This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Nephi, Utah. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

Division of Wildlife Resources. Environmental Assessment for Nephi Land exchange. This Invitation for Bids IFB is issued in accordance with State of Utah Procurement Code and the Utah Administrative Code. If any provision of this IFB conflicts with the Utah Procurement Code or the Utah Administrative Code, then Utah Procurement Code and then Utah Administrative Code will take precedence. The purpose of this IFB is to enter into a contract with the lowest responsive and responsible bidder to provide: a consultant company to complete an Environmental Assessment to meet NEPA requirements and satisfy USFWS requirements for an upcoming land exchange. The land exchange involves two 40-acre parcels and is located in Nephi, Utah. The EA must address both parcels in the land exchange. This contract will result in one contract award to the lowest cost responsive and responsible bidder. The closing date and time for this sourcing event is as provided in this posting. If your time is different from that shown, your profile may be set to a different time zone. Please see the attachment titled Changing Your Time Zone in the Buyer Attachments section for directions on how to update your profile. It is your responsibility to make sure you submit your response by the date and time indicated above. The State of Utah Division of Purchasing is the issuing procurement unit and the State of Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is the conducting procurement unit for this IFB (referred to as the State). The reference number for this IFB is Solicitation #AS23-81. This solicitation number must be referred to on all bids, correspondence, and documentation submitted to the State relating to this IFB. Bidders are prohibited from communications regarding this IFB with the conducting procurement unit staff, evaluation committee members, or other associated individuals EXCEPT the State of Utah Division of Purchasing procurement officer overseeing this IFB. Wherever in this IFB an item is defined by using a trade name, brand name, or a manufacturer and/or model number, it is intended that the words, or equivalent apply; and invites the submission of equivalent products by the Bidders. Bidders may be required to submit product samples to assist the chief procurement officer or head of a procurement unit with independent procurement authority in evaluating whether a procurement item meets the specifications and other requirements set forth in the invitation to bid. Product samples must be furnished free of charge unless otherwise stated in the invitation for bids, and if not destroyed by testing, will upon written request within any deadline stated in the invitation for bids, be returned at the bidder's expense. Samples must be labeled or otherwise identified as specified in the invitation for bids by the procurement unit. Pursuant to Utah Administrative Rule R33-12-502 the awarded contract(s) may be modified to incorporate new technology or technological upgrades associated with the procurement item being solicited, including new or upgraded: (i) systems; (ii) apparatuses; (iii) modules; (iv) components; and (v) other supplementary items. Further, a maintenance or service agreement associated with the procurement item under the resulting contract(s) may be modified to include any new technology or technological upgrades. Any contract modification incorporating new technology or technological upgrades will be specific to the procurement item being solicited and substantially within the scope of the original procurement or contract. The method of contractor selection has not been determined at this time.