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Forest Health Aerial Surveyor Services
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The contract seeks aerial surveyors with specialized skills in western forest pests, various forest types, GPS and GIS technologies, and aviation experience for the 2026 survey season in the Rocky Mountain Region. Contractors will use a provided tablet equipped with the digital mobile sketch mapping system (DMSM) to aerially map tree mortality and damage. Survey flights will be conducted using government-provided aircraft, either alongside a Forest Service representative or independently, depending on the contractor’s qualifications as a Fixed Wing Flight Manager Special Use. This opportunity is a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 541370 and is managed by the USDA Forest Service’s Intermountain Region office located in Ogden, Utah. Interested parties must submit questions by May 11, 2026, with final quotes due by May 18, 2026, at 5:00 PM Mountain Standard Time. Submissions should be sent via email to Sarah Cotton. The solicitation mentions a typo regarding an attachment referenced in the evaluation section, and a Q&A document has been made available to clarify any inquiries related to the solicitation.
General Info
Agency
Contract Value
$43,131NAICS
Place of Performance
UT, USASet-Aside
Awardee
Award Issued Date
Timeline
Submission Closed
Organization & Contact Information
Full Description
The Rocky Mountain Region currently has a need for aerial surveyors for the 2026 survey season with specialized expertise in western forest pests, forest types, GPS and GIS technology as well as aviation experience. The contractor(s) will aerially map tree mortality and damage using a provided tablet computer with the digital mobile sketch mapping system (DMSM) application. Survey work will be conducted in a government provided aircraft either alongside a Forest Service representative or independently depending on the contractor’s qualifications as a Fixed Wing Flight Manager Special Use.
***Typo in the solicitation document under Evaluation and Basis for Award. There is not an attachment 6 document. "
Question and Anwsers have been posted.
Questions are due NLT May 11th, 2026. All quotes are due May 18th, 2026 at 1700 MST. Please email word, or PDF documents to Sarah Cotton at sarah.cotton@usda.gov.
