(1) Vendor needs to provide Data collection Services to the government authority located in Nevada.– To assess the status, condition, and trends of soil, water, and related resources on the Nation's Non–Federal lands. Resources inventory legislative authorities, policy, and responsibilities for conducting the National Resources Inventory are contained in General Manual 290, Part 400.–Separate authorities govern completing NRI on Federal lands under agreement with other federal agencies.– Data will be collected on federal and non–federal lands in accordance with the standards outlined in the most current and applicable National Resources Inventory Grazing Land On–Site Data Collection Handbook of Instructions and its supplements, amendments, and appendices.– Landscape information.– Soil component determinations.– Ecological site assignments.– Pasture condition.– Rangeland health assessments.– Plant identification and census.– Species composition, standing biomass.– Disturbance indicators.– Plant cover, density, and height.
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