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The purpose of this amendment is to update quote instructions and evaluation criteria.

Period of Performance: 09/30/2025 to 09/30/2030

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Email isteinheimer@blm.gov

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Ian Steinheimer Department of Interior National Operations Center Phone (303) 236-6609 Email isteinheimer@blm.gov

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140L0625Q0039 FY25 Seed Production Request for Quote

Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 12.603(a) and 13.106, the Contracting Officer is issuing a combined synopsis/solicitation for the acquisition of Seed Production for the Bureau of Land Management

(BLM).

(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for the acquisition of commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 and 13.1, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested, and a written solicitation will not be issued.

(ii) Solicitation Number 140L0625Q0039 is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). This solicitation will utilize the policies contained in FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items in conjunction with the policies and procedures for solicitation evaluation and award prescribed in FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, as appropriate for this acquisition.

(iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through

Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-04 effective June 11, 2025.

(iv) This procurement is for unrestricted, full and open participation for vendors registered in SAM.gov. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code associated with this solicitation is 111998: All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming, with a size standard of $2.5 Million.

(v) The BLM is seeking harvested seed meeting the specifications and required quality detailed in

Attachment – Specifications at the estimated quantities specified in Attachment – Order Form.

(vi) Pursuant to FAR 52.212-1(h), the Government may accept any item or group of items of an offer. The Government anticipates making multiple awards.

(vii) The type of contract to be awarded is a stand-alone, Firm Fixed Price (FFP) type contract.

Pricing shall be placed in the attached order form. Pricing of all line items is not required. Offerors may elect to provide a quote for one, multiple or all line items in Attachment – Order Form in response to this solicitation. By submitting a quotation, the Offeror represents that it will meet all the requirements stated in Attachment – Specifications for each line item(s) the Offeror has chosen to quote.

(viii) Performance location and period of performance (POP) is detailed in the attached specifications. The POP is starting the 30th of September 2025 and ending the 30th of September 2030.

(ix) The following FAR provisions 52.212-1 and 52.212-2 are provided as addenda to this solicitation under attachments: Quote Instructions, and Quote Evaluation.

(x) FAR Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial, applies to this acquisition.

Potential offerors shall read and comply with all terms and conditions, see Addendum FAR 52.212-1

– Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items for additional instructions. When preparing offers, Offerors shall follow the instructions and content requirements in Attachment - Provisions and Clauses’. Offerors are responsible for submitting a complete quotation in response to this solicitation that meets all solicitation requirements, such as terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements, in addition to those identified in the Addenda.

(xi) FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition, see Provisions for detailed evaluation criteria. Evaluation criteria and basis for award(s) for this solicitation are provided within the Attachment - Quote Evaluation.

(xii) Offerors shall ensure that their Representations and Certifications are up to date in the System for Award Management (SAM) which can be accessed through https://www.sam.gov.

Offerors shall ensure that this acquisition’s NAICS Code of 111998 is listed in 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications (MAY 2024) (DEVIATION FEB 2025) https://www.sam.gov/

140L0625Q0039 FY25 Seed Production Request for Quote

Even if offeror has an active SAM registration all offerors must ensure FAR provision 52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation is incorporated into their SAM Registration.

(i) FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items applies to this acquisition.

(ii) FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Jan 2025) (DEVIATION FEB 2025) applies to this acquisition. See this clause for additional FAR Clauses marked with “X” showing they are applicable to this acquisition.

(iii) Additional FAR clauses that apply to this acquisition are provided in the attachments. All FAR clauses will be incorporated into the successful offerors’ contract award. Additional provisions that apply to this acquisition are provided in the attachments. These provisions are incorporated into this solicitation but will not be incorporated into the successful offerors’ contract award.

(iv) The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) does not apply to this acquisition.

(v) Offerors are responsible for ensuring submitted responses to this solicitation are complete and received timely. Offerors shall email its complete quote package to the following members of the Contracting Team: isteinheimer@blm.gov and mfalls@blm.gov not later than: 5:00 PM (MT) on August 18, 2025.

(vi) All correspondence related to this announcement shall reference the solicitation number in the subject line: “140L0625Q0039”. Inquiries, questions or comments regarding this solicitation shall be emailed to all of the following members of the Contracting Team:

isteinheimer@blm.gov and mfalls@blm.gov; not later than 5:00 PM (MT) on August 4, 2025.

Inquiries received after this date and time may not be considered.

(vii) When applicable, Government responses to inquiries submitted will only be issued through an amendment to this solicitation. If it is necessary to amend this solicitation, the amendment will be published on SAM.gov. Offerors are required to acknowledge all amendments that may be issued.

