Repair & modernize USDA's SILVAH forestry software (C++)
- Buyer
- Agriculture, Department of / USDA Forest Service
- Location
- Parsons, WV
- Deadline
- 2026-11-11 (5 days left)
- Type
- Sources Sought
- Set-aside
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- Official title
- SILVAH software coding
- Fit for a small agency
- ★★★★★ 5/5
What they want
The Forest Service wants a developer to repair SILVAH 8, its forest-management decision tool written in C++, then work with its scientists to build version 9 using features from versions 7 and 8. This is a small-business set-aside and a sources-sought notice, so for now you are sending a capability statement, not a full proposal. A great fit for a small dev shop with C++ and desktop or scientific-software experience. Capability statements are due Nov 11.
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