SAM #1284LM26Q0117

USDA Forest Service Solicitation for Environmental Consulting Services for Greater Sage-Grouse Land Management Plan Amendment

This opportunity is for professional environmental consulting services to support the USDA Forest Service's Greater Sage-Grouse Land Management Plan Amendment. - Competitive Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) Call Order under the Land Management Integrated Resources (LMIR) BPA - Only pre-approved LMIR BPA holders (about 150 businesses) are eligible to respond - Services required include: - Project management, kickoff, and coordination meetings - Development of work plans, quality control plans, and monthly progress reports - Public engagement support (content creation, maps, graphics, presentations) - Drafting and finalizing Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) - Scoping comment review, content analysis, and response tracking - Biological Assessment for Endangered Species Act Section 7 consultation - Writer/editor functions for technical documents - Support for objections and final Record of Decision (optional) - Emphasis on NEPA compliance, Section 508 accessibility, and technical expertise in land management planning - No hardware or product part numbers; all requirements are for consulting services - Period of performance is July/August 2026 through December 30, 2028, with deliverables due throughout - No specific OEMs or vendors named; only BPA holders may compete - Use of AI for deliverables is prohibited - Estimated contract value likely in the mid to high six figures, depending on scope and deliverables

Description

The USDA Forest Service (FS), Procurement Operations (PROPS) is issuing this synopsis/solicitation notice as a means of complying with the USDA’s policy in the Contracting Desk Book, SUBPART 413.3—SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION METHODS, 413.303 Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs).  The USDA FS intends on awarding a competitive BPA Call Order against the LMIR BPA for professional environmental consultant services to support completion of the Greater Sage-Grouse Programmatic LMP Amendment from evaluation of scoping comments on the need to change and proposed action through developing the final Record of Decision.

The Land Management Integrated Resources BPA (LMIR) is a National BPA that consists of a large variety of work including Professional Services, Natural Resources Restoration, Engineering, Project Management, NEPA, Communications, and more. The BPA can be utilized on all Forests and Grasslands and is available for all federal agencies to utilize.

This is not a solicitation.  This synopsis notification of intent to award a BPA Call order does not constitute a request for proposals or submission of any information in response to this notification.

This procurement is restricted to those approved companies eligible for call orders under the Land Management Integrated Resources BPA (LMIR) for USFS.  There are currently 150 businesses that will receive this solicitation.  The Call Order shall be issued via email to those companies listed on the BPA.  Any changes to the Call Order RFQ shall also be emailed to those companies listed on the BPA.  Point of Contact is sm.fs.lmirbpa@usda.gov.

This requirement will be competitively awarded as a BPA Call Order against the aforementioned multiple award schedule BPAs continuously solicited on the Government Point of Entry (GPE) at: SAM.gov.  The government will not provide feedback or evaluations to companies regarding their submissions in response to this notice, however, the LMIR BPA is an open continuous BPA that allows us to accept responses for the life of the BPA.  Search “Contracts” on sam.gov using solicitation number “12363N23Q4023”.  The LMIR BPA has a continuous pre-solicitation sharing so that contractors may submit a proposal to join the BPA at any point in time by reaching out to the LMIR Team at SM.FS.lmirbpa@usda.gov

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