USDA NRCS SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS for CULTURAL RESOURCES SITE INVESTIGATIONS FOR MASSACHUSETTS

This is a sources sought notice for a potential non-personal services Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to provide cultural resources site investigations in Massachusetts. The U.S. Government is seeking qualified large and small businesses, including all socioeconomic groups, to determine if there are sufficient technically competent sources to support a potential set-aside acquisition. Responses will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method. The anticipated NAICS code is 541620 – Environmental Consulting Services, with a small business size standard of $19 million. The contract will require all personnel, equipment, and supplies necessary to perform cultural resources management services as defined in the Statement of Work (SOW), with a continuing need anticipated. Key deliverables include Above Ground Resources Surveys, requiring both background research (including MACRIS review) and site visits to a minimum of 7 structures within the Area of Potential Effect (APE) and Area of Potential Visual Effect (APVE), with draft reports due within 40 federal business days of task order receipt and final reports within seven federal business days of receiving comments. The Principal Investigator must meet the Secretary of Interior’s Standards for relevant technical specialties (Historian, Architectural Historian, Archaeologist).

Notice ID

4b0bb5edb7154261ac2ff51ca3a30afc

Solicitation Number

12FPC426Q0004

NAICS Code

541620

Classification Code

F099