NRCS-Utah National Resources Inventory (NRI) Data Collection Services

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking a contractor to provide National Resources Inventory (NRI) data collection services in Utah. The contractor will be responsible for collecting data on one or two data collection points situated within selected sample segments located in Utah. The data will be collected in accordance with the standards outlined in the National Resources Inventory Grazing Land On-Site Data Collection, Handbook of Instructions. The required data includes landscape information, soil determinations, ecological site determinations, rangeland health assessments, plant identification and census, disturbance indicators, sagebrush shape and identification, identification of resource concerns, occurrence of conservation practices and conservation needs, plant species composition and production, and plant cover, density, and height. The contractor will enter the data collected into hand-held computers using NRCS approved software - the Computer Assisted Survey Instrument (CASI). • The contract is for a base period of 12 months with four optional 12-month periods. • The contractor must have experience with NRI services and demonstrate technical expertise in grazing land plant identification, grazing land inventory methods, site potential ratings, and describing soil properties and features. • The contractor must have the necessary personnel and equipment to furnish the service described in the work statement. • The contractor must comply with all applicable Federal anti-discrimination laws and the Equal Protection principles of the U.S. Constitution.