FRD Planting Oversight

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources IDV provides planting oversight services for the state's tree seedling reforestation program, which plants approximately 6 million seedlings annually across Michigan. Under this contract, the primary services include quality control and quality assurance auditing, management of planting crews, coordination with crew foremen, and seedling transportation and logistics oversight. The contractor is responsible for establishing quality check plots, monitoring critical planting specifications including spacing, depth, stem angle, firmness, and root condition, and implementing corrective actions to maintain program standards. Services are delivered during the designated spring planting season from April 15 to May 15 annually, with the contractor required to maintain a minimum of one overseer per planting crew and provide comprehensive reporting throughout the operational period.

Forest Resource Services LLC serves as the prime contractor for this indefinite delivery vehicle under the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The contract was awarded on March 3, 2023, with a completion date of March 2, 2028, and includes five optional one-year renewal periods at the State's discretion. The estimated total contract value is $1,280,190.00, calculated at $259,600.00 annually over the five-year base term, with pricing structured on a per-thousand-seedlings basis ranging from $27.88 to $1,550.00 depending on planting type and density. The contract includes liquidated damages provisions up to 20 percent of total payment for areas failing quality standards, and payment is net 45 days via Electronic Funds Transfer upon satisfactory completion of quality assessments.