Attachment_2-Quote_Schedule.docx

The document is a Quote Schedule for a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service solicitation (140FS325Q0120) for seedlings and handplanting at Cache River National Wildlife Refuge in Arkansas. The project involves procuring 30,500 Atlantic Coastal Natural Longleaf Pine containerized seedlings of various species, including nuttall oak, water oak, willow oak, bald cypress, and others, to be hand-planted across 67 acres during a performance period from January 15, 2026 to March 1, 2026. The solicitation is a 100% small business set-aside with a $9.5 million size standard, using the NAICS code 1151112 for soil preparation, planting, and cultivating.

Key submission dates include a site visit availability through refuge contact Neil Lalonde, questions due by August 15, 2025, and quote submissions due by August 19, 2025, all to be sent to Contract Specialist Fred Riley. Award will be made as a firm-fixed-price purchase order using a tradeoff method that considers price, technical capabilities, and past performance. Contractors must have active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) and be prepared to use the U.S. Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) for payment submissions. The government reserves the right to select a non-lowest price offer if the technical and performance factors justify the decision.