# Oregon Buys #S-62900-00018091

Environmental planning, surveys, and NEPA documentation for the Dalles Watershed project

**Posted:** October 02, 2026
**Respond By:** November 02, 2026
**Identifier:** S-62900-00018091
**NAICS:** 541620, 115310, 541715

The Oregon Department of Forestry is seeking environmental planning and compliance services for the Dalles Watershed Good Neighbor Authority project.
- **Government buyer:** Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF), State of Oregon; the State Forests Division is identified in the project materials. The U.S. Forest Service is the project partner and beneficiary.
- **Project location and scale:** Forest-restoration work is described for the Barlow Ranger District; detailed materials also reference the Hood River Ranger District and Mt. Hood National Forest. The proposed action covers about 8,000 acres, with about 6,000 acres analyzed for potential commercial timber sales.
- **Requested services:** Project coordination; field surveys and resource assessments; specialist reports; support for consultation under the Endangered Species Act and other applicable federal laws; draft and final Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI); public-comment consideration; and an indexed project record with implementation GIS data.
- **Survey details:** Fungal surveys cover approximately 986 acres; terrestrial mollusk surveys cover approximately 4,552 acres per survey season; the Forest Service will provide 86 Northern spotted owl recording units; and cultural-resource surveys cover approximately 3,210 acres, including documentation and visits for 15 previously recorded sites.
- **Priced service items and estimated quantities:** Pre-work meeting (1); progress-review meetings (21); field trip (1); fungal survey data and reports (2); terrestrial mollusk survey data (1); Northern spotted owl autonomous recording unit report (1); heritage and cultural-resource inventory reports (2); final purpose-and-need and proposed-action reports (2); silviculture reports (2); fire and fuels (1); wildlife (1); botany (1); hydrology (1); soils (1); fisheries (1); recreation and visuals (1); transportation (1); draft EA and FONSI (1); comment consideration (1); final EA and FONSI (1); and project-record index (1). No part numbers apply.
- **Notable requirements:** The quantities are estimates, not guaranteed; ODF may order more or fewer services and may award all, some, or none of the items. Pricing is requested for all listed items, and travel and related expenses must be included in unit prices. Proposals are evaluated on management plan, references, experience, key personnel, qualifications, and price.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No commercial OEMs, vendors, or named prospective contractors are identified. **ODF is the procuring agency; the U.S. Forest Service is the project partner.**

### Description

The Oregon Department of Forestry is requesting proposals for data collection, analysis, and documentation services to support compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act and other federal laws for the Dalles Watershed Project. The project is on the Barlow Ranger District of the Umpqua National Forest in Oregon and is being conducted under Good Neighbor Authority. The scope includes environmental planning reports and related work, including surveys, resource assessments, and preparation of draft and final environmental assessments and findings of no significant impact. Proposals are due November 2, 2026, at 2:00 PM Pacific Standard Time.

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