Data Collection Government Bids & RFPs

The bid notice states deadline to respond january 6, ****: 00 pm edt.

The contract shall be awarded to the vendor whose proposal is the most advantageous, taking into consideration the evaluation factors set forth in the rfp.

The following information shall be provided in each proposal in the order listed below. Failure to respond to any request for information within this proposal may result in rejection of the proposal at the sole discretion of the state.

A mandatory prebid meeting is scheduled for monday, december 8, 2025 at 1: 00 pm est. . This is a mandatory meeting. Vendors who submit their proposals, and who did not attend the prebid meeting, shall be disqualified and shall not be considered for further evaluation.

Questions may be received no later than 3: 00 pm est on december 1, 2025.

The bid notice states only those bidderssuppliers with an active mbe certification at the time the solicitation closes can submit a response.

The bid notice states with a total budget for all awards of approximately 2m.

The contractor must meet completion benchmarks through the field season and 100% of all plot types must be completed, loaded, and turned in by September 15 for each years work. 100 of all plot types must be completed, loaded, and turned in by september 15 for each years work.

Invoices are not submitted for payment until after QA inspections are completed by FIA inspectors. Invoices are not submitted for payment until after qa inspections are completed by fia inspectors.

This procurement is restricted to those approved companies eligible for call orders under the northern research station, FIA data collection blanket purchase agreement BPA's. This procurement is restricted to those approved companies eligible for call orders under the northern research station, fia data collection blanket purchase agreement bpas.

Each crew leader must be currently certified for the current field guide version to collect FIA data. Each crew leader must be currently certified for the current field guide version to collect fia data.

Failure to meet the final delivery date will result in the following reduction to plot invoice payments: 1 to 7 days late reduction of 10 of the plot invoice price payment, 8-14 days late reduction of 20 of the plot invoice price payment, 15 to 21 days late reduction of 30 of the plot invoice price payment, 22 to 28 days reduction of 40 of the plot invoice price payment, greater than 28 days no payment and contract default. Failure to meet the final delivery date will result in the following reduction to plot invoice payments: 1 to 7 days late reduction of 10 of the plot invoice price payment814 days late reduction of 20 of the plot invoice price payment15 to 21 days late reduction of 30 of the plot invoice price payment22 to 28 days reduction of 40 of the plot invoice price paymentgreater than 28 days no payment and contract default