Attachment 1_Statement of Work.doc

This is a Statement of Work for the purchase of various seed mixes to restore previously burned grassland areas for wildlife and pollinator enhancement. The USDA APHIS Wildlife Services is requesting delivery of 35 acres of Pollinator Seed Mix with native grasses, 35 acres of Native Grass Seed Mix, 15 acres of Low Growing Wildflower Seed Mix, 85 acres of Native Grass Seed Mix, 10 acres of Annual Cover Crop Seed Mix, 1 acre of Short Grass Savanna Seed Mix, and 136 acres of Rice Hulls. All materials must be shipped to the USDA APHIS Wildlife Services facility located at 1714 Commerce Court, Suite C, Columbia, Missouri 65202.

The Statement of Work specifies a critical logistical requirement: shipment must be delivered on a trailer that allows ground-level unloading, as no forklift is available at either site. This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside solicitation issued as Request for Quotation 12639526Q0277 with a small business size standard of $2.5 million. The acquiring agency is the Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, and the applicable NAICS code is 111998. The point of contact is Dan McMurtry, District Supervisor, who can be reached at 573-449-3033 or via fax at 573-449-4382.