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Environmental Sampling for the Dry Fork Basin

U.S. Department of the Interior
Updated Jul 22, 2026 · 17:35 UTC

The Bureau of Land Management needs a small business to collect 79 eDNA samples from the Dry Fork basin in Montana.

Key Details

The Bureau of Land Management needs a small business to collect 79 eDNA samples from the Dry Fork basin in Montana. The contractor will need to hike 6 miles to reach the Dry Fork basin and may need to use packstock to get equipment to a base camp. The contractor is also required to provide a brief summary report detailing trail conditions, intermittent stream reaches, dry sampling locations, fish barriers, and any other pertinent information.

  • What's the contract structure and timeline?

This is a single award contract with a firm fixed price. The project must be completed during relatively low-water conditions (July 15th to November 1st).

  • How will they pick the winner?

The notice doesn't say.

  • When and how do you bid?

Submit your quote via email to Jorge Alvarez by August 12th at 1:00 pm Mountain Time.

Who can apply

  • Any certified small business may apply.

Heads up — easy to miss

  • There's a mandatory site visit on July 15th to November 1st — if you miss it, you can't bid.

If you're interested, do this first

  • Check that your small business certification is still active in SAM.gov.
  • Email Jorge Alvarez to RSVP for the site visit.
  • Find a teaming partner who already has experience with eDNA sampling.

Primary point of contact

Name
Alvarez, Jorge
Email
jalvarez@blm.gov
Phone
(854) 500-1840

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