(viii) The Offeror shall identify and provide contact information for any individuals authorized to communicate with the Government and detail the capacity of the communications, as well as limitations (if applicable). At a minimum, the Prime Offeror shall include individual(s):

designated to make decisions, authorized to contractually sign and obligate the Offeror, and responsible for CPARS and for invoicing. Please include name, title, phone number, email address, functional capacity and limitation(s), if applicable.

The following sections and attachments are hereby incorporated into this combined synopsis/solicitation and are provided as attachments to 140L0625Q0039:

Attachments to the Solicitation 1 - Specifications 2 - Addendum Instructions 3 - Addendum Evaluation 4 - Provisions and Clauses 5 - Seed Analysis Request Form 6 - Itemized Delivery Sheet 7 - Order Form mailto:isteinheimer@blm.gov mailto:mfalls@blm.gov mailto:isteinheimer@blm.gov mailto:mfalls@blm.gov

Statement of Work

Provide Native Seed for Post-Fire Emergency Stabilization, Mine and Energy Development Site Reclamation, and Combating Invasive Species

1. INTRODUCTION AND SCOPE

1.1. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), National Park Service (NPS), and US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) have a long-term need to supply native plant materials for federal land vegetation management. Common uses for native seed include soil stabilization for post –fire stabilization, reclamation of mining and energy development sites, to combat invasive species, support fuels management efforts to replace fire-prone invasive annual grasses with more fire-resistant and fire-resilient plant species, improve wildlife habitat and aid the recovery of Federally listed species.

1.2. The objective of this contract is to procure source-identified seed, increasing seed originating from wildland collected seed sources into larger quantities required for stabilization, reclamation, and rehabilitation projects on federal lands. A sub-objective is to expand the network of native seed growers with the capability to grow seed sourced from harsh desert climates, which has been constrained within established native seed growing locations. Seed ordered under this contract will be used on federal lands. Unless otherwise specified, all seed delivered to the Government will be source identified (SI) certified native seed under the AOSCA certification program for Pre-Variety Germplasm (PVG) according to the requirements herein. All seed shall be delivered to the BLM Regional Seed Warehouse system.

1.3. The Contractor shall provide all acreage, labor, supervision, equipment, tools, materials, supplies, facilities, fees, seed certification, records, and transportation necessary to cultivate and produce cleaned and tested native seed that meets crop and seed contract quality and quantity standards from requested species. This includes all field application and seed crop certification fees. A fully implemented irrigation system will be required.

1.4. The Seed Production Request Sheet (Attachment 7) identifies species, seed transfer zones, amount of available starter seed, and maximum target acreages for seed increase fields. Vendors may bid on field sizes of 0.1 acre up to the maximum target acreage for each species and seed transfer zone combination of interest.

This sheet shall be used by the contractor to bid on species by seed transfer zone which they are interested in growing.

1.5. The Government will provide SI stock seed for seed increase to meet target field size stated, with the seed analysis report for the seed lot, to the grower prior to sowing for the sowing year. The seed analysis report includes: species, germplasm identification term, source location by County and Provisional Seed Transfer Zone, year of collection, seed generation, seed viability, purity, and year tested.

1.6. These are small-scale pilot seed increase projects, of 0.1 to 1 acre in size. All seed produced during the period of performance shall be delivered to, and be owned by, the government.

1.7. CONFIDENTIALITY: The information developed under this contract is the property of the U.S. government and shall be kept in strict confidence.

1.8. PERFORMANCE PERIOD: The work of this base contract shall be provided from approximately September 30, 2025, through September 30, 2030. The performance period for annual species shall be for two years (one field prep year plus one production year), while the performance period for perennial species shall be three to five years (1 field prep years and 2-4 production years as specified in the bid sheet).

2. SEED PRODUCTION SPECIFICATIONS

2.1. Payment structure

a. Field Establishment (Year 1 of period of performance (POP))– Once a field has been inspected and accepted in accordance with state certifying standards, the contractor shall be paid the amount awarded for the contractor’s offer for field establishment.

b. Seed Production – For each year of seed produced for the number of years of production specified per line item on the bid sheet (1 year for annual species, 2-4 years for perennial species), the contractor shall be paid an agreed upon price for all seed produced during that harvest year.

1. 1st harvest (Year 2 of POP)- The contractor shall be paid an agreed upon price for all seed produced off the field for the first harvest.

2. 2nd harvest (Year 3 of POP)- The contractor shall be paid an agreed upon price for all seed produced off the field for the first harvest.

