SAM #W9127Q26QA007

Forestry Inventory and Timber Cruise Services at Camp Shelby, MS

This opportunity is issued by the Mississippi Military Department for the Mississippi Army National Guard at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center. - Scope of Work: - Comprehensive forestry inventory and timber cruise services covering approximately 1,694 acres across eight DoD-owned units - Collection of stand-level data: forest composition, timber volume, stand condition, regeneration, understory, snags, streamside management zones (SMZ), and invasive species - Deliverables include draft and final Forest Inventory Reports with GIS integration, maps, and data in PDF, Excel, and Prism export formats - Technical Requirements: - Mandatory use of Prism Cruising software by Lim Geomatics for all data collection and processing - Data must be integrated into Mississippi Military Department GIS shapefiles - Lead forester must be a Mississippi Registered Forester with a B.S. in Forestry and at least 4 years of experience - Contractor must provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, and quality control/assurance plans - Notable Details: - Small business set-aside; firm-fixed price award based on best value - Quality control and assurance plans required - All requirements and minimum standards are detailed in the Performance Work Statement - OEM Highlight: - Lim Geomatics (Prism Cruising software) is the specified OEM for required software

Description

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Part 12 - Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation for this requirement. Solicitation number W9127Q26QA007 is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) using Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This solicitation document, incorporated provisions, and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2026,-01 March 13 March 2026 and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFARS) updated 07 May 2026. This acquisition is being set-aside for Small Business concerns and only qualified offerors may submit quotes. The North American Industrial Classification System Code (NAICS) is 115310 with a standard size of $11.5m. The Government anticipates an award of a Firm-Fixed Price purchase order for 90 day Forestry Inventory/Timber Cruise at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center.

CLIN 0001- Camp Shelby Forestry inventory (timber cruise) across approximately 1,694 forestry acres in accordance with section 5.0 Requirements of the Performance Work Statement.

Anticipated POP: 24 August 2026 - 18 November 2026

Purpose. The purpose of this Contract is to obtain a forest inventory/timber cruise for approximately 1,694 acres of forestland on 8 DoD-owned units at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, under the direction of the Mississippi Military Department (MMD) using using Prism Cruising software (by Lim Geomatics), as defined in this PWS. DoD requires all military bases to manage their natural resources under the principles of ecosystem basis. As part of the implementation of ecosystem management, the MSARNG needs an adequate inventory of the forests that occur within its boundaries. The objective is to obtain current, stand-level data on forest composition, timber volume, stand condition, regeneration, and understory conditions. Deliverables will provide MMD with actionable information to make immediate forest management decisions and to support a long-term system of updating forest inventory. Forest inventory data shall be presented in stand and stock tables prepared in tabular and geospatial form. The inventory shall include: standing timber volume, dominant and subdominant species, average diameter at breast height, general determinations of age classes and provide stand boundaries of dominate species.

The Performance Work Statement is attached.

The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition. Addenda are not included.

The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers/quotes:

- Technical capability of meeting the government’s requirement as described in the Performance Work Statement

- Past Performance

- Price

(a) Evaluation factors:  The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered.

(b) Basis of award:  The Government shall award a firm-fixed priced Purchase Order to the responsible offeror representing the best value to the Government, using procurement process where the government selects the offeror that provides the most overall value, considering both price and non-price factors utilizing a streamlined comparative trade-off evaluation IAW FAR 12.602 & 13.106-2, which may result in award to other than lowest priced quote.

(c) NON-CONFORMING QUOTES: Gov’t may reject any quote not conforming to the solicitation.

BASIS OF AWARD: Award shall be made on the basis of best value to the government as per attached performance work statement (PWS) to include price and past performance. The contractor shall satisfy all the minimum requirements in the PWS. Detailed description of minimum requirements are included in section 5.0 Requirements of the PWS.

To ensure timely and equitable evaluation of quotes, offerors shall comply with instructions contained herein. Quotes shall be complete, self-sufficient, and respond directly to the requirements of this solicitation. Partial quotes shall not be considered. Award shall be made (all or none) to one offeror.

Clauses and provisions incorporated by reference may be accessed via the Internet at https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far.

Place of Performance:

CAMP SHELBY JOINT FORCES TRAINING CENTER

Specified DoD-owned units as defined in the PWS

CAMP SHELBY, MS  39407

Quotes shall include:

Provide technical capabilities to perform forestry/timber cruise services as described in the PWS.

Past Performance that demonstrates acceptable evidence of the prospective contractor’s ability to successfully perform the requirements stated in the PWS that demonstrates standards of good workmanship, timeliness, and commitment to customer satisfaction.

All offerors shall include Fed Tax ID#, UEI, and CAGE CODE with their quote. The offeror shall provide within its offer the number of days required to make initial delivery to start service after it receives a purchase order from the buyer. All offerors shall be registered in SAM (https://sam.gov/portal/publis/sam), in order to be considered eligible for award.

Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports DFAR 252.232-7003, apply to this requirement. Payment shall be made through Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF), the government’s E-invoicing system. To gain access to the WAWF production system, contractors shall acquire an account available at https://wawf.eb.mil/. Questions on WAWF may be directed to the WAWF Help Desk (available 24/7) at 866-618-5988.

Questions regarding this requirement shall be in writing and submitted to Ariyel Bryant at ariyel.c.bryant.mil@army.mil and Angela Ellis at angela.d.ellis12.mil@army.mil by Thursday, 13 August 2026 at 1:00pm CST.

Quotes are due no later than 3:00 p.m. CST, Thursday, 20 August 2026. Submit quotes via email to Ariyel Bryant at ariyel.c.bryant.mil@army.mil and Angela Ellis at angela.d.ellis12.mil@army.mil.

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