NATIVE GRASS AND FORB SEED INCREASE AND SUPPLY IDIQ CONTRACT
Added: Jun 21, 2018 5:57 pm INDUSTRY DAY - Webex on June 26, 2018 at 10 a.m. (MTN) (1-2 Hours planned) Please see the Industry Day Notice for the WebEx information (attached) Please send ablodgett@blm.gov an email if you are attending, need your company name, person attending, email and phone number to reserve your spot. I am asking for your questions by 4:30 PM (MTN) Monday, June 25th; to be able to provide an answer at the event. Please email those to April Blodgett, ablodgett@blm.gov. See the 7 attachments provided Please see attached notice, and draft documents (Industry Day notice, Statement of Work, Evaluation Factors, Pricing Spreadsheet, Pricing Spreadsheet Instructions, PowerPoint presentation, and BLM's Five Year Forecast) 140L0618R0032 Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management National Office
6/21/18, 5:57 PM NATIVE GRASS AND FORB SEED INCREASE AND SUPPLY IDI
Added: Jun 15, 2018 7:09 pm The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), National Operations Center, P O Box 25047, Denver, CO is a seeking a qualified contractor to provide source-identified native grasses and forbs to the BLM. The pre-solicitation notice is an advance notice of a Solicitation. This notice is not a request for proposals. The solicitation number is 140L0618R0032 and will be posted on or about 6/29/2018 and close on or about 7/28/2018 at 1700 hours (Eastern Time). Questions pertaining to the solicitation may be submitted in writing tough the www.fedconnect.net website or emailed to April Blodgett, ablodgett@blm.gov. Further instructions will be provided in the Solicitation. The NAICS code is 111998, All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming, with a size standard of $750,000. This will be advertised as unrestricted, full and open competition. The Government will award a firm fixed priced, multiple award, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offerors whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. Introduction: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and other federal land management agencies have a long-term need to supply native plant materials for federal land management rehabilitation, restoration and reclamation efforts. Common uses for native grass and forb seed include: wildfire stabilization and rehabilitation, habitat improvement projects, revegetation of roads, reclamation of construction sites and other developments, mitigating erosion and sediment movement into streams, as well as the control and prevention of invasive plant species spread. The National Seed Strategy (2015) Goal 1 is to ensure the reliable availability of genetically appropriate seed. This IDIQ provides a Financial Instrument for the commercial seed industry that facilitates and streamlines meeting this native seed capacity goal. Description of Work: The object of the multiple award IDIQ contracts are to procure source-identified seed, and increase seed originating from wildland collected seed sources into larger quantities required for stabilization, reclamation, rehabilitation and restoration projects on federal land. Seed ordered under these contracts will be used by any Bureau of Land Management (BLM) office within the states of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. All seed delivered to the Government shall be source identified (SI) certified native seed under the AOSCA certification program for Pre-Variety Germplasm (PVG). The Contractor shall provide all acreage, labor, supervision, equipment, tools, materials, supplies, facilities, fees, laboratory tests, seed certification, records, and transportation necessary to collect, cultivate and produce cleaned and tested native seed that meets crop and seed contract quality and quantity standards from species listed in the delivery orders. This includes all field application, seed crop certification and seed testing fees. A fully implemented irrigation system may be required for some species and delivery orders. 140L0618R0032 Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management National Office
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