Minnesota Supplier Systems #2000018758

Minnesota River Cultural Resources Research, Surveys, and Evaluations

The Minnesota Department of Administration’s State Historic Preservation Office seeks consulting services to study and evaluate cultural resources along the lower Minnesota River. - Government buyer: Minnesota Department of Administration, State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO); the solicitation identifies Lillian Egner as the buyer contact. - Project area: Flood-prone areas along approximately 80 miles of the lower Minnesota River in Blue Earth, Nicollet, Le Sueur, Sibley, and Carver Counties. - Requested service: Minnesota River Cultural Resources Context Development, Survey and Evaluation (quantity 1). Work includes an archaeological probability model, updated archaeological and architecture-history contexts, archaeological and architecture-history surveys, at least one archaeological Phase II evaluation, and National Register evaluations for at least three properties. - Deliverables: Monthly progress reports; archaeology and architecture-history research designs; a public engagement event; draft and final survey reports; MnSHIP inventory records; OSA site forms and records; and final digital, geospatial, and supporting files, as applicable. - Important requirements: The consultant team must include Principal Investigators qualified in Architectural History, Historical Archaeology, and Prehistoric Archaeology. Work is funded through an NPS Emergency Supplemental Historic Preservation Fund grant, and the project budget may not exceed $500,000. - Named organizations and systems: SHPO, the National Park Service (NPS), MnSHIP, the OSA Portal, and the SWIFT Supplier Portal. No commercial vendors or OEMs are named; no manufactured products are requested.

Description

The Minnesota Department of Administration, State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), seeks proposals from qualified consultants to develop an archaeological probability model and update archaeological and architecture-history contexts and surveys of flood-prone areas along and near the lower Minnesota River. The RFP covers work in Blue Earth, Nicollet, Le Sueur, Sibley, and Carver Counties. Deliverables include research designs, public engagement, archaeological and architecture-history survey reports, and final digital files. Responses must be submitted electronically through the SWIFT Supplier Portal by November 15, 2026.

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