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Notice of Intent to Award a BPA Call Order against a Multiple Award Schedule BPAs for Forest Inventory & Analysis.

The USDA Forest Service (FS), Procurement & Property Services (PPS), Field Procurement Operations, Northwest Procurement Zone, is issuing this synopsis as a means of complying with the USDA’s policy in the Contracting Desk Book, SUBPART 413.3—SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION METHODS, 413.303 Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs). The USDA FS intends on awarding a competitive BPA Call Order against multiple award schedule BPAs for Environmental Compliance Audits located at USDA’s Contract Portal Under Solicitation 12046W20Q0005.

Parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement for Forest Inventory & Analysis Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Mt. Hood National Forest, and Olympic National Forest. Please contact Jorge Somoza jorge.somoza@usda.gov for additional information regarding the requirement. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this acquisition is 115310, Support Activities for Forestry.

THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. This synopsis notification of intent to award a BPA Call order does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this notification is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred.

If your organization is part of this BPA and it has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information:

1. organization name, address, email address, website address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization; and


2. tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated to deliver technical capability, address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements.

The government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to:

1. provide services consistent in scope and scale with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated.


2. secure and apply the full range of corporate financial, human capital, and technical resources required to successfully perform similar requirements.


3. implement a successful project management plan that includes compliance with program schedules, cost containment, meeting/tracking performance, hiring/retention of key personnel, and risk mitigation; and


4. provide services under a performance-based service acquisition vehicle.

This requirement will be competitively awarded as a BPA Call Order against the aforementioned multiple award schedule BPAs previously solicited on the Government Point of Entry (GPE). The government will not provide feedback or evaluations to companies regarding their submissions in response to this notice.

Submission Instructions: Parties who consider themselves qualified BPA to perform the above-listed services, and are part of this BPA awardees, are invited to submit a response to this notice by 2:00 PM PT on March 8th h, 2024. All responses under this notice must be emailed to Jorge Somoza at jorge.somoza@usda.gov

If you have any questions concerning this synopsis notice, please contact the above noted individual.

APPENDIX 1: Draft Performance Work Statement (PWS)

C.1 DESCRIPTION OF WORK

The general scope of this solicitation requires locating and remeasuring or installing Forest Inventory plots on National Forest and other lands, providing digital delivery of data, and related work in compliance with its terms, specifications, and provisions. This includes furnishing labor, equipment (including all computer hardware and software deemed necessary to perform the requirements of the contract), supervision, transportation, operating supplies (except those designated as Government- furnished), and incidentals. Work shall be done in accordance with the procedures detailed in “Field Instructions for the Annual Inventory of California, Oregon and Washington, 2024” hereafter referred to as “Field Instructions”. (The Field Instructions will be updated annually.)

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