Norman Lee Real Estate Appraisal

Norman Lee Real Estate Appraisal, doing business as Blue Star Ranch, is a sole proprietorship providing real property appraisal services to the federal government. As a small business concern, it has received numerous prime contract awards to conduct appraisals and technical reviews for land parcels proposed for inclusion in conservation easement programs run by the Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).

Past prime contract awards to Norman Lee Real Estate Appraisal have funded real estate appraisal services like appraisals and technical appraisal reviews of properties for NRCS easement programs. These have included the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ALE and WRE initiatives), Emergency Watershed Protection Program Floodplain Easements, and Regional Conservation Partnership Program easements. Awards have come from NRCS regions nationwide as well as headquarters, with task orders issued under a long-term blanket purchase agreement. While some awards have had set asides for small business, several have used no set-aside.

Norman Lee Real Estate Appraisal holds a blanket purchase agreement with the NRCS to provide ongoing real property appraisal services for land parcels, with a potential value of $2.25 million running through October 2028. Under this indefinite delivery vehicle, the prime contractor will conduct appraisals and technical reviews to ensure compliance with specifications for land parcels proposed for inclusion in NRCS conservation easement programs. This allows NRCS to efficiently procure appraisal services as needed to support voluntary landowner participation in conservation efforts.