Snow Survey Services for Idaho
Updated
Sources Sought from the Farm Production and Conservation Business Center, for work in Boise, Idaho. Due Oct 30, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC-5), 2 days left.
| Solicitation number | West-JA27-001 |
|---|---|
| Agency | Farm Production and Conservation Business Center |
| Office | Fpac Bus Cntr-Acq Div |
| Notice type | Sources Sought |
| Set-aside | Small business |
| Trade (NAICS) | All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541990) |
| Product or service code | F999 |
| Place of performance | Boise, Idaho |
| Posted | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Oct 30, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC-5) (2 days left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar · Apple / Outlook (.ics) |
Bid documents (1)
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Federal prevailing wage rates for this place: Idaho Davis-Bacon and SCA wage determinations.
Description
Amendment to change the name of the sources sought to Snow Survey Services as the previous title (Helicopter Services) was misleading and led prospective vendors to believe that only vendors with helicopters could provide the services. This is a sources sought notice ONLY. Quotes are not to be submitted nor will they be accepted at this time for this requirement.
The government is seeking interested vendors that are in the site areas listed below, or vendors that are able to provide the below services in the site areas listed below. All snow survey measurements are to be in accordance with the snow measurement sampling guide, Agriculture Handbook Number 169. Erroneous measurements and wide variations in density indicating inaccurate sampling cannot be accepted or reimbursed.
Schedule of Snow Courses to be Completed: Site Name Jan-1 Feb-1 Mar-1 Apr-1 Camp Creek X X X X Kilgore X X X X Irving Creek X X Webber Creek X X Measurements are to be taken as near to the first of each month as possible. Scheduled Date Acceptable Window 1-Jan Dec 27 - Jan 1 1-Feb Jan 27 - Feb 1 1-Mar Feb 24 - Mar 1 1-Apr Mar 27 - Apr 1 1-May Apr 26 - May 1 1-Jun May 27 - Jun 1 Measurements taken outside the specified dates will not be accepted or reimbursed unless approved by the Boise Snow Survey Office prior to making the measurements.
All government-provided equipment, including the snow sampling set, must be returned to the nearest NRCS Field or State Office when measurements are completed before payment can be processed. To meet publication deadlines, snow measurement data may be provided by phone, fax, or preferably email if original notes cannot reach the Boise Snow Survey Office by the SECOND DAY OF EACH MONTH.
Upon completion of the snow survey measurements, submit an invoice online via www.IPP.gov. Additional details will be provided in the contract documents. NRCS Snow Survey maintains an extensive automated (SNOTEL) and manual (Snow Course) data collection network in the Western United States and Alaska.
Combined, the network encompasses nearly 2,000 remote snow measurement sites in mountain snowpack zones. Congress mandated NRCS (then the Soil Conservation Service) in the mid 1930's "to measure snowpack in the mountains of the West and forecast the water supply." NRCS Snow Survey now provides reliable and efficiently collected data needed to produce water supply forecasts and to support resource management activities across the Western US.
The high-elevation watershed locations, broad coverage, and real-time operation of the network provide important data to farmers, researchers, river and reservoir managers, emergency managers for natural disasters such as floods and droughts, and for power generation. In some remote locations, private local contractors have been utilized to conduct critical manual snow measurements.
The contractors have the wherewithal (over-snow travel equipment, snow samplers) and knowledge of local terrain to complete work in a timely manner. Additionally, local surveyors have many years of experience using a federal snow sampler, calculating snow-water-equivalent, and communicating results to the main NRCS Snow Survey office. These surveyors are unique in terms of the combination of location, equipment, and willingness.
Lastly, data continuity between years is key to making NRCS Snow Data most useful and to decrease data uncertainty (error). Year-to-year data continuity is best achieved by utilizing the same surveyors as long as possible.
Contracting contact
- Kyle Heid · [email protected] · (817) 509-3522
As published on the official notice. Ask questions in writing and before any questions deadline the notice sets.
Is your business small enough?
For NAICS 541990, a business counts as small if it has no more than $19.5 million in average annual receipts (SBA size standard). This notice is set aside, so only businesses under that size, or in the named program, can bid. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.
Notice history
- Oct 20, 2026: Sources Sought Due Oct 30, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC-5)
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