Department of the Interior · U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · FWS, CONSTRUCTION A/E TEAM 1
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Solicitation details
Solicitation number
140FC126R0018
Notice type
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
NAICS
541370
Product service code
R404
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
Posted
2026-08-18
Response deadline
Sep 10, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC
Place of performance
Roswell, NM
Contracting contact
john_ferrall@fws.gov
Market intelligence
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NM BITTER LAKE NWR AERIAL IMAGING Please read the entire Request for Standard Form 330 (SF330) and all attachments prior to submitting. Solicitation number 140FC126R0018 is requesting SF330's, not a Request for Proposal (RFP). Project Name: NM Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) Topographic and Bathymetric LiDAR. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has a need for Topographic and Bathymetric LiDAR and Survey services at our Bitter Lake NWR as per the attached Performance Work Statement and attachments. A site visit will be held on August 24, 2026, at 10:30AM Mountain Time. The meeting place will be at the Bitter Lake NWR Visitor Center, located at 4200 E Pine Lodge Rd, Roswell, NM 88201. Attending the site visit is highly recommended and encouraged. Please contact the on-site POC, Marianne Kelso - Marianne_kelso@fws.gov, or Marian Schwarz - (505) 518-6948 / marian_schwarz@fws.gov. for more site visit information. This announcement is a Total Small-Business set-aside solicitation with an associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code of 541370 - Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Surveys. This solicitation is for a Firm Fixed Price Contract. System for Award Management (SAM) Registration: A prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM database prior to award. Information on registration may be obtained via the Internet at https://sam.gov/content/entity-registration. Contracting Point of Contact: Drew Ferrall, Contract Specialist Contract Specialist, Construction/A&E U.S. Department of the Interior | Office of Acquisition & Property Management Servicing U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service John_Ferrall@ios.doi.gov Time Zone: Eastern - TDY: M-F 7:00AM - 3:30PM
Contact
Point of contact
Ferrall, John
Role
not stated on this notice — SAM publishes a role for only about 5% of them, so this may be a contract specialist rather than the contracting officer
Email
john_ferrall@fws.gov
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