B--SFO CULTURAL INVENTORY BLM ID

The contract, identified by solicitation number 140L2626Q0026 and titled “B--SFO CULTURAL INVENTORY BLM ID,” is a firm fixed-price award issued by the Bureau of Land Management’s Shoshone Field Office under the Department of the Interior, targeting cultural resource management services in Idaho. The scope of work requires comprehensive field surveys, excavation, documentation, and reporting of cultural resources within specified project areas including Thorn Creek and Carey-Kimama, conducted in strict compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and BLM Manual 8150. Deliverables include finalized field records, GIS data, National Register of Historic Places documentation, research designs, and technical evaluations, all to be submitted electronically via the Idaho Cultural Resource Information System with no physical media accepted. Performance must be completed by May 15, 2027, with key milestones for fieldwork ending October 15, 2026, and final deliverables due by May 15, 2027, following a defined review and revision timeline. The contractor must assign qualified key personnel including a Principal Investigator and Contract Administrator, and employ pedestrian survey methodologies with transect intervals not exceeding 30 meters and GPS-based spatial documentation consistent with ICRIS standards and 36 CFR 60.4 for National Register eligibility. The contract incorporates a broad array of Federal Acquisition Regulation clauses mandating ethical conduct, whistleblower protections, labor compliance under the Service Contract Act, minimum wage requirements under EO 14026, employment eligibility verification, and prohibitions against procurement involving foreign adversary-controlled entities such as Kaspersky, Huawei, ZTE, ByteDance, and certain unmanned aircraft systems. Flow-down obligations apply to subcontractors for security and supply chain clauses like 52.204-30 Alternate I and 52.204-25. All invoicing must be conducted electronically through the U.S. Treasury’s Internet Payment Platform, with no physical payment processing, and payment is subject to electronic funds transfer via SAM. The evaluation process prioritizes technical capability, organizational qualifications, and past performance with heightened emphasis on field experience, and the award will be based on best value—considering technical merit and price, not lowest cost alone. Offerors must be registered in SAM.gov, provide a Unique Entity Identifier and comply with socioeconomic certifications including small business, veteran-owned, and HUBZone status if claiming such status