Appraisal Services in Blaine County, Oklahoma

The U.S. Department of the Interior, through its Appraisal and Valuation Services Office, is seeking qualified small businesses to provide land appraisal services for 11 tracts of land in Blaine County, Oklahoma, under Solicitation Number 140D0426Q0495. This requirement is a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 531320, with a size standard of $9.5 million, and is being administered by the Interior Business Center’s Acquisition Services Directorate in Herndon, Virginia. All offers must be submitted as firm-fixed-price quotes covering the entire scope of work, with evaluation based on a best value trade-off approach where technical qualifications, past performance, and delivery capability outweigh price. Offerors must hold a valid Certified General Appraiser license in Oklahoma, demonstrate specific experience in appraising agricultural, improved, and vacant land in Western Oklahoma and the Concho Reservation within the last decade, and provide detailed documentation of at least five recent USPAP-compliant appraisal reports and sample write-ups. Subcontracting is prohibited, and all associate appraisers must be identified and qualified within the proposal. Performance is expected to begin upon award and must be completed within 90 calendar days, with all appraisal reports due no later than 60 days after contract award. Each appraisal must comply strictly with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, include physical inspections of properties unless waived in writing by AVSO, and contain detailed comparable sales analysis, narrative justifications, photographs, maps, and adherence to regulations under 25 CFR Part 150.2 for Indian trust land. All deliverables must be submitted electronically to the Government, and invoices must be processed exclusively through the Treasury’s Invoice Processing Platform using DOI-AAAP-0028 form. Contractors are required to certify compliance with labor standards including a minimum wage of $15.00 per hour, FLSA and Service Contract Labor Standards, and must ensure all information is handled under strict confidentiality protocols. Additionally, no public dissemination of contract-related materials is permitted without prior written approval, and all proposals must include valid UEI and CAGE codes with active SAM registration. The contract incorporates numerous FAR clauses related to whistleblower rights, equal opportunity, sustainable procurement, and electronic payment, with an authorized deviation for the new FAR clause 52.222-90 addressing DEI compliance. No packaging, marking, or preservation requirements are specified, and the place of performance is solely within