SPECIAL NOTICE
F -- Rangeland Resources Data Collection Services - State of Oregon
- Notice Date
- 3/24/2006
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Oregon State Office, 1201 NE Lloyd Blvd., Suite 900, Portland, OR, 97232
- ZIP Code
- 97232
- Solicitation Number
- NRCS-06-OR-007
- Response Due
- 4/14/2006
- Archive Date
- 4/29/2006
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture, is seeking contractor(s) to provide services for the collection of rangeland data on selected sample points for the National Resources Inventory (NRI), Rangeland Field Study in Oregon. The intent of the Agency is to solicit the most efficient and effective manner to complete the requirements set forth in this document. To achieve this goal, the requirements are subject to negotiations between NRCS and the Offerors. After which, requirements may be refined and the Offerors requested to submit revised proposals. The result of negotiations will be the award of a performance based on services contract to the Contractor whose proposal most successfully addresses the requirements outlined in this solicitation. The requirements are defined based on the output of products and services and not the level of effort required to perform the functions. The performance period begins June 1, 2006 and concludes November 24, 2006. The contract includes one option year. Background: NRCS is mandated (through Rural Development Act of 1972, the Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act of 1977, and other supporting legislation) to assess the status, condition, and trends of soil, water, and related resources on the National non-Federal lands. Resources inventory legislative authorities, NRCS policy, and responsibilities for conducting the NRI are contained in NRCS General Manual 290, Part 400. Objective/Scope: The objective of this solicitation is to acquire specified inventory data on two data points in each of about 62 primary sample units (PSUs or segments) (a total of about 124 data points) located in 7 counties within the state of Oregon. 7 performance groups, one per county, are identified. The performance groups and their approximate number of points are Baker County (28 points), Crook County (16 points), Deschutes County (14 points), Jefferson County (24 points), Union County (8 points), Wallowa County (16 points), and Wasco County (18 points). The general data categories include: soil and landscape information; ecological site information; rangeland health indicators; invasive/noxious plant presence; disturbance indicators; conservation practices and resource concerns; plant composition and patterns; and plant production, cover, density, and height. All data will be collected in accordance with National Resource Inventory Handbook of Instructions for Rangeland Field Study Data Collection (date TBD).
- Place of Performance
- Address: State-wide, Oregon
- Country: U.S.A.
- Country: U.S.A.
- Record
- SN01014143-W 20060326/060324211856 (fbodaily.com)
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