3. 3rd harvest (Year 4 of POP)- The contractor shall be paid an agreed upon price for all seed produced off the field for the first harvest.

4. 4th harvest (Year 5 of POP)- The contractor shall be paid an agreed upon price for all seed produced off the field for the first harvest.

c. The contractor shall not hold produced seed for an aggregate final delivery. The contractor shall deliver produced seed at the end of each growing season.

d. Additional Seed Production – With some line item exceptions stated up front in the Seed Production Request Sheet (Attachment 7), the grower may elect to keep a field in production beyond the period of performance. The BLM has the right of first refusal on any additional seed produced in subsequent years after the period of performance has ended. The Government’s decision to purchase the additional seed is optional and at the sole discretion of the Government based on need and available funds. If the government elects to not purchase the seed, the grower is allowed to sell the remaining seed in the commercial market.

2.2. Government Furnished Stock Seed –

a. The Government will provide SI stock seed for seed increase to meet target field size stated, with the seed analysis report for the seed lot, to the grower prior to sowing for the sowing year.

b. The seed analysis report includes:

1. Species, germplasm identification term, source location by County, Omernik Level III Ecoregion, Seed Transfer Zone, seed generation

2. All test results listed as available on the bid sheet: These could include seed viability, pure seed content, inert content, weed and other crops seed content, and year tested.

c. The seed will be cleaned and tested at a BLM approved state laboratory with a Registered Seed Technologist. PDFs of test result for TZ, purity, and noxious weeds will be provided if listed as available on the bid sheet. Purity tests for some line items were conducted at Bend Seed Extractory.

d. Government furnished stock seed is the property of the Government, and unless otherwise directed any unused portion shall be returned to the Government.

2.3. Field Establishment and Maintenance

a. It is OPTIONAL for Contractor to start each of the fields through direct plug planting. If plugs are chosen, fields shall be directly planted with a typical target of 20,000 plugs per acre, with the final number determined by the number of plugs that are produced by the nursery and cultivation practices of the farm.

Production costs will reflect the number of plugs planted per acre. Produced seed shall be cleaned and tested.

b. All fields shall be enrolled in their state seed certification program (where applicable) and meet Pre-Variety Germplasm certification requirements and standards in all states. Prior to planting, the Contractor shall be responsible for knowing the AOSCA and state Seed Certifying Agency standards for Pre-Variety Germplasm, including field history, limits on plant volunteers, crop isolation, and procedures for initiating and completing the seed certification process.

c. Following the certification process, the contractor shall identify each field or portion of a field with a field marker using the germplasm name assigned by the government (e.g. FWS0800-55 or DUT020-11).

d. The seed lot and germplasm identity shall be maintained throughout all phases of the contract. The seed lot identity and nomenclature shall not be lost, mixed, or contaminated with other seed from other sources.

e. The Contractor shall grow out seeds of native plant species following appropriate and sanitary nursery best management practices, and in a way to prevent potential hybridization of species (seed fields must be isolated from any other varieties or accessions of the same species, and from wild populations of the same species growing in the vicinity of the fields, by at least 300 feet).

f. Isolation standards may be checked through field inspections. Fields used for seed propagation and grow out shall meet the isolation and land history requirements of the applicable certifying state agency with jurisdiction over the field following AOSCA standards. Isolation and land history requirements shall be met for all cross-pollinated, self-pollinated, and apomictic species.

g. All seed production fields may be inspected annually by the Contractor, COR and/or other BLM designated PI for:

1. confirmation the agreed upon native species are being grown

2. documenting the health/reproduction potential of the crops

3. documenting all non-native or non-target species in the fields and their associated cover.

h. The COR and/or BLM designated PI shall have experience identifying the native species being grown and any non-native species that could occur in the fields.

Every reasonable effort must be made to control volunteer plants (arising from seed or vegetative remnants). The Contractor shall identify all non-target species growing in the fields and provide this information to the BLM.

i. The Contractor shall provide a brief annual summary report (with at least two photos per field/species) summarizing the production and seed test results for all species grown for this project on and/or before May 1st of each year.

j. The Contractor shall manage these native seed production fields by providing fertilization (if needed), weed control, and irrigation for the species at optimal time periods. Seed shall be harvested at maximum maturation time for maximum seed production.

k. Identity and purity of seed must be maintained at all times during the harvest.

Equipment and facilities used for transporting, handling, and storing of seed may be inspected by BLM.

l. Seed shall not be allowed to become wet after harvest. Seed shall be dried and stored in a building, shed, or warehouse that allows air circulation and is protected from rain, moisture, temperature extremes, and rodents, insect, and pathogen attack, or other conditions that would reduce the viability of the seed.

