B01-08_Sources_Sought_Template_1.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

Native Plant Prop., Delivery, & Install IDIQ – Bureau of Reclamation

Notice Type: Sources Sought

Posted Through: Government Point of Entry (GPE) – SAM.gov

NAICS: 111421 – Nursery & Tree Production

Place of Performance: Field planting work will occur within the following CUP watersheds in Utah: Diamond Fork, Duchesne/Strawberry, Great Salt Lake, Jordan River, and Provo

River/Utah Lake.

Estimated Period of Performance: 5 Years + 6‑Month Extension (FAR 52.217‑8)

1. PURPOSE

The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, is conducting market research under

FAR Part 10 to identify qualified small business concerns capable of to propagate, deliver, and install native plant materials as part of riverscape restoration, post-fire rehabilitation, and ecosystem recovery on conservation and mitigation project areas administered by the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission

(Commission) for the Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah Project (CUP).

This Sources Sought is NOT a solicitation. No contract will be awarded from this announcement.

2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The Bureau requires an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to furnish propagate, deliver, and install native plant materials as part of riverscape restoration, post-fire rehabilitation, and ecosystem recovery on conservation and mitigation project areas administered by the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission

(Commission) for the Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah Project (CUP).

3. GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS

Field planting work will occur within the following CUP watersheds in Utah: Diamond

Fork, Duchesne/Strawberry, Great Salt Lake, Jordan River, and Provo River/Utah Lake.

Project site access includes major paved highways or roadways but may also include graveled, minimally maintained rural county roads, and/or dirt two tracks better traveled by ATV/UTV. It is anticipated that the vast majority of the planting sites will be associated with post fire remediation actions included in the Middle Strawberry River

Restoration Project (MSRRP) located near Fruitland, Utah. The MSRRP is located on the

Strawberry River between the Soldier Creek Dam and the Strawberry Pinnacles. It is the responsibility of the Contractor to provide appropriate vehicles for drivers and crews during transportation, delivery, and installation activities. The Commission will coordinate with the contractor to identify suitable routes, drop-off, staging and temporary storage areas.

4. SCOPE OF WORK

The contractor shall provide all personnel, supervision, plant materials, equipment, supplies, tools, logistics, incidentals, and non-personal services necessary to:

1. Collect and Propagate locally adapted plants (container and cutting stock) to the size specified herein;

2. Transport and Deliver plants to designated project sites;

3. Install plants within described area(s) according to vegetation community prescriptions, water availability, and restoration plans.

Activities will comply with applicable federal, state, tribal, and local rules and site-specific permits supplied with each order. Typically, the Contractor will work under the direction of the Commission through an onsite contractor managing the restoration construction and revegetation implementation.

5. ANTICIPATED CONTRACT TYPE

• Multiple Award IDIQ The contract is anticipated to be a multiple award IDIQ;

• Five‑year ordering period + 6‑month extension option

• Task Orders will be competed among IDIQ holders and evaluated based on Lowest

Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) unless otherwise stated.

5. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Interested firms are requested to submit a Capabilities Statement (5 pages max) containing:

1. Company Information:

o Name, Address, UEI o Point of Contact (email & phone)

2. Business Size & Socioeconomic Status:

o Small Business, SBSA, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.

3. Relevant Experience:

o Demonstrated experience providing propagate, delivering, and installing native plant materials

4. Technical Capability:

o Ability to meet safety, service, repair, delivery, and inspection requirements described in the SOW o Ability to provide Earthworks‑ready Caterpillar (or equal) equipment when required

6. RESPONSE INSTRUCTIONS

Responses must be emailed to:

Johnny Lyons johnny_lyons@ios.doi.gov

Subject Line: Native Plant Prop., Delivery, & Install IDIQ

Response Due: June 24, 2026, by 10:00 am MT.

No telephone inquiries will be accepted.

7. DISCLAIMER

This Sources Sought Notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes. It does not constitute a solicitation (Request for Proposal or Request for Quote), nor does it guarantee issuance of a solicitation.

The Government will not reimburse any costs associated with preparing or submitting responses to this notice.