R--Appraisal Services: Northern Cheyenne Sales

The contract notice seeks appraisal services for 20 allotted Indian land tracts within the Northern Cheyenne and Cheyenne River Sioux Reservations, focusing on market value assessments of grazing lands held in fee simple estate without structural improvements. This is a sources-sought notice issued under solicitation number 140D0426Q0519 by the Interior Business Center’s Appraisal and Valuation Services Office under the U.S. Department of the Interior, with the response deadline extended to June 3, 2026, at 12:00 PM EST. Proposals must be submitted electronically via email in a four-page limit and include the respondent’s company name, address, Unique Entity Identifier, CAGE code, business size status, and socioeconomic classification as either an Indian-Owned Small Business Economic Enterprise or Indian-Owned Economic Enterprise to qualify for tribal preference authorities. Appraisals must strictly follow USPAP 2024 and 25 CFR Part 150.2, using only the Sales Comparison Approach, and require on-site inspections with aerial and ground-level photographs, comparable sales maps, and detailed narrative justifications for all adjustments. Deliverables must be submitted within 60 to 75 days of contract award as unlocked PDF files to the Appraisal and Valuation Services Office, with revisions due within ten days of feedback. Confidentiality is mandatory, with appraisers restricted to communicating solely through the assigned AVSO review appraiser and prohibited from sharing results without written authorization. Payment is contingent upon successful review completion and will be processed 60 days after AVSO confirmation, with contract closeout occurring 60 days post-payment. No pricing information has been disclosed, as this is a market research notice intended to gauge industry capability and establish a pool of qualified appraisers. The contracting officer is Morgan Schickler, with Jacqueline Hernandez serving as administrative point of contact, and the place of performance spans Montana and South Dakota, while the contracting office is located in Herndon, Virginia.