Opportunity
SAM #140LL027Q0003
BLM Medford District FY27 botanical survey services
Buyer
BLM CONTRACTING ACTIVITY
Posted
October 14, 2026
Respond By
November 14, 2026
Identifier
140LL027Q0003
NAICS
541690, 541620
The Bureau of Land Management’s Medford District is seeking botanical survey services for FY27 projects in southwestern Oregon. - Government buyer: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), U.S. Department of the Interior; Oregon/Washington State Office, Medford District. The solicitation identifies Matthew Duane. - Procurement: Solicitation 140LL027Q0003 seeks firm-fixed-price survey services on BLM lands in the Ashland, Butte Falls, and Grants Pass Field Offices, covering parts of Jackson and Josephine Counties. It is an SBA set-aside. - Survey line items: - 25,000 — special-status vascular and nonvascular plant surveys in conifer timber stands typically 80 years old or older (AA). - 2,100 — special-status vascular plant surveys in conifer silviculture stands under 80 years old (AB). - 7,594 — special-status vascular plant surveys in fuels units with mixed plant communities (AF). - 500 — second-year surveys for Fritillaria gentneri (AJ). - 25 — compensated walk-ins to survey-unit boundaries beyond 0.5 mile (AL). - 150 — special-status plant site documentation within survey units, including new sites and required revisits (AM). - 0 — special-status plant site revisits outside survey units (AN). - 50 — haul-route or other linear-feature surveys (AP). - Quantities are reported as provided; units are not specified in the available summaries. - Notable requirements: Qualified botanical surveyors must document survey locations using mapping/GPS, report species and habitat findings, and provide progress and final reports. Special-status species may require specimen vouchers. Fieldwork must be timed to species phenology, including Fritillaria gentneri bloom timing. Walk-ins beyond 0.5 mile and haul-route surveys are specifically identified. - OEMs and vendors: No product OEMs or prospective vendors are named in the solicitation. No manufactured products are requested. Supporting references also name the U.S. Forest Service, Oregon Department of Agriculture, and Darci Rivers-Pankratz; they are not identified as vendors. - Supporting material: Attachments include Medford District plant and fungi survey references, invasive-plant lists, vouchering guidance, maps, field forms, and reporting materials. Some weed-management and quarry-inspection documents are background references, not separate stated requirements to purchase those services.
Description
FY27 BOTANY SURVEYS