The vendor is required to provide the creation of a testing plan and a historic property treatment plan (HPTP) to mitigate effects to five different sites.
- The sites are a mixture of historic and prehistoric artifacts and associated features.
- The sites are: la182566, la182567, la182568, la182568 and la204923.
- A full array of testing methods may be used for this study, including shovel testing, hand excavated units, trenching, collecting of carbon and float samples from features etc.
- The testing and HPTP will have to be reviewed and approved by the bureau of land management-Carlsbad field office (BLM-CFO), and the bureau of land management-state office (NMSO), the federal lead for this project.
- Those applying to conduct this work must have an active 2920 BLM permit with specific personnel permitted to work
- This project will include creation of the testing plan, implementation of the testing/HPTP, and submitting a report of the findings to the BLM-CFO
- This project will also include the collection of diagnostic artifacts found within the land sale area
- The locations will be provided by the BLM-CFO
- Finally, a large-scale report will need to be written up of all, the work and analytical findings of the study and submitted to the BLM-CFO for review digitally, and once a final copy is accepted, physical copies will need to be provided to the BLM-CFO
- The consultant awarded this contract will also have to apply for a permit of archeological investigations, which is given under the authority of the archaeological resource protection act (ARPA)
- Along with that permit comes the requirement to support the BLM in the creation of a NAGPRA plan of action (POA).
- The consultant is responsible for filling and submitting this permit request, but this can only be applied for once a testing and HPTP plan has been created and approved by the BLM-CFO.
- Contract Period/Term: 3 years
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: March 31, 2025