NRCS-Colorado Cultural Resource Inventory and Recordation Services

The contract solicitation 12FPC326Q0027, titled NRCS-Colorado Cultural Resource Inventory and Recordation Services, is a Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS code 541620 for environmental consulting services, with a small business size standard of $19.0 million. It is a Firm Fixed Price contract awarded under the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation methodology, requiring offerors to meet mandatory pass/fail technical criteria in personnel qualifications, compliance and management capability, and past experience with cultural resource inventory services in Colorado or neighboring states. The work involves conducting pedestrian surveys and cultural resources documentation within Areas of Potential Effect totaling 64.4 acres across three specific projects in Baca and Las Animas Counties, Colorado, under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and 36 CFR §800. Deliverables include a Class I literature review of existing records within the APE and a one-mile buffer, documentation of Isolated Finds using Colorado SHPO Archaeological Find/Feature Forms, submission of GIS shapefiles compliant with NRCS and SHPO standards, and professional survey reports for each undertaking. The contractor must provide resumes of all supervisory and field personnel, and the Principal Investigator must hold a valid permit from the State of Colorado’s Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation while meeting the Secretary of the Interior’s professional standards. Fieldwork must be completed within 60 days of a task order’s effective date, with draft reports and site forms submitted to the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) within 30 days of fieldwork completion, and final deliverables provided within 15 days after incorporating COR feedback. All proposals must be submitted via email to amy.smith2@usda.gov by July 14, 2026, 5:00 PM ET, on company letterhead, signed and dated, and must include a completed Quote Sheet, Vendor Information Sheet, active SAM registration as a small business, and a Technical Capability Narrative. Failure to meet any of these requirements will render a proposal non-responsive. The contract period of performance runs from August 1, 2026, through January 31, 2027, and compliance with Federal anti-discrimination laws and Executive Orders 14168 and 14173 is a material term of the contract, with violations rendering the contractor ineligible for payment. All information collected is classified