Opportunity
SAM #140L3926Q0030
BLM Nevada Solicitation for Archaeological Services under Lincoln County Land Act
Buyer
BLM Nevada State Office
Posted
June 12, 2026
Respond By
August 14, 2026
Identifier
140L3926Q0030
NAICS
541990, 541620
This opportunity is a competitive solicitation from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Nevada State Office for archaeological services in Lincoln County, Nevada, under the Lincoln County Land Act of 2000. - Solicitation Number: 140L3926Q0030 - Government buyer: BLM Nevada State Office - Services required: - Inventory, evaluation, protection, and management of unique archaeological resources - Contractors must provide all labor, equipment, transportation, supervision, supplies, and incidentals - NAICS code: 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific and Technical Services) - Multiple awards anticipated, potentially as firm-fixed-price contracts or interagency agreements - Offerors must submit a performance-based statement of work (project description, methodology, timeline, performance standards) - Open to both contractors and federal agencies (interagency agreements possible) - Parallel opportunity for cooperative agreements available via Grants.gov (NOFO L26AS00091) - No specific OEMs or vendors named - Period of performance: up to three years per project, not to exceed five years total
Description
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Nevada State Office will issue a competitive solicitation on/about July 1, 2026. The BLM anticipates multiple awards from this solicitation. It is estimated that the period of performance for the services will be up to three years, although this may vary per project, but will not exceed 5 years.The BLM administers funds generated by the Lincoln County Land Act of 2000 (Act). The Act provides for the sale of public land in Lincoln County, NV, with the sale proceeds available, in part, for archaeological studies within Lincoln County. These proceeds are used to fund quotes to deal with aspects of the inventory, evaluation, protection, and management of unique archaeological resources in Lincoln County, NV. The competitive solicitation for contract opportunities, 140L3926Q0030 will be issued and awarded in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR). The NAICS code for this acquisition is 541990, All Other Professional, Scientific and Technical Services. Please Note: The BLM will also be accepting applications for projects to be considered as Cooperative Agreements through Grants.gov. That opportunity can be found at www.grants.gov and searching for the Notice of Funding Opportunity Announcement (NOFO) L26AS00091. A Request for Quote (RFQ) solicitation package will be available electronically on or about Wednesday July 1, 2026, at the Contract Opportunities link on the www.sam.gov site. Potential offerors are responsible for monitoring these sites for release of the solicitation package. To be eligible for contract award, offerors must be registered and complete the online Representations and Certification in the System for Award Management (SAM) data base via website: http://www.sam.gov. Quotes shall include a performance-based statement of work detailing a description of the project proposed, method of accomplishing the work, timeline/milestones, and performance standards. Quotes awarded to federal government agencies will result in Interagency Agreements, in accordance with the guidance in FAR Part 17.5, Interagency Acquisitions. All other contracts awarded will use simplified acquisition procedures, to the extent possible, with resulting firm-fixed-price contracts. The contractor, or government agency, shall furnish all labor, equipment, transportation, supervision, supplies, and incidentals to perform the work as stated in their quote. The offeror will be responsible for writing the performance-based statement of work for its quote.Award will be based on Best Value to the Government in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR). The Government reserves the right to award a contract to other than the low offeror(s) or other than the highest technically rated offeror(s) when it is in the best interest of the Government.Potential offerors are responsible for monitoring www.sam.gov for the release of the solicitation, for any other pertinent information, and for downloading a complete copy of the solicitation package. A Statement of Agency Need and Source Selection Criteria will be included in the solicitation. The government will not provide paper copies of the solicitation.This notice does not obligate the government to award a contract, nor does it obligate the government to pay for any proposal preparation costs. The primary Point of Contact is Tyler Johnson, Contracting Officer, at Tyler_Johnson@ios.doi.gov. All questions must be submitted in writing to Tyler Johnson. Only written questions will be addressed.