# Natural Resource Specialist

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/12318725r0004

- Solicitation number: 12318725R0004
- Notice type: Combined synopsis and solicitation
- Status: Awarded to Johann D Crespo Zapata
- Department: Department of Agriculture
- Agency: Forest Service
- Contracting office: USDA Forest Service (123187)
- NAICS: 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Product or service code: AH52 Natural Resources And Environment R&D Services; Other Natural Resources; Applied Research
- Set-aside: Total small business set-aside
- Place of performance: San Juan, Puerto Rico
- County: San Juan Municipio (FIPS 72127). https://abierto.us/counties/san-juan-municipio-pr-72127
- City: San Juan. https://abierto.us/cities/san-juan-pr-7276770
- First posted: September 11, 2025
- Last posted: September 11, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/d1d66a4a20954d8fb770e058adf00611/view

## Description

The Forest Service requires a Natural Resource Specialist to support the collection of field vegetation inventory data for Ecological Site Descriptions from sites across Puerto Rico, archiving data, and developing research reports and publications to share findings. Work schedule expectations are flexible with estimates of 20 hours per week over the twelve-month period of performance.

The contractor will have specialized skills in natural resource inventories, familiarity with the local flora, experience working with species inventory data, experience organizing data, data quality assessment, and in reporting on field and electronic natural resource data. Bilingual (Spanish/English) communication skills are required, the ability to manage a small team, and to work in collaboration with others in field sampling. The contractor will have an advanced degree in biology or other natural resource fields and demonstrate evidence of peer reviewed scientific publications.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Johann D Crespo Zapata (UEI K3NCKQG33X86)
- Contract: 12318725P0079, purchase order
- Obligated: $33,000.00
- Competition: Competed Under SAP, 9 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 12318725R0004 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 123187 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_12318725P0079_12C2_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- September 11, 2025: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due September 25, 2025 at 10:00 AM EDT. Notice d1d66a4a20954d8fb770e058adf00611. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/d1d66a4a20954d8fb770e058adf00611/view

## Points of contact

- Nicole Green, nicole.green2@usda.gov
- Drackus Thomas, drackus.thomas@usda.gov

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