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

The Project Delivery Bureau of the Policy, Planning and Intermodal Development Division of the Vermont Agency of Transportation, hereinafter referred to as VTrans, is seeking contractor services to undertake any necessary archaeological work on a variety of projects ranging from an Archaeological Resource Assessment (ARA) also referred to as a Resource Identification, through a Phase 3 study (data recovery) as defined in this Scope of Work (SOW) and The Vermont State Historic Preservation Office's Guidelines for Conducting Archaeology in Vermont, updated in 2017. The required services include historic and pre-contact (Native American) archeological resource reviews and knowledge of related fields that may assist and/or relate to information on archaeology. Knowledge and information related to and supporting archaeology is commonly obtained from associated work in socio-cultural anthropology including indigenous American populations, history, oral history, archival studies, document research, landscape studies, botany (floral analysis), faunal analysis including zoology and zoo archaeology, human osteology, soil science, remote sensing, geology (structural & physical), surficial geology, geomorphology (Pleistocene & Holocene), and geography (locational & spatial analysis). Prequalification is not required in order to submit a proposal for this RFP. All questions related to this RFP shall be forwarded to Caryn Pletzer, AOT Contract Administration, in writing by email at caryn.pletzer@vermont.gov. All such questions and requests shall be received no later than 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 8, 2026. AOT will not be bound by any oral communications. All questions or requests for clarification received will be documented and answered after this date. There will not be a mandatory or optional pre-bid meeting. The method of contractor selection has not been determined at this time. VTDOT: RFP - Archaeological Consulting Services 2026