R--Appraisal Services: BET_26_2

The Department of the Interior, through the Interior Business Center’s Appraisal and Valuation Services Office, is seeking sources for appraisal services under solicitation BET_26_2, with a solicitation number of 140D0426Q0518 and a response deadline of May 29, 2026. The requirement is for market value appraisals of real property in or near Bethel, Alaska, for Bureau of Indian Affairs Probate purposes, to be conducted in accordance with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), specifically Standards 1, 2, and 3. All work must be performed by or under the direct supervision of an Alaska State Certified General Real Estate Appraiser, who must submit a signed certification and license copy, and is prohibited from subcontracting any portion of the assignment. Reports must utilize all three valuation approaches—Cost, Income, and Sales Comparison—with written justification for any exclusion, and must include dated, labeled 3"x5" photographs, plat, topographic, aerial, and composite maps, along with the BIA Appraisal Request Form and all addenda. Deliverables must be submitted as encrypted PDFs, with the initial report due 160 days after award and the final report due 15 days after review acceptance, with payment occurring 60 days after formal acceptance by the AVSO Review Appraiser. The solicitation is classified as a sources-sought notice under NAICS code 531320 and targets Indian-Owned Small Business Economic Enterprises (ISBEE) and Indian-Owned Economic Enterprises (IEE) as preferred respondents, requiring submission of a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) and CAGE code. Proposals are limited to four pages and must be emailed exclusively to Morgan Schickler at morgan_schickler@ibc.doi.gov, with the subject line referencing BET_26_2. All appraisal reports are considered confidential U.S. Government information subject to USPAP Ethics Rule confidentiality standards, and no restricted appraisal reports are permitted. Jurisdictional exceptions, extraordinary assumptions, and hypothetical conditions require prior written approval from the AVSO Review Appraiser. The place of performance for fieldwork is in Alaska, but contract administration, delivery of final reports, and payment processing are managed from the contracting office in Herndon, Virginia. No contract value or pricing information is provided, as this is a market research notice, and no formal contract type, evaluation factors,