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.