# SMITH SPRING METAL DETECTOR SURVEY

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/140l6225q0022

- Solicitation number: 140L6225Q0022
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as combined synopsis and solicitation)
- Status: Awarded to Acr Consultants, Inc. for $12,340.00
- Department: Department of the Interior
- Agency: Bureau of Land Management
- Contracting office: Wyoming State Office (140L62)
- NAICS: 541620 Environmental Consulting Services
- Product or service code: B503 Archeological/Paleontological Studies
- Set-aside: Total small business set-aside
- County: Lincoln County (FIPS 56023). https://abierto.us/counties/lincoln-county-wy-56023
- City: Kemmerer. https://abierto.us/cities/kemmerer-wy-5642005
- First posted: April 18, 2025
- Last posted: May 15, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/1dcd22a728b5452ead7be2c5daa3f3ad/view

## Description

Contractor shall: conduct a background files search for and an intensive field inventory utilizing metal detectors of the approximately 5 acres representing the inferred campsite and approximately 5 acres representing a 2,300-foot-long by 100-foot-wide corridor centered on the adjacent portion of the NHT trace. In addition, site documentation, evaluation, and updates as needed based on the results of the survey and geophysical investigations.

The boundaries of the geophysical investigation areas can be adjusted or expanded to better define anomalies in Area margins, as allowed by the scope and budget. Contractor shall adhere to Class III inventory and reporting standards as defined by the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office Format, Guidelines, and Standards for Class II and III Reports. Adherence to Wyoming SHPO Metadata GIS and Photographic Standards is required.

All diagnostic artifacts shall be described in detail and photographed with an indicated scale. Contractor shall complete Wyoming Cultural Property Forms with NRHP eligibility determinations for all newly discovered cultural resources. Site forms for the Smiths Spring and Sublette Cutoff NHT shall be created/updated with any new information that is derived from the results of the inventory and geophysical investigations.

The contractor must possess a current BLM Wyoming Cultural Resource Use Permit (CRUP) for this project-specific work, and will follow the permit stipulations. The contractor shall also adhere to Wyoming BLM guidelines relating to cultural resources on BLM administered lands and Wyoming State Historic Preservation Offices Guidelines for Archaeology and Historic Preservation.

The contractor must notify the BLM KFO Authorized Officer, by telephone and with written confirmation, immediately upon the discovery of Native American affiliated human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, or objects of cultural patrimony (as defined in 43 CFR 10.2) and must immediately stop any activities connected with such discovery and make a reasonable effort to protect the discovered remains or objects.

**Period of Performance:** 06/01/2025 - 12/31/2025

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Acr Consultants, Inc. (UEI Y4G9KNHGMXR7)
- Contract: 140L6225P0023, purchase order
- Obligated: $12,340.00
- Competition: Competed Under SAP, 6 offers received
- Link: award number 140L6225P0023 equals the contract number; same awarding office 140L62 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_140L6225P0023_1422_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- April 18, 2025: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due May 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM EDT. Notice f6bb94709dfe442c9de9373d0fabbd69. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f6bb94709dfe442c9de9373d0fabbd69/view
- April 24, 2025: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due May 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM EDT. Notice 1c6b21a802bb4ba88b9a6761d6463270. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/1c6b21a802bb4ba88b9a6761d6463270/view
- May 1, 2025: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due May 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM EDT. Notice fb24f5c0c9dd46d3924ebd94b27780b4. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/fb24f5c0c9dd46d3924ebd94b27780b4/view
- May 15, 2025: Award notice. Notice 1dcd22a728b5452ead7be2c5daa3f3ad. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/1dcd22a728b5452ead7be2c5daa3f3ad/view

## Points of contact

- Martinez, Crystal, crystalm@blm.gov, 3077756336

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