RFI for Helicopter Services

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service requires snow measurement services to collect data across remote, high-elevation mountain sites for water supply forecasting and resource management. The requested scope involves conducting critical manual snow measurements using federal snow samplers, calculating snow-water-equivalent, traveling over snow, and communicating results to the main Snow Survey office. The buyer restricted competition under the simplified acquisition threshold because local contractors require specialized over-snow equipment, local terrain knowledge, and specific experience to maintain year-to-year data continuity. To be eligible, vendors must be located onshore within the United States, and performance of the work takes place onsite in Idaho. Applicants can submit their responses digitally via email or online, and the buyer is looking for a proposal to set the budget.