Performance Work Statement NV AIM Terrestrial Draft 1

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

Nevada Statewide Terrestrial
Assessment, Inventory, and Monitoring Data Collection for Permitting and Habitat Assessments Performance Work Statement (PWS)
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INTRODUCTION

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in the state of Nevada is collecting Terrestrial Assessment, Inventory and Monitoring (AIM) data to evaluate grazing and other permitted uses, conduct habitat evaluations for greater sage-grouse and other special status species, and other high-priority Field Office needs to support Administration Priorities. The Assessment, Inventory and Monitoring (AIM) strategy is an approved and widely accepted monitoring strategy to evaluate the condition of natural resources on BLM lands.

This scope of work is for Terrestrial AIM data collection. The requisite scope of work includes 300 points in the 2027 field season, as reflected in Table 1. Data points sampled as part of this project may be randomly located or targeted and will include multiple monitoring designs.

BACKROUND

2.1 Period of Performance

The period of performance for this project is 04/01/2027 through 11/30/2027.

2.2 Regulatory Guidance

The contractor shall be responsible for collecting data at targeted and randomly distributed points on BLM administered lands throughout individual BLM Districts within Nevada as depicted in Table 1. Data collection occurs in accordance with the most current version of the Monitoring Manual for Grassland, Shrubland, and Savanna Ecosystems found on the https://www.blm.gov/aim website. At all plots, core methods as described in the Monitoring Manual will be completed. Required supplemental protocols include forb frequency at all plots, sagebrush shape at all plots, and Joshua tree demographics on 26 plots that contain Western and/or Eastern Joshua trees (See Table 1). Section 3.2.2 contains details on supplemental data collection methods, and protocols for these methods are included as appendices. Data collection shall be implemented at appropriate time windows for vegetation expression as detailed in Table 1. Plots that have been visited during the previous cycle will not require the completion of a soil pit or the plot characterization form. The subset of plots that will require a soil pit and the completion of the plot characterization form including determination of soil component and ecological site are described in Table 1 under the “Subset of Plots with Plot Characterization” column.

Table 1. Workload of plots per District and Project