B--LARGE RIVER MONITORING METHODS REVIEW

This contract solicitation, issued by the Bureau of Land Management’s Alaska State Office under the Department of the Interior, seeks a Total Small Business Set-Aside for a review of large river monitoring methods, classified under NAICS code 541690. The solicitation, numbered 140L6326Q0009, was posted on May 7, 2026, with a response deadline of May 19, 2026, after a previous extension from May 11, 2026. Proposals must be submitted electronically via email to Laura Sherman, the Contracting Officer, and must include a Unique Entity Identifier, completed representations and certifications, and alignment with all solicitation terms. The contract is strictly reserved for small businesses, with clauses enforcing utilization of small business concerns, equal opportunity, veteran and disability employment equity, anti-trafficking measures, paid sick leave, accelerated payments to small subcontractors, and adherence to the contractor code of ethics and whistleblower protections. Technical proposals must be deemed acceptable by demonstrating sufficient detail to confirm compliance with requirements, and award will be made to the most advantageous offer considering both technical merit and price under the FAR 52.212-2 framework, though no formal trade-off methodology is explicitly named. The period of performance is set from June 1, 2026, to October 2, 2026, with delivery and acceptance occurring at the BLM Alaska State Office in Anchorage under FOB Destination terms. Payment must be submitted through the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP), and no WAWF submissions are permitted. While the Statement of Work lacks explicit deliverables, it references a contractor-led review of monitoring methods with a product/service code indicating animal/fisheries-related analysis. The contract incorporates numerous FAR clauses including security prohibitions related to unmanned aircraft systems, foreign surveillance services, and contractor information systems, along with DOI-specific deviations. Packaging, preservation, and labeling requirements are unspecified beyond general logistical tracking fields, and no military standards apply. No Contracting Officer’s Representative or Cor is named, and accounting data such as AAC, TAS, or ACRN have not been disclosed. All submissions must conform to electronic formatting requirements, with no page limits imposed but completion of all mandatory elements strictly enforced.