3. HARVESTED SEED QUALITY STANDARD

3.1. The contractor is responsible for all costs (including equipment, labor, supplies, etc.) associated with seed crop harvesting, cleaning, debearding, and other necessary seed conditioning. The contractor shall ensure seed ordered under this contract is conditioned to meet standards for pure seed, other crop, inert and weed seed, and to include de-bearding of awns, if necessary. All seed ordered under this contract shall be cleaned so that no stems or debris longer than ¾ inch remain unless stated otherwise in these specifications. Awns removed from seeds shall be cleaned out of the seed.

a. Bottlebrush Squirreltail (Elymus elmoides): Debearding – seed shall be processed and cleaned so that a minimum of 90% of the individual seeds have less than 1/8” in length of the awn remaining. The remaining 10% of the seeds shall have awns less than ½” in length.

b. Needle and Threadgrass (Hesperostipa comata): Debearding – Needle and Thread seed shall be processed, and awns cleaned so that a minimum of 90% of the individual seeds have less than 1/8” in length of the awn remaining. The remaining 10% of the seeds shall have awns less than ¼” in length.

3.2. Generation Limitations: The Contractor agrees to grow G0 seed stock for increase and provide G1 stock. No further generations are allowed unless approved by the government.

3.3. Target Seed Standards: The following general target standards shall apply to all seed increased. The Contractor is expected to maintain weed free production fields consistent with industry standard practices. Contractor payments may be reduced or forfeited if the standards are not achieved and negligence of the production fields is observed during inspections.

1. Other Crop Seeds maximum 2%

2. Weed Seeds maximum 0.2%

3. Noxious weed seed 0%

4. No “off type” Bromus species seeds

5. Amaranthus spp., found in the noxious weed test, or any other purity examination, requires the contractor to complete a DNA test to determine if the species is prohibited or restricted (Palmer’s amaranth).

The Contractor shall provide, in writing, any reasons for seed not meeting these targets. If fields are enrolled in certification through the Pre-Varietal Germplasm Program, standards are set according to species, and in most cases, are more rigid than the general standards listed above.

3.4. Under the Federal Seed Act, all agricultural seed is subject for testing to comply with the standards of the USDA State Noxious – Weed Requirements and the Association of Official Seed Analysis (AOSA).

a. The Government will act in accordance with the noxious weed laws for each respective state where seed increase is undertaken.

b. All seed must qualify for acceptance by meeting all combinations of noxious weeds for all western states; otherwise, the entire lot of seed will be rejected at the Government’s discretion.

c. Seed lots are required to meet the standards for state noxious and prohibited weed seed requirements recognized in the administration of the Federal Seed Act - Rules and Regulations. Official Federal and State lists of noxious weed seeds may be accessed at:

https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/StateNoxiousWeedsSeedLi st.pdf https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/StateNoxiousWeedsSeedList.pdf https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/StateNoxiousWeedsSeedList.pdf

3.5. Seed Testing

a. Overview: Initial seed testing costs shall be paid for by the Offeror and included in the bid price offered for the item(s). The BLM will sample all seed lots after being delivered to the BLM’s delivery location. Costs of sampling seed will be the responsibility of the Government. Samples will be sent to one of the preferred vendor labs. The costs of the first BLM sampled test will be the responsibility of the vendor and will be authorized using Attachment 5.

Vendor preferred seed testing laboratories will be utilized but only BLM approved seed testing laboratories will be allowed and are limited to Official State Seed Laboratories in Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, Wyoming, and Indiana Crop Improvement Association.

b. The vendor shall provide an Attachment 5 filled out (except sampler, sampling, and lab information) and signed prior to delivery for each seed lot, at each delivery location. The vendor shall send the Attachment 5, shipping documents) to the BLM_ID_Seed_All@blm.gov group email address prior to delivery.

c. The offeror shall designate two different approved seed labs in the delivery paperwork (Attachment 6), as their facilities of preference. The government will pull an official AASCO certified seed sample at the government facility upon delivery of the seed lot, and the sample will be sent to one of the two labs listed as preferred by the vendor. The offeror shall be responsible for the payment of the first test. Additional samples and testing may be conducted at the discretion of the BLM, those samples/tests will be sent to the BLM lab of choice and paid for by the BLM. If a lab is not designated by the offeror on the schedule, the Government will utilize any approved seed testing facility.

