Resource Conservation Government Bids & RFPs

The bid notice states that quotes and documents must be emailed no later than 04/13/2026 at 5:00 AM Pacific Time. Physical submissions and late submissions shall not be accepted.

The bid notice states that the government will award a contract to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the government, price and other factors considered. The evaluation factors are technical capability, past performance, and price, with technical capability and past performance being significantly more important than cost or price.

The bid notice requires vendors to submit sufficient information to allow for evaluation of their quote, including technical approach describing how the work will be performed, relevant experience performing similar work, and key personnel qualifications. Specifically, key personnel qualifications include having staff with a PhD and demonstrable experience using spatial databases for analysis of California climate, weather, land use change, wildland-urban interface, NDVI imagery, and fire history, as well as experience mapping California fire regimes and trends and studies of the impacts of altered fire regimes on native ecosystems. They must also have ready access to up-to-date statewide NDVI and vegetation maps, extensive demonstrable experience in multivariate statistical techniques, and demonstrable experience using R statistical programming.

The deadline for proposal submission has been extended to 08 April 2026 at **** MDT.

Travel will be reimbursed at actual costs incurred, in accordance with Joint Travel Regulations (JTR). Other Direct Costs (ODCs) will be reimbursed at actual costs incurred. A not-to-exceed (NTE) ceiling will be established in each task order for both travel and ODCs.

The government will evaluate offers and make an award based on the best value to the government.

The contractor must have demonstrated experience in coordinating tribal surveys and consultation, an understanding of the ethnographic history of the UTTR, the ability to reimburse tribes for expenses and pay, and a principal investigator who meets Secretary of the Interior professional qualification standards. All TCSs must be identified by the corresponding tribal government.

The anticipated period of performance is a total of four years, a 12-month base period and 3 12-month option periods.

Any firm that believes itself capable of meeting the requirement described herein may submit a capability statement or quotation.

All submissions in response to this notice must be submitted in writing via email to the contracting officer by 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time on April 17, 2026.

The anticipated period of performance is a total of four years, a 12-month base period and 3 12-month option periods.

Any firm that believes itself capable of meeting the requirement described herein may submit a capability statement or quotation.

All submissions in response to this notice must be submitted in writing via email to the contracting officer by 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time on April 17, 2026.

The agreement period is for 5 years from the date of award, with annual review modifications. Specific delivery deadlines for services will be determined at the time of order placement.

Payments will be made in accordance with the Prompt Payment Act and regulations at 5 CFR part **** will be at the rates specified in the agreement in effect at the time of the order. Lumpsum payment will normally be processed at the end of the emergency assignment, though partial payment may be authorized.

The contractor warrants and implies that the items delivered under this contract are merchantable and fit for use for the particular purpose described in this contract.

The government will award a sufficient number of BPAs anticipated to meet incident resource needs resulting from this solicitation to responsible quoters whose quotes conforming to the solicitation will be advantageous to the government, price and other factors considered.

BPAs will be awarded only to quoters with reasonably priced resources, operationally acceptable resources, and a low or unknown performance risk.

The government may terminate this contract, or any part hereof, for cause in the event of any default by the contractor, or if the contractor fails to comply with any contract terms and conditions, or fails to provide the government, upon request, with adequate assurances of future performance.

The government is planning prequote meetings, during which potential quoters may obtain a better understanding of the work required. Quoters are encouraged to submit all questions in writing at least five 5 days prior to the conference.

The contract is subject to 41 U. S. C. chapter 71, Contract Disputes. Failure of the parties to reach agreement on any request for equitable adjustment, claim, appeal, or action arising under or relating to this contract shall be a dispute to be resolved in accordance with the clause FAR ****, Disputes.