SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Grazing Land Resource Inventory Data Collection Services
- Notice Date
- 5/7/2009
- Notice Type
- Combine Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- 220 Rosser Avenue, Room 278 Bismarck ND 58501
- ZIP Code
- 58501
- Solicitation Number
- AG-6633-S-09-0006
- Response Due
- 5/27/2009
- Point of Contact
- Linda K McArthur, Contract Specialist, Phone 701-530-2010, Fax 701-530-2109, - Pam S. Schell, Contract Specialist, Phone 701-530-2014, Fax 701-530-2109
- E-Mail Address
-
linda.mcarthur@nd.usda.gov, pam.schell@nd.usda.gov
- 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 grazing land and rangeland data on selected sample sites (points) for the Natural Resources Inventory (NRI), Grazing Land Field Study in North Dakota. The intent of the Agency is to solicit the most efficient and effective manner to complete the requirements of this inventory. The estimated performance period will begin June 15, 2009 and ends September 30, 2009. The contract may include options for future years. The NRCS is mandated (through the 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 Nations non-Federal lands. Resources inventory legislative authorities, NRCS policy, and responsibilities for conducting the NRI are contained in NRCS General Manual 290, Part 400. The objective of this solicitation is to acquire specified rangeland inventory data on two data points in each of about (62) 160-acre Primary Sample Units (PSU) (up to 124 total data points) located in several North Dakota counties. The following catergories characterize general data collection needs: (a) GPS navigation to points and point position capture; (b) ownership; (c) land cover/use; (d) landscape and soils; (e) ecological site information; (f) forage suitability group information; (g) rangeland health indicators; (h) total plant census; (i) disturbance indicators; (j) conservation practices and resource concerns; (k) line intercept transects including basal and canopy gaps; (l) soil stability determinations; (m) plant height along transects; (n) species composition by weight, production and Similarity Index (SI); (o) pastureland standing biomass. Government Provided Equipment. All data will be recorded in the field on GPS-based Computer Assisted Survey Instruments (CASI) preloaded with government designed and authorized software. It is anticipated that 2 persons will be required at each site to physically collect and enter data into the CASI. It is estimated that one PSU (2 points) can be completed within 16 to 18 total staff hours. Successful contractor(s) will be required to sign a confidential agreement under UNITED STATES CODE, Title 18, Section 1905; UNITED STATES CODE, Title 7, Section 2276 and UNITED STATES CODE, Title 7, Section 2240 for non-disclosure of confidential information relative to data site locations and/or use of composite data. A Pre-Bid Conference will be held on May 13, 2009 at 9:00 A.M. Central Time Location: Federal Building, Room 166 Bismarck, ND 58501 NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (07-MAY-2009); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT 877-472-3779 or fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
- Web Link
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Link To Document
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USDA/NRCS/NDSO/AG-6633-S-09-0006/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 11 Counties throughout North Dakota Bismarck, ND
- Zip Code: 58501
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 58501
- Record
- SN01811794-F 20090509/090508101120 (fbodaily.com)
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