d. Seed test analysis will include purity (inert, other crop, weed seed), TZ, Western

States Noxious Weed Exam, and species check for invasive annual brome species. Germination (when applicable).

e. Seed species that are listed in the Federal Seed Act (FSA) are required to have a germination result listed on the Analysis tag for interstate shipment. For new harvest seed, the USDA has agreed to allow the germination test to be started prior to shipping and provided to the BLM when completed via the same email address.

f. The seed delivered under the contract shall be subject to such inspection and tests as may be determined by the Contracting Officer or Contracting Officer Representative to be necessary to ascertain conformance with the specifications stated herein.

mailto:BLM_ID_Seed_All@blm.gov

4. Packaging, Marking, and delivery

4.1. Packaging

a. All seed shall be delivered in sound, clean, and made from standard poly or woven sacks of similar strength and characteristics. Burlap bags will not be accepted. ANY BAGS RECEIVED WHICH ARE NOT SOUND WILL BE REJECTED, AND MUST BE RE-BAGGED BY THE CONTRACTOR, OR REPLACED. Needle and Thread seed shall be double-bagged.

b. The weight of the actual bags shall not be included in the stated weight of the seed delivered.

c. The lot number for all seed shall be marked on the bag (stenciled or marked with indelible ink).

4.2. Analysis Tags:

a. The label (the analysis tag) must be attached to each bag of seed and clearly visible when seed is stacked on a pallet. In addition, the SI seed shall have the required certifications tags attached. Incomplete analysis tags may be cause for rejection of seed.

b. Source Identified Seed will include the government assigned germplasm name listed in each line item of the solicitation.

c. Analysis Tag requirements for each contract line item with the following information:

1. Lot Number

2. Name and Address of Shipper

3. Species (Common and Latin), and germplasm ID as assigned by BLM

4. Purity

5. Germination/TZ

6. Crop Seed:

7. Weed Seed:

8. Inert:

9. Noxious Weed Seed and States Tested for Origin Location of seed source/origin: Eco-region and Seed Transfer Zone

10. Test Date

11. Weight of Bag

12. Contract and line item number

4.3. Seed Shipment: Seed shall be shipped in a manner that will prevent damage to the seed and arrive expeditiously at the BLM designated shipping location. The Contractor shall provide notification to BLM before the seed is shipped and shall provide the tracking number of the package by email as soon as is practical. The COR shall provide the designated shipping address for the storage site receiving seeds.

4.4. Pallets

a. All seed that is delivered in quantities greater than 50 lbs, unless prior arrangements are made, must be shipped and delivered on pallets in good order and condition to the point of delivery specified in the contract. If the contractor chooses to ship seed not on pallets, the delivery personnel are required to unload the seed, stack on pallets and wrap with plastic wrap. All supplies must be provided by contractor. Palletized seed must be delivered in a condition that can be safely unloaded with a forklift. Pallets that are not securely wrapped, tipped over, or excessively leaning or bulging may be rejected and returned to the contractor for repackaging. Seed will only be accepted on a pallet sized 48” X 40” unless prior approval has been made with the receiving warehouse. Seed bags cannot hang over the four sides of the pallet. If using a girdle of cardboard, the pallet must be shrink-wrapped prior to adding the girdle to allow for easy removal of cardboard to verify bag count. A slip-sheet (piece of cardboard the same size of the pallet) shall be placed on top of the pallet before seed bags are stacked on pallet. Seed bags damaged due to improper handling or improper protection from the elements will not be accepted or will be subject to other considerations as determined by the Contract Officer (CO). In the event the Government must restack the seed bags because it was delivered not meeting the specifications, the Government will charge the contractor the actual cost incurred by the Government in performing these services or require the contractor to remedy the issue.

b. Each pallet with seed needs to be clearly marked on the outside of the pallet as to species, lot number(s), contract line item number, and number of pounds of each lot. The list should be clearly visible without unpacking the pallet.

EXAMPLE: In this example, a pallet would have 250 lbs of Showy penstemon and 650 lbs of Idaho Fescue. This information should be clearly marked on the pallet. Each pallet should have a similar sheet with the appropriate information for other line items (also available in Attachment 6)

Contract #

Line Item number

Germplasm ID Species Common name Lot # lbs

2059 10

SOS-

UTE_123 Penstemon spectabilis Showy penstemon abcd1234 250

2064 20 Lakeview Festuca idahoensis Idaho Fescue defg4567 650

c. Where multiple species or lot numbers are included on a pallet, the distinction between lots and/or species must be clearly marked. A slip-sheet will be placed between lots and/or species to clearly separate mixed pallets.

d. If a pallet exceeds 54” in height, another pallet must be inserted before additional seed is stacked for shipping. A slip-sheet will be placed on top of the pallet before additional pallets are double stacked.

