SAM #12444726Q0051

Multi-Year Cultural Resource Survey Services for Monongahela National Forest

This opportunity involves a multi-year procurement by the U.S. Forest Service, Monongahela National Forest, for professional cultural resource survey services across ten counties in West Virginia. - Government Buyer: - U.S. Forest Service, Monongahela National Forest - Scope of Work: - Comprehensive cultural resource inventories, including pedestrian surveys and subsurface (shovel) testing - Identification and evaluation of all cultural resources at least 50 years old - Preparation of detailed reports, GIS shapefiles, and documentation forms - Compliance with National Register of Historic Places criteria, National Historic Preservation Act, and Archaeological Resources Protection Act - Collections to be curated at the Monongahela National Forest Supervisor's Office - Use of GIS/GPS technology and interdisciplinary expertise (archaeology, geology, geomorphology) - Contractor personnel must meet professional qualifications per 36 CFR Part 61 - Quantities and Duration: - Pedestrian surveys: up to 10 acres per task, multiple tasks per year - Pedestrian/subsurface/shovel testing: up to 12,000 acres in base year, 3,500 acres in each option year - Contract includes a base year plus four one-year option periods (up to five years total) - Unique/Notable Requirements: - Small business set-aside under NAICS 541720 - Evaluation based on technical approach, key personnel, past performance, and price - No specific OEMs or product part numbers; this is a professional services procurement - Compliance with federal anti-discrimination and historic preservation laws

Description

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 12.  This announcement constitutes the only solicitation.  Quotations are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. 

Solicitation number 12444726Q0051 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for Cultural Resource Surveys for Active Management on the Monongahela National Forest.  The project may be located in any of the following ten county area in West Virginia. 

The objectives of the project shall be: 

(1) to locate and identify all cultural resources judged to be at least 50 years old

(2) to provide a complete cultural resource inventory of the area, and

(3) to make a preliminary evaluation of the significance of identified historic properties according to the National Register of Historic Places eligibility criteria.

To accomplish these objectives, the Contractor shall review existing sources of information on cultural and natural resources in the project area, conduct a complete coverage field reconnaissance, analyze the results of this investigation, and prepare a cultural resource report documenting this information on cultural and natural resources in the project area, conduct a complete coverage field reconnaissance, analyze the results of this investigation, and prepare a cultural resource report documenting this information.

This acquisition  is set-aside for small business concerns.  The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 541720  The small business size standard is 28 million.  This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside.  All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency. 

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