Riparian Management Services, LLC

Riparian Management Services, LLC is a for-profit limited liability company based in Meridian, Idaho, specializing in environmental monitoring and training services focused on riparian and aquatic resource assessment. The company is registered in SAM.gov through March 11, 2026, and operates as a partnership or limited liability partnership. While specific details about the company's founding or comprehensive background are not provided, the firm has established itself as a provider of specialized environmental training and monitoring services to federal agencies.

The company has secured multiple federal contract awards primarily centered on providing professional training and assessment services related to riparian and aquatic resource monitoring protocols. These contracts have been awarded by agencies including the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), U.S. Forest Service Research Service Rocky Mountain Research Station, and the Department of the Interior. The training services specifically focus on specialized protocols such as Proper Functioning Condition (PFC) assessment and Multiple Indicator Monitoring (MIM), which are critical for federal agencies in managing grazing permits, supporting biological opinions, and addressing court-ordered settlement agreements. The contract awards range from $4,108.16 to $60,476.09, and have been primarily structured as firm fixed-price purchase orders. Most contracts were not set aside for specific business types, with one exception being a small business set-aside contract for $4,108.16 awarded by the Department of the Interior's Idaho Region. The contracts consistently involve comprehensive classroom and field instruction on environmental monitoring techniques, demonstrating the company's expertise in providing specialized training services to federal environmental and land management agencies.

Training and workshops in the use and application of the Multiple Indicator Monitoring (MIM) protocol for monitoring and assessing the effects of land management activities on streams, riparian areas, and wetlands. Riparian Management Services, LLC (RMS)has over 15 years experience in riparian monitoring and management and members co-authored the MIM protocol including the 2024 update of the Technical Reference and companion Data Instructions Guide. Our members have over 30 years of experience in riparian monitoring and management, most of which occurred in the US Forest Service and BLM. RMS is equipped with monitoring frames and measuring rods needed to conduct MIM monitoring, and we continue to maintain the data analysis produce which are available for download from our website at: rmsmim.com