Description
The Bureau of Land Management is seeking a contractor to conduct botanical surveys across approximately 8,436 acres in Vale, Oregon. The project involves performing surveys for Special Status vascular plants and noxious weeds, documenting and mapping locations and populations, and providing an ecological description of the areas surveyed. The contractor will be required to provide all services, equipment, and expertise necessary to complete the surveys. The contract will be a firm-fixed price type, and the resulting purchase order will be awarded to the responsible offeror whose offer is most advantageous to the Government, considering factors such as experience, technical ability, and price.
* Key aspects of the job include:
• Conducting botanical surveys for Special Status vascular plants and noxious weeds
• Documenting and mapping locations and populations of target species
• Providing an ecological description of the areas surveyed
• Meeting technical requirements for surveyors, including a bachelor's degree in botany or a related field and experience with field techniques for surveying for and locating Special Status vascular plants
• Submitting progress reports and final products, including survey reports, GIS shapefiles, and photographs of Special Status species