BIG_MUDDY_SEEDING_SOW.pdf

United States Department of the Interior

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Big Muddy National Fish & Wildlife Refuge

18500 Brady Lane

Boonville, MO 65233

Statement of Work

Big Muddy NFWR Wet Prairie Seeding

Overview and Site Condition:

Seeking quotes from qualified contractors for a winter 2022 through spring 2023 native grass and wildflower seed planting. The areas to be planted total 280 acres on two separate Big Muddy

National Fish and Wildlife Refuge (NFWR) management units: Providence Bend Unit (188 acres) and Cranberry Bend Unit (92 acres). Planting will occur around wetland areas and in some cases along the perimeter. Planting sites are a combination of soybean and corn agriculture crop stubble from the 2021 cropping season and were fallow during the 2022 growing season.

Location:

Providence Bend Unit: Boone County, Missouri. Latitude: 38.767881, Longitude: -92.392544.

Cranberry Bend Unit: Saline County, Missouri. Latitude: 39.262058, Longitude: -93.4404.

(See Attachments 1-3 for location maps.)

Contact Information:

Project Managers:

Chris Woodson

Biologist

Big Muddy National Fish & Wildlife Refuge

573-888-3174 chris_woodson@fws.gov

Corey Lee

Refuge Manager

Big Muddy National Fish & Wildlife Refuge

573-999-4107 corey_lee@fws.gov

Contractor Responsibilities:

Prior to starting work on site, the contractor must inform Project Managers listed above at least 1 week in advance.

Seeding must be completed by May 31, 2023.

mailto:chris_woodson@fws.gov mailto:corey_lee@fws.gov

It is recommended that contractors visit the site prior to submitting a bid or quote.

Contact Project Managers prior to visiting Refuge Units.

Due to site conditions (crop stubble mixed with standing vegetation from being fallow one year) and hydrologic conditions, contractor is required to use harrow/air seeding type system.

Contractor will include any mobilization fees along with meals and incidentals as separate line items in the bid for all staff involved in the planting and estimated time to complete the seeding.

Equipment must be cleaned pre and post entry of the site to avoid spread of invasive species

Clean native grass seed (planted at ~ 3.5 PLS lbs/acre) and native wildflower seed

(planted at ~ 2.0 PLS lbs/acre) will be provided by Big Muddy NFWR to the contractor at the time of planting.

Work will be conducted in a manner that will minimize rutting, disturbance, or compaction of soil and the spread of invasive species

Equipment left on-site must be secured and is the sole responsibility of the contractor.

Payment will be processed following receipt of proper invoices and inspection of site for contract compliance.

Contractor Name:

Address:

City/State/Zip Code:

Business Phone No.:

Cell Phone No.:

Item/Spec

No.

Description of Bid Item Pay

Unit

Estimated

Quantity

Unit Price Sub-Total

Cost

1 Native grass planting with harrow/air seeder system by

May 31, 2023

Acre 280 acres

2 Mobilization Fee Days

3 M&I/staff involved in planting Days

TOTAL COST ESTIMATE

Contractor Signature_________________________________________

Attachment 1: Big Muddy NFWR Native Seedings – Winter 2022/Spring 2023 Map

Attachment 2: Providence Bend Unit Map

Attachment 3: Cranberry Bend Unit Map