BLK-MBR-NEB Heritage IDIQ 2026-2031

This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract under NAICS code 541990, titled BLK-MBR-NEB Heritage IDIQ 2026-2031, with solicitation number 1284LL26Q0055, issued by the USDA-FS CSA Intermountain 1 office. The period of performance spans from July 1, 2026, to May 31, 2031, comprising a base period and four one-year optional periods. The contract supports cultural resource management services across the Black Hills National Forest, Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests and Thunder Basin National Grasslands, and Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands, covering survey, monitoring, evaluation, and subsurface testing activities. The ceiling price per period has been adjusted to $800,000, and pricing is structured by geographic region with line items for Level I, II, and III surveys, site assessments, and evaluations, where Class II and III survey pricing includes pre-field file search costs. Offers are due June 22, 2026, at 3:00 PM MT via email only, and the procurement is conducted under FAR Part 12 commercial item procedures. Award will be made on a best-value basis, with technical capability and past performance combined equally weighted to price, evaluated independently and without discussions. Technical evaluation emphasizes very important factors including technical capabilities rated as Exceeds, Meets, or Does Not Meet, and past performance assessed by client satisfaction, resource management, cooperation, and prior work quality. Offerors must submit a separate technical volume without cost references, and a separate price volume using SF-1449 with completed unit pricing and certifications. Compliance with safety requirements is mandatory, including a contractor safety plan adhering to OSHA standards, with PPE provisions, emergency protocols, and site-specific hazard controls. Deliverables must align with the Performance Work Statement, including bi-weekly progress reports, draft and final inventory reports, GIS data, and curation receipts meeting 36 CFR §79 standards. Payment for the third invoice is contingent on COR acceptance of final deliverables, including artifact curation receipts, GIS data, and approved reports. The contractor must maintain quality control plans, comply with CPARS reporting, adhere to statutory requirements including 31 U.S.C. 1352 and 41