4.5. Bill of Lading Shipping Documents

a. For every shipment prior to delivery, each contractor must provide the below shown itemized list sent via email to blm_id_seed_all@blm.gov for each warehouse delivery. The itemized form is provided as Attachment 6. Contractor shall be required to provide a separate itemized list that corresponds to each truck load if multiple or partial loads are being delivered.

b. To ensure that the correct lot number is being matched to the applicable contract line item number, the shipping paperwork MUST INCLUDE:

• Contract number

• Contractor name

• Contract Line Item number associated with the seed ordered

• Contractor assigned lot number

• BLM assigned germplasm ID

• Species/ common name and scientific name

• Quantity and Weight

• Warehouse delivered to

EXAMPLE: See example below. Also available in Attachment 6.

mailto:blm_id_seed_all@blm.gov

Required Documentation:

1.) Attachment 5 for seed testing, Vendor portion filled out correctly and signed

Company Name: ABC Seed Company

Contract #: 140L372xC00xx

Warehouse Delivery location: Boise

SSID C

on tra ct lin e

G er m pl a sm

ID

(a s as si gn ed by B

LM

Sc ie nt ifi c N am e Seed Type Common

Name

H ar ve st

Ye ar

Lot # Pounds

2059 10

SOS-

UTE_123

Penstemon spectabilis Showy penstemon 2027

2064 20

SOS-

NV1-56

Festuca idahoensis Idaho Fescue 2027

2075 80

SOS-

CA23-26

Bromus marginatus Mountain Brome 2027

2580 100

SOS-

FWS-

Asclepias speciosa Showy milkweed 2027

***** Examples************

4.6. Delivery Requirements

a. F.O.B. Delivery - All seed delivered as a result of this solicitation must be delivered to the Bureau of Land Management locations as specified in the contract. Seed shall not be unloaded without a Government official present.

Offeror's price(s) must include the cost of these delivery requirements. In the event the Government must move the seed because it was delivered and unloaded in the wrong place, the Government will charge the contractor the actual cost incurred by the Government in performing these services. Seed bags damaged due to improper handling or improper protection from the elements will not be accepted.

b. The contractor shall be required to make an appointment with the appropriate Government delivery personnel at least two (2) working days prior to delivery to arrange for unloading at the destination. If the seed does not arrive on the scheduled delivery date and the contractor is not communicating with the warehouses about the delay, the contractor may be required to reschedule two

(2) working days prior to making a new delivery appointment. Deliveries shall be made between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday excluding Federal holidays, unless prior approval has been made with the receiving warehouse. The DELIVERIES WILL BE SCHEDULED ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS TO EACH Government delivery location.

c. When scheduling deliveries with the Warehouses, the contractor must coordinate (physically speak) with the warehouse staff. The Government reserves the right to refuse deliveries that are not scheduled in advance.

Consideration to the Government for late deliveries will be exercised.

d. FREEZER STORED SEED REFRIGERATED SHIPPING Prior harvest sagebrush, winterfat, spiny hopsage, rabbitbrush are required to be shipped via refrigerated shipping at a minimum of March 1st thru October 31st ,but may be required outside of that window depending on weather conditions. Consultation with the COR should occur to determine if refrigerated shipping is required beyond October 31. Refrigerated shipping shall keep the seed at 32 degrees F or below.

Shipping temperature above 32 degrees F will be subject to termination by the Contracting Officer.

Office/Organization Purchasing Seed

Pounds Delivered

Bill To:

Boise Regional Seed Warehouse

1962 Commerce Ave

Boise, ID 83705

CONTRACTOR

Phone: 208-308-3981, (Brandon Brown)

208-384-3206 – warehouse number

5. INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

5.1. Inspection

a. The state Seed Certifying Agency shall inspect all fields to certify acceptance of proper field management at contractor expense.

b. The contractor may apply for re-inspection on a field that failed to meet the minimum standards. The contractor shall apply and have the cause for rejection corrected before the deadline specified on the inspection report by the Seed Certifying Agency. There will be only one re-inspection per field. The contractor shall pay any Seed Certifying Agency fees for re- inspections.

c. The Government reserves the right to conduct site inspections of fields prior to and during production.

d. Field Condition Updates

Deliverable Due Date Provide to

Progress Update (yield, condition, problems, actions to address problems)

