NRCS Montana seeks contractor for 5-year grazing land field data collection.
The USDA NRCS Montana office seeks a contractor to collect field data for the National Resources Inventory (NRI) Grazing Land Study across Montana. The contractor will visit approximately 200 sample sites per year over a 5-year period (2026-2030) to collect vegetation, soil, and other ecological data using standardized protocols. Key deliverables include GPS-located plot data, species composition, ground cover, and photographic records. Contractors must have experience with rangeland ecology, plant identification, and use of NRCS data collection tools. The contract is a firm-fixed-price with a base year and four option years. This is a total small business set-aside under NAICS 541620 (Environmental Consulting Services).