Cultural Overviews and Cultural Resource: OR, NV   6

Background
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has a requirement for an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide cultural resource investigations and reporting in compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA).

This contract will cover activities within the states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, California, and Nevada. The goal is to support FWS undertakings associated with infrastructure and habitat restoration projects that may affect cultural resources.

Work Details
The contractor will be responsible for providing all necessary personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items to perform cultural resource investigations and reporting.

Key tasks include:
- Conducting background research on regional and local environmental and cultural settings;
- Performing intensive pedestrian cultural resource inventory/field surveys;
- Identifying and documenting cultural resource sites including archaeological and architectural sites;
- Preparing written cultural resource site forms;
- Determining National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) eligibility;
- Preparing Section 106 or Section 110 reports according to established guidelines.

Each task order will require a detailed work plan outlining the technical approach, survey methodology, field work schedule, and cost estimates for major phases of work.

Period of Performance
The period of performance for this contract is from November 1, 2024 to October 31, 2027, including a base year and two option years.

Place of Performance
The services will be performed in the states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, California, and Nevada.