Every Six Months after Field Establishment

Contracting Officer and

COR

Two Photos Per Field Every Six Months after Field

Establishment

Contracting Officer and

COR

5.2. Acceptance and Payment

a. Acceptance of work will be determined by the contractor's compliance with terms, specifications, and performance standards including those provided by the State Seed Certifying agency.

b. Final acceptance will be deemed to occur only after the COR has received a copy of all the following at the specified delivery location:

• Seed Analysis Request Form

• Favorable seed test and visual inspection (see section 3.3 - 3.5 for testing requirements)

• Physical seed of the same favorable seed test lot

• Germination results for Federal Seed Act covered species.

c. Final acceptance of all seed to be delivered under this contract shall be the responsibility of the Contracting Officer. Quality of the deliverables is subject to verification by the Contracting

d. Officer’s Representative (COR) with final payment to be withheld pending completion of any necessary rework by the contractor.

e. Where more than one lot of seed is furnished under a single schedule item in the contract as a whole, payments will be made on the basis of the test results on each individual lot of seed from each location making up the total quantity under such schedule item. Seed from individual lots not meeting the minimum requirements set forth in the Schedule will be subject to deductions or rejection.

6. DEFINITIONS

Association of Official Seed Analysts, Inc. (AOSA) – is an organization of official state, federal, and university seed laboratories in the United States and Canada with the purpose of establishing Rules for Testing Seeds, achieving standardization among analysts and laboratories. (http://www.aosaseed.com).

Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies (AOSCA) – Is an international organization that develops certification requirements and standards that accommodate plant germplasm (whether newly acquired accessions or named varieties) of native grasses, forbs, and woody plants. These certification procedures provide third-party verification of source, genetic identity, and genetic purity of wildland collected or field or nursery grown plant germplasm materials. (http://www.aosca.org)

Container Production – Is a technique of sowing seed, germinating, and growing plants in cells or containers prior to transplanting into the field, usually in a controlled environment. The steps usually ensure increased levels of seed germination, plant growth and survival in the field.

http://www.aosaseed.com/ http://www.aosca.org/

Container production and transplant costs - is the vendor cost of container production in a greenhouse or shadehouse and the cost of transplanting the material to a field to meet the order. This cost is separate from the field maintenance costs and is usually a one-time cost.

Contracting Officer (CO) - an individual with the authority to enter into, administer, and/or terminate contracts and make related determinations and findings. The term includes certain authorized representatives of the contracting officer acting within the limits of their authority as delegated by the contracting officer.

Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) - an individual designated and authorized in writing by the Contracting Officer to perform specific technical or administrative functions.

Generation 1 (G1) – the first-generation seed produced after wild collection. G0 is wild collected seed; G1 is the seed produced from G0 plants, G2 is 2nd generation of seed, and so forth.

Isolation Distance - for stands of source-identified germplasm, an isolation distance is used to prevent another genetic strain of the species or other cross-pollinating species from breeding with the target germplasm.

International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) – is an international organization that develops unbiased and uniform seed testing methods and standards (https://www.seedtest.org/en/home.html). ISTA are accredited seed laboratories that meet uniform seed testing standards through the Accreditation, Proficiency Test and Auditing Programs.

(https://www.seedtest.org/en/memberlaboratories.html).

Minimum Seed Lot Standards – are the minimum standards for viability, purity, moisture, other crop seed, weed seed and Pure Live Seed (PLS) for each seed lot of a species.

Native Grass and Forb Seed Accession – Is a collection of seed that represents a species germplasm from a specific area within the project area and a unique seed collection with a single identity and nomenclature.

Noxious Weeds (Federal and State) - is a combined list of prohibited or restricted weeds that occur on any of the federal or state noxious weed lists, in accordance with the Federal Noxious Weed Act of 1974, as amended (7 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.)

and the Plant Protection Act (Pub.L. 106–224) in 2000, the Federal Seed Act 7 USC 1551-1611, and the individual States’ Department of Agriculture seed laws https://www.seedtest.org/en/home.html https://www.seedtest.org/en/memberlaboratories.html and state prohibited and restricted noxious weed control and quarantine lists.

Each State maintains official noxious weed lists for seed control and for quarantine of noxious weeds. The lists may be combined. The USDA Plants Database (https://plants.usda.gov/java/noxious) provides federal and state noxious weed lists. However, the most current state noxious weed list is posted at the individual States’ Department of Agriculture web site.

Production Costs and Maintenance - are the costs of production and field maintenance of the acreage identified, and can be for one year or multiple years.

