IDC (multiple-award IDV) AG8D43C130005SAGEBRUSH CONSULTANTS LLC

Description of requirement

IGF::CL::IGF THE NRCS IS SOLICITING PROPOSALS FROM CONTRACTOR UNDER AN INDEFINITE DELIVERY, INDEFINITE QUANTITY (IDIQ) CONTRACT FOR THE COMPLETION OF INTENSIVE-LEVEL PEDESTRIAN CULTURAL RESOURCES INVENTORIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTIES OF NORTHERN UTAH. THE ID/IQ CONTRACT CAN BE WRITTEN AGAINST BY OTHER USDA AGENCIES, PLACE OF WORK WILL BE SPECIFIED IN EACH DELIVERY TASK ORDER RFQ. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS ANNUALLY IMPLEMENT A VARIETY OF RANGELAND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES WITH TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE NRCS UNDER THE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVES PROGRAM (EQIP). SPECIFICALLY, THESE PRACTICES MAY INCLUDE MECHANICAL BRUSH AND TREE REMOVAL, RANGE PLANTING, FENCE CONSTRUCTION, SPRING DEVELOPMENTS, WATER PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION, AND THE INSTALLATION OF LIVESTOCK WATERING TROUGHS. THESE PRACTICES ARE INTENDED TO IMPROVE OVERALL RANGE CONDITIONS, REDUCE SOIL LOSSES, IMPROVE WILDLIFE HABITAT, AND INCREASE FORAGE PRODUCTION. BECAUSE THESE PROJECTS RECEIVE FEDERAL FUNDING FROM THE NRCS THROUGH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE S FARM BILL, THEY ARE CONSIDERED UNDERTAKINGS THAT ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW FOR POTENTIAL IMPACTS TO HISTORIC PROPERTIES UNDER SECTION 106 OF THE NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT (NHPA). IDENTIFICATION OF CULTURAL RESOURCES WITHIN THE AREA OF POTENTIAL EFFECTS (APE) IS THEREFORE NECESSARY PRIOR TO IMPLEMENTATION. NAICS CODE 541720