Description
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) seeks a qualified vendor to produce a single, high‑accuracy, 3‑meter‑resolution fractional‑cover vegetation map for the 2015 Soda Wildfire area plus a 100‑meter buffer, covering the 2025 growing season. The deliverable must include separate layers for bare soil, exotic annual grasses, perennial herbs, shrubs, and sagebrush, accompanied by quantitative accuracy/error assessments and metadata compliant with FGDC CSDGM and ISO 19115. Work involves multi‑date satellite imagery acquisition, machine‑learning model development, validation, and electronic delivery of the final GIS product. The contract will be awarded as a firm‑fixed‑price purchase order, with quotations due 09/16/2026 and delivery required by 09/30/2026.
• One complete digital geospatial mapping product (3 m pixel) for ~285,000 acres + 100 m buffer.
• Fractional‑cover layers: bare soil, exotic annual grasses, perennial herbs, shrubs, sagebrush.
• Use at least 12 multispectral image dates (May 1 – Aug 6 2025) meeting 3 m, 6‑band specifications.
• Provide quantitative error/accuracy analysis and metadata (FGDC CSDGM, ISO 19115).
• Deliver electronically by 09/30/2026; award will be a single firm‑fixed‑price PO.
• Technical proposal must include methodology, relevant experience (≥3 similar projects), data sources, software tools, and UEI.