NRCS - Southern Nevada National Resources Inventory ( NRI ) Data Collection Services

2026-11-03

The Contractor shall furnish the necessary personnel , supplies , materials , and incidentals necessary to provide National Resources Inventory ( NRI ) data collection services for NRCS - Southern Nevada as described below and in accordance with the work statement attached to and hereby made a part of this solicitation . The Natural Resources Conservation Service ( NRCS ), an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture is mandated ( through the Rural Development Act of 1972 , the Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act of 1977 , and other supporting legislation ) to assess the status , condition , and trends of soil , water , and related resources on the Nation ’ s non - Federal lands . Resources inventory legislative authorities , NRCS policy , and responsibilities for conducting the National Resources Inventory ( NRI ) are contained in NRCS General Manual 290 , Part 400 . The objective of this solicitation is to acquire specified inventory data on one or two data collection points situated within selected sample segments located in Southern Nevada . Data will be collected in accordance with the standards outlined in the National Resources Inventory Grazing Land On - Site Data Collection , Handbook of Instructions ( P . Reference Materials ). Sample segments are located in remote areas situated on federal or non - federal land . Access may require 4 - wheeled vehicles and / or hiking long distances over rough terrain . Required data includes : Landscape informationSoil component determinationsEcological site assignmentsPasture conditionRangeland health assessmentsPlant identification and censusSpecies composition , standing biomassDisturbance indicatorsSagebrush shape and identificationIdentification of resource concernsOccurrence of conservation practices and conservation needsPlant cover , density , and heightOther attributesThe Contractor shall enter the data collected into hand - held computers using NRCS approved software - the Computer Assisted Survey Instrument ( CASI ). All data will be submitted to the server at Iowa State University Center for Survey Statistics and Methodology ( ISU server ) located in Ames , Iowa . All data will be collected in accordance with the latest version of National Resources Inventory Grazing Land On - Site Data Collection , Handbook of Instructions ( P . Reference Materials ). The estimated period of performance is May 1 , 2026 – April 30 , 2027 for the base period and May 1 – April 30 for every option period thereafter , if exercised . Please see attached RFQ documents for complete details .

Nevada

2026-05-01