# Forest Health Aerial Surveyor Services

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/1284lm26q0052

- Solicitation number: 1284LM26Q0052
- Notice type: Combined synopsis and solicitation
- Status: Awarded to Forest Resource Aviation Staffing Solutions, LLC
- Department: Department of Agriculture
- Agency: Forest Service
- Contracting office: Usda-Fs, Csa Intermountain 2 (1284LM)
- NAICS: 541370 Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services
- Product or service code: R404 Land Surveys, Cadastral Services (non-construction)
- Set-aside: Total small business set-aside
- County: Jefferson County (FIPS 08059). https://abierto.us/counties/jefferson-county-co-08059
- City: Lakewood. https://abierto.us/cities/lakewood-co-0843000
- First posted: April 17, 2026
- Last posted: May 1, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/cc6193772aa440798bdde2f44e11a5c6/view

## Description

The Rocky Mountain Region currently has a need for aerial surveyors for the 2026 survey season with specialized expertise in western forest pests, forest types, GPS and GIS technology as well as aviation experience. The contractor(s) will aerially map tree mortality and damage using a provided tablet computer with the digital mobile sketch mapping system (DMSM) application. Survey work will be conducted in a government provided aircraft either alongside a Forest Service representative or independently depending on the contractor’s qualifications as a Fixed Wing Flight Manager Special Use.

Typo in the solicitation document under Evaluation and Basis for Award. There is not an attachment 6 document. " Question and Anwsers have been posted. Questions are due NLT May 11th, 2026. All quotes are due May 18th, 2026 at 1700 MST. Please email word, or PDF documents to Sarah Cotton at sarah.cotton@usda.gov.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Forest Resource Aviation Staffing Solutions, LLC (UEI XRSWUL58C1R7)
- Contract: 1284LM26P0032, purchase order
- Obligated: $43,131.00
- Competition: Competed Under SAP, 2 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 1284LM26Q0052 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 1284LM (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_1284LM26P0032_12C2_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- April 17, 2026: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due May 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM EDT. Notice 418a3bb22d414d65be973ac85ec649b8. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/418a3bb22d414d65be973ac85ec649b8/view
- April 20, 2026: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due May 18, 2026 at 7:00 PM EDT. Notice 236ab87356b94ed7b763cc195f9fa809. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/236ab87356b94ed7b763cc195f9fa809/view
- April 29, 2026: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due May 18, 2026 at 7:00 PM EDT. Notice 8c539b2f7a10429bab9d3732a8ad6612. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/8c539b2f7a10429bab9d3732a8ad6612/view
- May 1, 2026: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due May 18, 2026 at 7:00 PM EDT. Notice cc6193772aa440798bdde2f44e11a5c6. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/cc6193772aa440798bdde2f44e11a5c6/view

## Points of contact

- COTTON, SARAH W, sarah.cotton@usda.gov

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