Opportunity
Massachusetts COMMBUYS #BD-27-1042-ENV-ENV01-134465
Massachusetts RFI on forest carbon and forest-land monitoring methods
Posted
October 14, 2026
Respond By
November 09, 2026
Identifier
BD-27-1042-ENV-ENV01-134465
NAICS
541360, 115310
Massachusetts is gathering market information on ways to measure forest carbon and track changes in forest land statewide. - Government buyer: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs; Office of Climate Innovation and Resilience. - Opportunity: A request for information (RFI), not a purchase or contract award. Responses may inform a future competitive procurement. - Capabilities of interest: Remote sensing, including LiDAR and aerial or satellite imagery; field data collection; modeling; and artificial intelligence for monitoring forest extent, conversion, and carbon stocks over time. - Measurement topics: Aboveground and belowground biomass and soil organic carbon, including baseline development and change detection for forest loss, degradation, regeneration, reforestation, and afforestation. - Key requirements for respondents to address: Measurement accuracy and uncertainty, spatial and temporal resolution, calibration and ground validation, attribution of changes, long-term comparability, data ownership and interoperability, costs, and implementation timelines. - OEMs, vendors, products, quantities, and part numbers: None are named or specified. No product quantities or service award quantities are provided.
Description
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is seeking information on current and emerging technologies and methodologies for measuring and monitoring forest conversion, forest carbon stocks, and changes in forest extent and carbon over time. Topics include remote sensing, LiDAR and imagery, field data collection, modeling and artificial intelligence, along with accuracy, uncertainty, resolution, change detection, costs, and data considerations. The RFI requests information from experienced entities and responses may inform a future competitive procurement; responding is voluntary and does not obligate the Commonwealth to issue a solicitation.