A04_SOW_Seed_Order_RFQ.pdf

SEED ORDER FOR ROCKY MOUNTAIN ARSENAL NWR

DELIVERED TO:

U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR

6550 Gateway Road, Seed Building

Commerce City, CO 80022

SPECIFICATIONS:

Delivery may only be serviced during normal business hours (Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM), excluding federal holidays.

Native seed mixes currently used at this location are listed below.

The ordering agency will request the seed by common name and quantities to be delivered. Any substitutions must be approved in advance by the ordering agency.

THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS APPLY TO ALL SEED ORDERS:

Plant material (seed) species should be the requested variety or native to the front range of Colorado.

Native Defined:

· Plant material (seed) that is the same species as plant material naturally occurring at the site and whose origin is from the region where it is being planted. Similar annual precipitation and of similar elevation.

· Wildland-harvested or pre-varietal first generation of plant material from within a 400 mile radius of RMA. Seed sources from

Arizona, Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico will NOT be acceptable.

***Place of origin can be opened up to the full 400 mile radius, rather than banning some of those states that may fall within that radius.

· Contractor must provide plant material source identification seed tag for any material that is considered Native.

Weights are based on dehulled Pure Live Seed (PLS).

Provide price per pound PLS for each species and extended amount.

Seed test information and labels shall accompany each bag of plant material. Seed label must include origin, viability, purity, germination test results, germination test dates, percent weed seed content, and seed lot number.

Seed must be tested for viability, purity, and percent weed seed content six months before RMA receives plant material purchase.

Contractor must send seed labels and seed information (including source identification tag) with each order.

Lot numbers shall be indicated on packing lists and invoices.

SEED ORDER:

Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR Order

Native Seed Mix Units

˟Native Prairie Wetland

Mix -Alkali Bulrush, Canada Wildrye, Switchgrass, Indiangrass, Prairie Cordgrass, Soft

Stem Rush, Three Square

Bulrush, Hardstem Bulrush, Nebraska Sedge, Baltic

Rush, Creeping Spikerush, Woolly Sedge 1,000

*Native Sandyland Mix -

Switchgrass, Indian

Ricegrass, Sideoats Grama, Little Bluestem, Western

Wheatgrass, Yellow

Indiangrass, Big Bluestem, Sand Bluestem, Prairie

Sandreed, Sand Dropseed 1,500

Native Prairie Mix - Blue

Grama , Buffalograss, Sideoats Grama, Western

Wheatgrass , Green

Needlegrass, Sand Dropseed 2,250

*Native Sandyland Mix -

Switchgrass, Indian

Ricegrass, Sideoats Grama, Little Bluestem, Western

Wheatgrass, Yellow

Indiangrass, Big Bluestem, Sand Bluestem, Prairie

Sandreed, Sand Dropseed 2,250

˟Native Prairie Wetland

Mix -Alkali Bulrush, Canada Wildrye, Switchgrass, Indiangrass, Prairie Cordgrass, Soft

Stem Rush, Three Square

Bulrush, Hardstem Bulrush, Nebraska Sedge, Baltic

Rush, Creeping Spikerush, Woolly Sedge 100

*Native Sandyland Mix -

Switchgrass, Indian

Ricegrass, Sideoats Grama, Little Bluestem, Western 1,000

Wheatgrass, Yellow

Indiangrass, Big Bluestem, Sand Bluestem, Prairie

Sandreed, Sand Dropseed

Annual Sunflower 20

Rocky Mountain Bee Plant 40

Scarlet Globemallow 20

Total 8,180

˟ The Native Prairie Wetland Mix is split between two rows for our own budget tracking purposes. Total amount of Native Prairie Wetland Mix to be ordered = 1,100 lbs

*The Native Sandyland Mix is split between three rows for our own budget tracking purposes. Total amount of

Native Sandyland Mix to be ordered =

4,750 lbs