NRCS - Utah National Resources Inventory ( NRI ) Data Collection Services

2026-11-03

AMENDMENT 0001 : This combined synopsis / solicitation is hereby amended to add shapefiles as well as screenshots of general location of the points . Please see attachments section below . The Contractor shall furnish the necessary personnel , supplies , materials , and incidentals necessary to provide National Resources Inventory ( NRI ) data collection services for NRCS - Utah 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 - Federallands . 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 Utah . 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 ). Samplesegments are often located in remote areas on steep , rugged terrain . Required data includes :• landscape information • soil determinations • ecological site determinations • rangeland health assessments • plant identification and census • disturbance indicators • sagebrush shape and identification • identification of resource concerns • occurrence of conservation practices and conservation needs • plant species composition and production • plant cover , density , and height . The 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 ofNational Resources Inventory Grazing Land On - Site Data Collection , Handbook of Instructions ( P . Reference Materials ). The estimated period of performance is March 1 , 2026 – February 28 , 2027 for the base period and March 1 – February 28 ( 29 ) for every option period thereafter , if exercised . Please see attached RFQ documents for complete details .

Utah

2026-05-02