SAM #1284LM27Q0001

Sand Creek Road Phase One Cultural Site Evaluation and Reporting

The USDA Forest Service is seeking a contractor to evaluate cultural sites along Sand Creek Road in North Dakota. - Government buyer: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), U.S. Forest Service; Dakota Prairie Grasslands, McKenzie Ranger District. Joanne Meiers is named in the solicitation; the work identifies the district archaeologist at the Medora Ranger District Offices. - Services requested: Phase One archaeological shovel testing and documentation at 25 previously identified sites within a 50-foot right-of-way along approximately six miles of Sand Creek Road (McKenzie County Road 2), McKenzie County, North Dakota. Phase Two formal testing is excluded. - Work and deliverables: Shovel testing to assess whether buried cultural material is present; reassessment of cairns; site remapping and documentation of disturbances and test locations; collection and curation of recovered cultural material except fire-cracked rock (FCR); and a Class III Cultural Resource report and site documentation meeting North Dakota SHPO guidelines. Reporting includes a shapefile of the inventory area and resource shapefiles. - Notable requirements: Shovel testing is subject to restrictions near cairns and stone circles. No government-furnished property is provided. One firm-fixed-price award is anticipated. - OEMs and vendors: No product manufacturers, OEMs, or commercial vendors are identified; no products or part numbers are requested. - Performance schedule: Notice to Proceed is to be determined. Fieldwork and draft and final reporting milestones are specified in the solicitation, with final delivery scheduled by the end of the stated performance schedule. No duration or option periods are specified.

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 1284LM27Q0001 is issued as a Request for Quotes. The Sand Creek Road Cultural Site Evaluation project is evaluation of 25 previously identified cultural sites along approximately 6 miles of road located in McKenzie County on the McKenzie Ranger District of the Dakota Prairie Grasslands. The USFS is requesting that 25 unevaluated sites within a 50 ft ROW of Sand Creek Road (McKenzie County Road 2) have evaluative testing. A list of these sites is provided in Table 1 of the Performance Work Statement. The testing will be done in two phases. The intent of this contract is phase one. Phase one is shovel testing to determine the presence or absence of buried cultural material. Phase two will be formal testing to determine if found cultural deposits represent intact cultural components will be done at a later time and is not part of this contract. Many of the cairn sites have lithic materials found at these locations. The presence of lithic materials suggests that there may be evidence of open camp activities.

This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns.  The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 541620.  The small business size standard is $19M.  This acquisition is a total small business set-aside.  All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency. 

Please see the attached documents for specific requirements and submittal instructions. Questions should be emailed to joanne.meiers@usda.gov no later than 10/15/26. 

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