Willamette National Forest Stand Exam

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is soliciting proposals for a firm-fixed priced requirements contract to perform stand exams on the Willamette National Forest. The contractor will be responsible for furnishing all labor, supervision, equipment, transportation, and incidentals for the exams. The exams will involve collecting vegetation information from plots established in stands on the forest using the U.S. Forest Service Common Stand Exam Protocols and the FSVeg Exams Mobile application. Key considerations for the evaluation of proposals include technical capability, past performance, and work plan and schedule. • The contractor must have experience in performing common stand exams, including plant identification in the Pacific Northwest. • The contractor must provide a list of similar work accomplished during the past 3 years, including descriptions of the projects, dates of performance, and contact information for the contracting officer. • The contractor must provide a general work plan, including crew size, work schedule, and production rate, that will allow for the completion of the work within the specified period of performance. • The contractor must describe their ability to adjust crew sizes to complete the work acceptably and on time. • The contractor must organize their workforce to achieve the various contract requirements.