F--Cultural Inventory, Camp Creek etc

The contract pertains to comprehensive cultural resource management services for federally regulated sites including Camp Creek, Copper Queen, and Gilmore in Lemhi County, Idaho, under the Bureau of Land Management’s Salmon Field Office. Work involves conducting Class-III cultural resource inventories, archaeological surveys, excavations, data analysis, and reporting in strict compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act, Section 106, NAGPRA, and BLM Manual 8150 guidelines. Key deliverables include GIS data, site reports, National Register documentation, and field records, all requiring SHPO concurrence and electronic submission via the ICRIS system. The contract is a firm-fixed-price award under FAR Part 12 for commercial services, with a performance period of 239 days from award, including critical milestones such as a pre-work conference within 14 days, completion of fieldwork by day 90, and delivery of GIS findings within 30 days thereafter. The primary place of performance spans specific legal land sections within Lemhi County, while administrative oversight is handled from the BLM Idaho State Office in Boise. The award is subject to a best-value trade-off process rather than Lowest Price Technically Acceptable, weighing technical capability, applicant qualifications, past performance, and price reasonableness, with no predetermined weights assigned to factors. Offerors must demonstrate qualified personnel with a baccalaureate degree and 12 months of relevant experience or equivalent field experience in cultural resource documentation and supervision. Small business participation is mandated through a total small business set-aside under FAR 52.219-6 with Alternate I, requiring a subcontracting plan incorporating multiple alternates for small, disadvantaged, and women-owned businesses. Additional compliance obligations include Buy American Act provisions, prohibitions on covered telecommunications equipment, trafficking in persons prevention, contractor whistleblower rights, privacy training, and adherence to the Service Contract Act with prevailing wage determinations. Invoicing is exclusively permitted through the Treasury’s Internet Payment Platform (IPP), with no WAWF authorization. All proposals must be submitted electronically to Charles Dodson by May 28, 2026, with offerors required to maintain active SAM registration and provide UEI and CAGE codes, size certifications, and affirmative disclosures for any use of covered equipment or public GHG reporting. Payment is contingent upon formal government acceptance of deliverables, and no packaging, marking, or FOB specifications are delineated in the contract.