Bear-Palmer Fridley Resource Inventory

The Montana DNRC is seeking bids to perform a comprehensive cultural‑resource inventory of 5,752 acres within a 9,634‑acre Potential Effect Area for the Bear Palmer and Fridley Foothills timber‑sale and fuels‑reduction projects. The work must meet Class III (100 % pedestrian) standards, include literature review, field surveys, artifact collection, shovel‑testing where required, and delivery of a full set of electronic and hard‑copy deliverables. • Conduct a 100 % pedestrian survey (≤ 20 m transect spacing) and record all cultural resources using MT SHPO forms and GPS. • Collect diagnostic artifacts for curation at the Billings Curation Center and perform limited shovel‑testing of undetermined sites. • Produce a draft and final cultural‑resource inventory report, site‑number assignments, GIS shapefiles, maps, and all supporting documentation on electronic media.