USDA Forest Service Cultural Resource Evaluation and Documentation

Evaluate and document 25 cultural sites along approximately 6 miles of Sand Creek Road in the Dakota Prairie Grasslands, McKenzie County, North Dakota. Phase one includes shovel testing to identify buried cultural deposits, remapping sites, a Class III cultural-resource report, and geospatial deliverables; later formal test-unit work is outside this contract. The amended work statement requires fieldwork by June 15, 2027 and the final report by September 30, 2027. This is a total small-business set-aside under NAICS 541620 with a stated $19 million size standard. Active SAM registration and qualified archaeological personnel are required; the applicable Forest Service ARPA and North Dakota permits must be obtained before fieldwork. No mandatory prequote meeting was identified. Quotes are due October 27, 2026 at 5 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time; all three amendments must be acknowledged.