Project Inspector (PI) – is a designated subject matter individual working directly with the Contracting Officer’s Representative. They have no authority to change the terms and conditions of the order or inspect/accept material.

Pre-Variety Germplasm (PVG) – is an AOSCA certification program for plant reproductive material development based upon verification of species and source to facilitate orderly procurement, production, and distribution of plant germplasm materials. Germplasm types include: (1) Source Identified Type (unevaluated germplasm identified only as to species and location of the wild growing parents); (2) Selected Type (germplasm showing promise of desirable traits, having been selected either within or as a common site comparison among accessions or populations of the same species); (3) Tested Type (germplasm for which progeny testing has proven desirable traits to be heritable); finally (4) Variety/Cultivar release if eligibility requirements are satisfied. AOSCA certification standards for PVG materials are available at:

http://www.aosca.org/SiteContent/Documents///aoscanativeplantbrochure.p df http://seedcert.oregonstate.edu/sourceidentified.

NOTE: Since all seed lots under this contract are Source Identified germplasm they are thus unrestricted natural accessions.

Pure Live Seed (PLS) – is the percent by weight of viable seed in a seed lot determined after germination and/or Tetrazolium (TZ) tests and purity analysis at a certified lab. PLS is calculated as follows for determining the percentage of Pure Live Seed (PLS).

(% PLS) the following formula shall be used: (% Purity) x (% Germination (TZ))

= % PLS

Seed Analysis Report – is an official seed quality report issued by the state certified seed-testing laboratory for a seed lot. The standard Purity, Germination, and TZ report includes seed viability and seed purity, including an https://plants.usda.gov/java/noxious http://www.aosca.org/SiteContent/Documents/aoscanativeplantbrochure.pdf http://www.aosca.org/SiteContent/Documents/aoscanativeplantbrochure.pdf http://seedcert.oregonstate.edu/sourceidentified all-states noxious weed exam. A Crop & Weed Report includes a list of all seed contaminants found in a bulk exam for the crop.

Seed Certifying Agency – is a state sanctioned service that develops standards and procedures for certifying crop seed in accordance with AOSCA guidelines.

Seed Cleaning - is a process where cleaning and de-bearding seed by different methods to remove debris, straw material, weed and other undesirable seed and disease organisms (e.g. ergot, smut) and other contaminants.

Seed Quality Standards– are standards established for seed quality of each species that include 1) seed viability minimums, 2) inert matter maximums, 3) Pure Live Seed (PLS), (PLS) minimums, 4) other crop seed maximums, 5) weed seed maximums, 6) all-states noxious weed seeds, 7) prohibited and restricted weed seeds by individual states. Federal and State prohibited and restricted weed lists can be found at https://plants.usda.gov/java/noxiousDriver

Seed Viability – is the amount of live seed, including dormant seed as determined from a germination test or TZ test, whichever is greater. Either test result is acceptable. Seed dormancy is common in Mojave Desert native plant species, and standard protocols often do not exist for germination tests in these species. In these instances, the standard viability test is a TZ test.

Small Lots – is a field of less than one acre in size of a single species and unique germplasm, small lots could be 10 ft. in a row, a tenth acre plot, or 0.99 acres. These small lots are often used to make an initial G1 increase.

Source Identified (SI) Class – is the first step of the Pre-Variety Germplasm natural track. Unevaluated germplasm identified only to species with the location of the wild growing parents. Germplasm from a wildland stand with unrestricted representation of the intact wildland plant population on the original site. Genetic manipulation must be purposefully avoided when such accessions are increased in field or nursery production. NOTE: All seed lots under this contract shall be Source Identified Germplasm.

Transplant – is manually or mechanically planting container-grown plants in the field. It’s a technique used for certain crops to improve the likelihood of survival and the rate of growth during plant development or to shorten the period until seed production.

https://plants.usda.gov/java/noxiousDriver

Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 – Instructions to Offerors – Commercial items.

Solicitation Point of Contact

The only authorized points of contact for this acquisition are the Contracting Officer and

Contract Specialist. Send questions and quotes to:

Contracting Officer:

Ian Steinheimer

Department of the Interior

National Operations Center

Phone (303) 236-6609

Email isteinheimer@blm.gov

Contract Specialist:

Madisyn Falls

Department of the Interior

National Operations Center

Phone: (303)236-9471

Email: mfalls@blm.gov

Quote Requirements

Quoters are required to provide the following items as part of a complete quote. Quoters that submit an incomplete quotation package may be found unresponsive and may not be considered for further evaluation.

Order Form

Each quoter shall complete the order sheet for the individual line items that contractors wish to supply.