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This solicitation, identified as 140D0426Q0348, seeks certified appraisers to perform real estate appraisals on the Fort Hall Reservation in Idaho under a Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5) for NAICS code 531320. The contract requires a State Certified General Real Estate Appraiser to conduct a credible appraisal using all three approaches to value—Cost, Income, and Sales Comparison—in full compliance with USPAP Standards 1, 2, and 3, with no subcontracting permitted. The work must be performed on-site at the Fort Hall Reservation, and the final appraisal report, including photographs, five mapped deliverables, adjustment justifications, and reconciliation of valuation methods, must be submitted to the Appraisal & Valuation Services Office in Anchorage, Alaska. The appraisal must be completed within 120 days of award, with a total performance period ending 165 days after award, and delivery is FOB Destination. Pricing must be submitted as a firm-fixed-price quote with all discounts applied, evaluated alongside technical qualifications and past performance under a Best Value/Trade-Off approach, not on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable basis. Offerors must hold a valid Idaho certification, with preference given to those actively practicing in Nez Perce County, and must submit two recent USPAP-compliant appraisal reports for agricultural or rural residential properties and two for recreational land in similar markets. The contract mandates strict adherence to Executive Order 14026, requiring payment of the federally mandated minimum wage, with payroll records maintained for three years, semi-monthly pay cycles, and flowdown obligations to all subcontractors. The prime contractor bears joint liability for subcontractor wage violations, and compliance is subject to withholding of payments for noncompliance. All deliverables are government property, strictly confidential, and must be submitted as encrypted, password-protected PDFs via email to designated government points of contact; the password must be transmitted separately. Offerors must be registered in SAM.gov, submit proposals by the deadline of May 4, 2026, and include required certifications including UEI and CAGE codes, with no exceptions to the Small Business Set-Aside. Invoicing must be submitted electronically through the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP), and no physical submissions or use of WAWF are authorized. The Interior Business Center in Herndon, VA, administers the contract, and the Contracting