Cane Area Maps Red River Gorge Area.docx

This document is a government file containing a COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for commercial services to secure services for growing and planting river cane (Arundinaria gigantea) transplants from rhizomes secured on National Forest System lands in the Red River Gorge Area. The government is seeking quotes from small businesses under NAICS code 111422 Floriculture Production to produce and deliver 1,400 river cane transplants. Evaluation factors include price, experience growing river cane from rhizomes or other woody plants, and capacity to meet the delivery requirement. All offers must be submitted electronically by the deadline. The contract will be a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded to the responsible offeror whose quote is most advantageous to the government. The Department of Agriculture Forest Service is the procuring agency, and the Service Contract Act wage determination is applicable.