Seed increase - idaho - bluebunch wheatgrass
Active Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 140L0623F0271
- Awardee
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Benson Farms, Inc. UEI TT6DTCEHHK23
- Awarding agency
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National Office
Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior
- Obligated
- $105,000
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $105,000.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 76% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- NAICS code
- 111998 All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition · 2 offers Multiple Award, Fair Opportunity
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Moses Lake, WA 98837, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Original award | $105,000 |
About this award
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $105,000 delivery order to Benson Farms, Inc. for seed increase services focused on bluebunch wheatgrass in Idaho. The contract, issued as a firm fixed price delivery order on September 20, 2023, with an ultimate completion date of October 21, 2027, will be performed in Moses Lake, Washington. This award was not set aside for small businesses, though the awardee qualifies as a small business subchapter S corporation. The delivery order is issued under one of Benson Farms' existing Indefinite Delivery Vehicle contracts—specifically the $3 million single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement with the National Park Service for seed increase services in the Southwest region, which runs through August 2027.
Benson Farms, Inc. specializes in native plant materials and seed production for federal land management agencies, with demonstrated expertise in cultivating and delivering customized native grass varieties to support ecosystem restoration and habitat management. The company has an established track record of performing seed increase and native plant propagation work across multiple western U.S. ecoregions for agencies including the Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, and Fish and Wildlife Service. This bluebunch wheatgrass seed increase project aligns with the Forest Service's natural resources restoration and vegetation management objectives, leveraging Benson Farms' core competencies in source-identified native seed production and field establishment services.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 140L0623F0271?
140L0623F0271 was awarded to Benson Farms, Inc. by National Office (Bureau of Land Management) on September 20, 2023.
How much is contract 140L0623F0271 worth?
The government has obligated $105,000 on 140L0623F0271.
Is contract 140L0623F0271 an order under another contract?
Yes. 140L0623F0271 is a delivery order under 140L0618D0034, an indefinite delivery contract.
Was contract 140L0623F0271 competed?
The extent of competition for 140L0623F0271 was full and open competition. The government received 2 offers.
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