# Gas Hills Paleontological Survey of High Potential

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/140l6225q0032

- Solicitation number: 140L6225Q0032
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as combined synopsis and solicitation)
- Status: Awarded to Bargas Environmental Consulting, LLC for $28,665.00
- 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
- Place of performance: Lander, Wyoming
- County: Fremont County (FIPS 56013). https://abierto.us/counties/fremont-county-wy-56013
- City: Lander. https://abierto.us/cities/lander-wy-5644760
- First posted: June 6, 2025
- Last posted: July 8, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/5c2e3a0f837543809afb0d28090a3120/view

## Description

The contractor shall conduct a paleontological resources sampling survey of 275 acres of the Gas Hills High Potential Fossil Area (Gas Hills HPFA) within the Lander Field Office (LFO) in 2025 (see attached maps). All paleontological localities within the sampling survey area will be recorded using the BLM Locality Form and evaluated to make a significance determination.

In 2014 LFO issued the Record of Decision for its Resource Management Plan (RMP), which identified five High Potential Fossil Areas (HPFAs): the Beaver Rim HPFA, the Bison Basin HPFA, the Gas Hills HPFA, the Lander Slope HPFA, and the Lysite to Lost Cabin HPFA. These five areas total approximately 392,000 acres.

In order assist in making land management decisions, the LFO would like to complete paleontological surveys in the Gas Hills HPFA in 2025. The contractor must have a current BLM Wyoming Paleontological Resources Use Permit or be able to obtain a permit in time to meet the project timeframes described in the schedule below.

Project Location and Scope As depicted on the attached map, the Gas Hills HPFA1 is located in the Wind River Basin of central Wyoming, approximately 40 miles (64 kilometers [km]) southeast of Riverton, Wyoming.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Bargas Environmental Consulting, LLC (UEI SNPLCREAHY37)
- Contract: 140L6225P0033, purchase order
- Obligated: $28,665.00
- Competition: Competed Under SAP, 2 offers received
- Link: award number 140L6225P0033 equals the contract number; same awarding office 140L62 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_140L6225P0033_1422_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- June 6, 2025: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due June 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM EDT. Notice d428841932a64ba5901384e211c271ad. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/d428841932a64ba5901384e211c271ad/view
- June 18, 2025: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due June 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM EDT. Notice 8ebc47cdfad844f8a5a08e9e28b76064. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/8ebc47cdfad844f8a5a08e9e28b76064/view
- July 8, 2025: Award notice. Notice 5c2e3a0f837543809afb0d28090a3120. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/5c2e3a0f837543809afb0d28090a3120/view

## Points of contact

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

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