Conduct rare plant, invasive plant, and cultural plant surveys within the Kitchie Two Rivers Project Area

The USDA Forest Service, Ottawa National Forest, is seeking a contractor to conduct rare plant, invasive plant, and cultural plant surveys within the Kitchie Two Rivers Project Area. The project area consists of 1334 stands totaling 39,430 acres located across Ontonagon, Houghton, and Iron Counties in Michigan. The contractor will be required to survey all stands at least once between May 15 and September 15 of each performance year (2026-2028), with at least 40% of awarded stands and acres surveyed a second time. The contractor will also be required to submit various deliverables, including a survey plan, stand tracking form, species list, final report, and digital photographs of special plants and habitats. The contract has a period of performance of approximately 2.31 years, from May 15, 2026, to September 15, 2028. • The contractor must have experience with flora of the Upper Midwest and botany survey expertise. • The contractor must be able to identify all species of vascular plants on the included list of rare plants and the included list of invasive plants of the Ottawa National Forest. • The contractor will be required to use a handheld GPS unit to record survey routes and locations of rare plant populations. • The contractor will be required to submit reports of rare plant locations, invasive plant locations, and other items of note.