Open-End Contract for Timber Stand Cruise, GIS Mapping, and Inventory Services

The government authority in Elkins, West Virginia seeks a vendor to establish an open-end contract for timber stand cruise and inventory services. The scope includes pre-inventory mapping, onsite field data collection, and locating plots with GPS according to GIS designations. Cruisers must record their initials, unique plot IDs, and date and time stamps per plot using handheld computers capable of in-field navigation and displaying base map layers. All GIS data must conform to the national standard for data accuracy and the ISO standard for metadata adopted by the Federal Geographic Data Committee. Only onshore organizations in the United States are eligible to bid, and the buyer is looking for proposals submitted digitally via email or online. Prospective bidders must submit all questions no later than November 17, 2026.