MATOC IDIQ Cultural Resource Services for Hoosier and Shawnee National Forest

MATOC IDIQ Cultural Resource Services This Sources Sought Notice is for informational and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation or commitment by the Government at this time. This notice is intended strictly for market research. The Government will not reimbursement any costs associated with providing information in response to this sources sought and/or any follow-up requests for information. The purpose of this Sources Sought notice is to determine interest parties and answer any question regarding this requirement. Contractor will provide the U.S. Forest Service with technical services related to cultural resource inventory on National Forest System lands. The work may be located in the following nine-county area in southern Indiana: Brown, Crawford, Dubois, Jackson, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe, Orange, and Perry; or in the following ten-county area in southern Illinois: Alexander, Gallatin, Hardin, Jackson, Johnson, Massac, Pope, Saline, Union, Williamson. The objectives shall be: (1) to locate and identify all cultural resources judged to be at least 50 years old and (2) to provide a complete cultural resource inventory of the area, and (3) to make a preliminary evaluation of the significance of identified historic properties according to the National Register of Historic Places eligibility criteria. To accomplish these objectives, the Contractor shall review existing sources of information on cultural and natural resources in the project area, conduct a complete coverage field reconnaissance, analyze the results of the investigation, and prepare a cultural resource report documenting this information. On occasion, other technical services related to cultural resources may be requested, such as cursory field reconnaissance, formal site evaluations, or other types of cultural resource research and investigations.