R--MCFO FUELS CULTURAL

The Bureau of Land Management’s Miles City Field Office is soliciting quotes for a Class III Cultural Resource Inventory covering 11 distinct project areas totaling approximately 14,913 acres across eight counties in Montana, including Mill Iron, Bradshaw, Upper Ten Mile, Buffalo Creek, Coal Bank, White Bird, Fiddler Ridge, Prairie Creek, Castle Rock, HorseThief 2026, and 2026 Acton-RX. The work is intended to fulfill obligations under Sections 106 and 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act, support hazardous fuels reduction, and improve wildlife habitat while adhering to BLM’s H-8110-1 Handbook and National Register criteria. The project requires a full inventory with separate reports for each unit, along with archaeological site record forms, isolated find forms, monitoring forms, GIS data, photographs, and field notes—all delivered by December 31, 2027. Fieldwork must conclude by September 1, 2027, with draft reports due by November 1, 2027, and a summary of results by September 15, 2027. All deliverables must be submitted on USB storage devices; email and FTP transfers are prohibited under DOI policy. Work generated using artificial intelligence tools is strictly prohibited, and all collections must comply with Billings Curation Center packaging standards. This is a full and open competition under FAR Part 12 as a Request for Quotes, resulting in a firm-fixed price purchase order with NAICS code 541620 and a small business size standard of $19 million. Offers must be submitted by July 15, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. MST to audrey_whetham@ios.doi.gov, and bidders must be registered and active in SAM with their UEI and CAGE code provided. Evaluation prioritizes past performance—requiring two similar projects completed in the last five years—as a pass/fail gate, followed by technical capabilities including resumes of the Principal Investigator and Field Supervisor, schedule feasibility, and price, with non-cost factors being significantly more important than price. Contractors must comply with Service Contract Labor Standards, including conforming procedures for unlisted job classifications and reporting wage rate justifications within 30 days of award. All payments must be processed through the Treasury’s IPP system with a contractor invoice attached, and the Contracting Officer has exclusive authority