SAM #1166896

USDA Forest Service Solicits Botanical Survey Services for Umatilla National Forest

This opportunity is for environmental consulting firms to provide botanical survey services for the USDA Forest Service on the Umatilla National Forest. - The main requirement is to conduct comprehensive field surveys for vascular, non-vascular, and invasive plant species. - Surveys will inform management decisions, help protect rare and sensitive species, and support invasive species control efforts. - Work includes following detailed protocols for data collection, mapping, and documentation, including the use of field forms, Excel spreadsheets, and ArcGIS shapefiles. - Contractors must reference and apply the Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive (TES) Plants Element Occurrence Protocol and Field Guide. - The solicitation is set aside for SBA-eligible small businesses under NAICS code 541620 (Environmental Consulting Services). - No specific OEMs, commercial vendors, or product part numbers are identified; this is a service-based requirement. - Attachments provide lists of target invasive species, survey protocols, and required documentation formats. - The period of performance is not specified in the notice and should be confirmed in the Performance Work Statement. - Estimated contract value is not provided but is likely in the low- to mid-six-figure range based on scope and industry standards.

Description

To procure services for botany surveys on the Umatilla National Forest as described in the attached Performance Work Statement. The work to be performed consists of botanical field surveys for target species, including vascular, non-vascular, and invasive species. These surveys will provide data sufficient for informing management decisions. The results of surveys will be used to identify appropriate measures to mitigate disturbance to rare botanical species and mitigate the spread of invasive plants within the project area

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