Blanket Purchase Agreement 140F0S23A0034

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a single-award, 10-year Blanket Purchase Agreement to Shooting Star Native Seeds Inc. valued at approximately $9.5 million. The BPA aims to procure native grass seed and forbs for the agency's Mid-West region.

The original solicitation sought responses from native grass seed manufacturers only, to establish a regional BPA to facilitate orders over a decade-long period of performance ending August 31, 2033. Consistent with the service's wildlife conservation mission, procuring locally adapted native seed varieties through this vehicle supports habitat restoration efforts across its Mid-Western area of operations. The sources sought notice did not specify any set-asides, suggesting full and open competition resulted in the single award made last August.

Details provided indicate the BPA incorporates a catalog or pricelists to enable ordering agencies to requisition needed seed types as needs arise for their land management responsibilities over the next ten years. Establishing this long-term agreement for a common procurement reduces administrative costs associated with conducting new solicitations annually or more frequently. The arrangement also provides price certainty for native plant materials in supporting the Fish and Wildlife Service's habitat stewardship role in the region.