surveys of timber stands, prescribed fire dozer lines, and forest management areas, typically ranging from 1,500 to 3,200 acres per project. Most of these contracts have been designated as total small business set-asides, with contract values ranging from $25,119 to $183,511. The surveys include archaeological site delineation, identifying and documenting cultural sites and artifacts, and ensuring historic preservation compliance before forest management activities such as commercial thinning, prescribed burns, and timber stand improvements.

Apalachee Research holds a single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with the USDA Forest Service Southern Region valued at $1 million, with a performance period from August 2020 to December 2025. Under this IDV, the company has received multiple task orders for on-demand archaeological and cultural resources support services across South Carolina's national forests. The BPA allows the Forest Service to quickly procure specialized archaeological survey services, with task orders totaling over $300,000 to date. All task orders issued under this BPA have supported the agency's natural resource management programs by providing critical cultural resources survey work to ensure regulatory compliance before implementing various forest management activities.